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3 - 5 years old

Dried Apple Slices

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As things are warming up here (I'm in Idaho), we are starting to plan our river outings and easy picnic food to take with us.  I think Salt and Chocolate's dried apple slices sound perfect so we'll be giving them a try soon!

05/16/2008 at 12:45 AM in 12+ years old, 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Activities, All Ages, Edibles, Family, Fourth of July, Gifts, Inside | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Soft Patchwork Balls

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Tiny Happy has a great tutorial and free pattern to make these sweet soft patchwork balls that are perfect for the youngest babes but also a fun inside ball for the older kids. 

05/16/2008 at 12:08 AM in 12+ years old, 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Activities, All Ages, Crafts, Family, Games, Gifts, Inside, Needlework, Parent Made, Textiles | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Contact Paper Collages

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I love clear contact paper for kids projects - so many possibilities!  One to start with are collages and What Knot has her method here.  I like how she cuts the contact paper in the size she wants before the kids begin so they will fit perfectly into a waiting frame.

05/16/2008 at 12:01 AM in 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Art, Collage, Family, Group, Inside | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Geodesic Newspaper Hut

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The kids and I are really excited to give this geodesic newspaper hut a try.  It's a brilliant idea from Pepper Paints and once we master this we might just see what else we can build :)

05/15/2008 at 12:08 AM in 12+ years old, 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, All Ages, Crafts, Family, Group, Inside, Paper, Recycled | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Kandinsky Inspired Artwork

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I am in love with this artwork!  Find out how your child can do this simple but impressive art project inspired by Kandinsky at Art Projects for Kids.

05/14/2008 at 12:06 AM in 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Art, Art History, Crayons & Pastels, Family, Group, Inside | | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

Sink or Float Experiments

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The whole family can get in on this activity - go to Let's Explore to see how they did it :)

05/14/2008 at 12:05 AM in 12+ years old, 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Activities, All Ages, Family, Group, Inside, Last Minute, Outside, Science | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Big Bead Caterpillar

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This adorable big bead caterpillar was made at The Artful Parent, take a look!

05/14/2008 at 12:04 AM in 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Animals, Inside, Sculpting | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Rainbow Cookies

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Rainbow cookies!  How fun!  Details at Plum Pudding.  I wonder if you could do the colors in red, white and blue for the 4th of July?  They'd look like pinwheels :)

05/13/2008 at 12:01 AM in 12+ years old, 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Activities, All Ages, Edibles, Family, Fourth of July, Inside, Party Ideas | | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)

Flower Fabric

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Spring Thinking shows you how to have fun printing this fabric with flowers from your garden :)

05/12/2008 at 12:03 AM in 12+ years old, 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, All Ages, Crafts, Family, Garden, Gifts, Group, Mother's Day, Nature, Outside, Printmaking, Spring, Summer, Textiles | | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

Chocolate Dipped Strawberries

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Isn't it nice when a cooking activity can be described as quick, simple, and delicious?  That's exactly how I'd describe these white chocolate-dipped strawberries!  Go to Full Circle for details.

05/09/2008 at 12:08 AM in 12+ years old, 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, All Ages, Edibles, Family, Inside, Valentine's Day | | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

Personalized Wood Doll Family

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I'm in love with peg dolls and the idea of doing a set of your family is crazy fun!  See more from Colorfool  and her idea of doing different backgrounds - brilliant!

05/09/2008 at 12:07 AM in 12+ years old, 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, All Ages, Animals, Crafts, Family, Gifts, Inside, Mother's Day, Paint, Puppets, Theater, Travel Activities | | Comments (3) | TrackBack (0)

Bookmarks

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Two great bookmarks to make! This first one is made with watercolors and you can get the details at Let's Explore. So pretty!

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This photo strip bookmark is adorable!  See how to do it at Make And Takes.


05/09/2008 at 12:05 AM in 12+ years old, 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, All Ages, Art, Crafts, Family, Father's Day, Gifts, Inside, Mother's Day, Paint | | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

Easy Bead Coaster

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A great coaster that's easy to make even for your youngest crafters!  Ramblings Of A Crazy Woman shows you how.

05/09/2008 at 12:01 AM in 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Crafts, Family, Father's Day, Gifts, Group, Inside, Mother's Day, Party Ideas, Recycled | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Scrunchy Blossoms On A Branch

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I'd love to have some of these scrunchy crepe paper flowers!  Get the how-to for this and other flowers at Kids Craft Weekly.

05/08/2008 at 12:06 AM in 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Crafts, Family, Gifts, Inside, Mother's Day, Spring, Summer | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Felted Turtle

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Yours 'til Niagara Falls has come up with the cutest little felted turtle.  She has a great tutorial with lots of pictures so check it out!

