Elementary

I found something similar to this on Pinterest, but I couldn’t find the original link to the photo below. So if anyone knows the original link, please let me know, I’d love to give proper credit here. After …

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Cake Decorating Practice with Playdough

Sometimes, at the very core of my being, I secretly wish that I was a child in the house of some of the amazing crafters that I post about. Today, I have that feeling again.

This is such a great …

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Wax Resist Paintings AND Shadow Puppets!

This project has so many amazing aspects that I just don’t know which to share first. Could it be the way her children created these wax resist paintings and used them for their shadow puppet background scenery? Love That! Or …

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‘The Lorax’ Truffula Tree Pencils

Here is another fun craft that is part of The Lorax movie blog tour. You can find the tutorial for these adorable Truffula Tree Pencils over at Zakka Life.…

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Mosaic Photo Valentines

This craft is awesome because you can do what is called ‘Growing a Craft’ with it. That means that you can adapt the same project depending on the age of your child. Amanda, {Our Home and Garden Editor} has …

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‘Batiked’ Child’s Chef Apron

This project uses a little fabric, glue and acrylic paint. You can’t go wrong. Head on over to Art With Kids by Vicki Smith for the tutorial. This would be a fun project for a sleepover baking or cooking party!…

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Great Big Tissue Paper Heart

For some reason, we have a ton of tissue paper around our house. This would be the perfect opportunity to turn some of that paper in to a wonderful decoration or HUGE Valentine for someone….maybe daddy. You can find the …

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Homemade Window Clings for Valentine’s Day

My children will love making these window clings as the craft involves creating your own ‘goop’ to make them…along with hearts, pink hearts. These two apsects make a perfect pair! Head on over to Babble’s Blog where Nichole from ‘in …

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Finger Puppets

I think my favorite part of these finger puppets is that their mouths are in the shape of hearts! How appropriate as Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. Head on over to The Frugal Crafter to see how these …

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Heart-a-Stack Game

So this isn’t directly about a craft, but I just had to post about it anyway. I’m sure we can come up with some way that this relates to crafts and lesson plans right? This game involves stacking the conversation …

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Glitter Heart Bobby Pins

My daughters are obsessed with what we call ‘hair pretties’. These ‘hair pretties’ are the perfect addition for a Valentine’s Day Card for a girl! We are definitely going to make these for my daughter’s class since it is full …

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18 Creative Ideas for Making Puppets

I found these wonderful ideas late last night, and made a note that I needed to post about it. When I check my inbox this morning, Melissa had just sent it to me through our ‘Send us Gossip’ page! You …

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Presidential Guess Who

I used to love this game as a child, and I could have used this souped up historical game even more when I had to memorize the Presidents. What a great project for you to do with your child, and …

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Yarn Wreath Ornaments