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DIY Fabric Ornament With Kids

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This post is sponsored by Gymboree. Bring a friend to a Gymboree store and sign up for Gymboree Rewards together and you’ll both SAVE 25% off an in-store purchase.  Kids Crafts Ideas: DIY Fabric Ornaments These sweet fabric ornaments teach children hand sewing techniques while building fine motor skills, and they don’t demand that parents have a lot of fancy sewing skills [...]

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Winter Craft Collage Invitation

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How do you feel about holiday activities? I love it all…the tree trimming, wreath making, cookie decorating, Santa sighting, and latke cooking. Yes, it’s only December 7, and we’ve already done it all! But I’ve learned that I can only take it in small doses before I need to bury my head in a pillow. [...]

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Snowflake Collage Activity for Kids

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Are you looking for a meaningful process-oriented art project to do with the kids this winter? I have an answer for you with this snowflake collage activity for kids. Have you made snowflakes with your child? Once you get started, making snowflakes can be completely addicting. Last year, when my older daughter was three, we made PILES of snowflakes [...]

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Last Minute DIY Gifts To Make With Kids

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Okay, so we’re down to the last holiday minute, and if you’re in need of a little something for your lovely neighbors or visiting cousins, this might just do the trick. My 3.5 year old actually helped me make everything here (in various ways), you might already have all or most of the ingredients/materials, and [...]

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Rolled Paper Snowflakes

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When I saw this toilet paper tube star garland on Creative Jewish Mom, I knew my 3 year old would enjoy it. We didn’t have any toilet paper rolls on hand, so I improvised with what we had. We made them from a chipboard box (very sturdy, just like toilet paper/loo rolls) and from construction paper (not [...]

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Seven Ways to Make a Gingerbread House

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Have you ever made a gingerbread house? Not me! Aside from making  a graham cracker gingerbread house with my 2-year old last year, this was new territory for me. And I wasn’t prepared for how much trouble I would have with it. After a few tears were shed and lessons learned, I thought I’d share [...]

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Hanging Holiday Stars

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I was invited by Elmer’s (the glue people) to join in their Look for Less challenge. If you know me, you probably know that I like a good challenge, and I’m a huge fan of Elmer’s, so I said YES! The challenge was to create a magazine-worthy product with Elmer’s products, for a fraction of [...]

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Salt Dough Ornaments: Part 2

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We painted out salt dough ornaments (recipe and instructions can be found here) and just wrapped most of them up for gifting to my daughter’s playmates. I love how they turned out, and how my 3 year old can proudly share gifts from her heart with her friends. Less you think everything comes together like [...]

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Salt Dough Ornaments: Part 1

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Raise your hand if you’ve made or plan to make salt dough ornaments this season! Yep, I see a lot of you out there. It seems we’re not the only ones, but in case you haven’t committed to this yet, I have one piece of advice for you: Give yourself some time! I used this [...]

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