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Asian New Year and Valentine’s Day fall on the same day this year, so I thought I’d combine my favorites on both topics into a single post. Several cute Valentine’s Day Crafts from Moments of Mommyhood. Today I am thankful for family, health, a warm home, good friends, and my husband’s job. And for these wild turkeys, which entertain my children by wandering through our yard from time to time. Looking for crafts? Here are a few favorites of mine: I love the personality of this hand print turkey card from 4 [...] Free printable Elmo cut and paste activity from Fun with Mama. Johnny defending his trick or treating stash last year. He didn’t get to eat any (he was only 10 months old), but he sure wanted to! Halloween wasn’t celebrated much in my home growing up. I went to a trunk-or-treat event once, I think – and being terrified of one guy dressed up [...] Looking for Autumn activities? Try some of these: Pantyhose Pumpkins from Stitch/Craft. September is National Sewing Month, so I thought I’d showcase a few of my favorite sewing tutorials – some simple, some challenging, some for hand sewing and others for machine sewing. I’ve linked to shops run by these wonderful bloggers in the cases where I am aware of their existence (if I missed your shop, [...] Simple Cardboard Lacing Tubes and Montessori Smelling Bottles from The Wonder Years
Homemade Lacing Cards from Just For Fun – made from greeting cards
Shape Sorter Stamping from The Adventures of Bear
Eco Friendly Crayon Melts from No Time for Flashcards 4 Crazy Kings shows how to make Easy Toilet Paper Tube Stamps. Materials used: toilet paper tubes and paint. Haven’t got paint? See the post for some substitution ideas.
Make a nature collage using a lint roller as described at the Frugal Family Fun Blog. You can even turn your collage into a placemat! Materials [...]
The picture above is our version of the 4th of July Firework Pom Poms from Make and Takes. Visit the linked post for instructions and much prettier pom poms. We didn’t have any blue yarn, so we used blue pipe cleaners for the handles. My kids have no clue what pom poms (or fireworks) [...] Recycle town made using cereal boxes, scissors, markers, and tape from No Time for Flashcards. Allie even includes books and a song to go along with this activity!
Make a marble run using old toilet paper rolls as shown at Adventures of a Flake. I’ve seen toilet paper roll marble runs before, but I love [...] |
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