05/08/2008 at 12:05 AM in 12+ years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Animals, Crafts, Gifts, Inside, Textiles | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Strawberry Basket Weaving Pendants

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Scrumdilly-Do has come up with a great idea - pendants made from strawberry basket weavings!  You'll have lots of fun with this :)

05/08/2008 at 12:04 AM in 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Crafts, Family, Gifts, Group, Inside, Mother's Day, Recycled, Wearables | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Paper Tube and Felt Flowers

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These wonderful flowers are made from paper towel tubes and felt!  Go to Plum Pudding for lots of great photos and a nice tutorial.

05/08/2008 at 12:02 AM in 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Crafts, Gifts, Inside, Mother's Day, Paper, Recycled | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Child-Drawn Pot Holder

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What a great gift idea!  Sycamore Stirrings has a wonderful tutorial to make this potholder using your child's drawings. 

05/07/2008 at 12:09 AM in 12+ years old, 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, All Ages, Art, Crafts, Drawing & Illustration, Family, Gifts, Inside, Mother's Day, Needlework, Parent Made, Textiles | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Word Play

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This is such a fun way to encourage word play with your kids - and fun to make too!  A Foothill Home Companion tells how she did it. Make a set for car trips with magnets on the back :)

05/07/2008 at 12:06 AM in 12+ years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Activities, Family, Games, Inside, Literature Based, Travel Activities | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Felted Treasure Box

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This felted treasure box is so amazingly simple you won't believe it!  Check out HomeWork and give it a try :)

05/07/2008 at 12:02 AM in 12+ years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Crafts, Family, Father's Day, Gifts, Inside, Mother's Day, Textiles, Valentine's Day | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Tissue Paper Flowers

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This week you'll be seeing a lot of great Mother's Day ideas like these pretty tissue paper flowers by Rowdy Pea!

05/06/2008 at 12:06 AM in 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Crafts, Family, Gifts, Inside, Mother's Day, Paper, Party Ideas, Spring, Summer, Valentine's Day | | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

Colored Sand Pictures

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Colored sand pictures add texture and fun for a unique coloring experience - get all the details at Hop Skip Jump!

05/05/2008 at 12:04 AM in 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Art, Drawing & Illustration, Experiential, Family, Inside, Outside | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Handprint Card

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Lovely idea for a Mother's Day card from Zakka Life!

05/05/2008 at 12:02 AM in 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, Crafts, Father's Day, Gifts, Inside, Mother's Day, Sculpting | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Cake In A Jar

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Simply Stork shows you how to do this wonderfully simple and fun idea - Cake In A Jar!

05/02/2008 at 12:06 PM in 12+ years old, 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, All Ages, Edibles, Family, Gifts, Inside, Valentine's Day | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Crayon Rubbings

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I love these crayon rubbings by The Artful Parent!  There's a reason that crayon rubbings are a classic - it's like magic watching the rubbed item appear before your eyes :)

Look what Three Sneaky Bugs did with their crayon rubbings - great idea!

05/02/2008 at 12:03 AM in 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Crafts, Crayons & Pastels, Inside, Last Minute, Nature, Outside, Science | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Homemade Playdough

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Sounds like Mine To Thine has perfected homemade playdough so if you're looking for a good recipe or giving this a try for the first time head on over!

05/02/2008 at 12:01 AM in 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Activities, Crafts, Experiential, Family, Group, Inside, Last Minute, Sculpting | | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

Button Flowers

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One More Moore has a nice tutorial on how to make these sweet button flowers.  I'm thinking Mother's Day here!

05/01/2008 at 12:04 AM in 12+ years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Crafts, Family, Gifts, Inside, Mother's Day, Party Ideas, Spring, Summer | | Comments (3) | TrackBack (0)

Puppet Theater

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Plum Pudding has come up with a great way to make a puppet theater from a cereal box!  Also check out her adorable stick puppets - the possibilities are endless :)

05/01/2008 at 12:02 AM in 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Animals, Crafts, Family, Inside, Puppets, Recycled, Theater | | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

Bubble Painting

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Bubble painting always creates such beautiful and delicate pictures.  A Bit Of This And A Bit Of That shows how she does it here.

05/01/2008 at 12:01 AM in 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Art, Experiential, Family, Inside, Outside, Paint | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Tissue Paper Butterfly Garden

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Sunshine streaming through colorful tissue paper always makes for a happy day!  Flossie Teacakes has a nice tutorial showing how to make stained-glass-like tissue paper butterflies - so pretty!

04/30/2008 at 12:06 AM in 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Collage, Crafts, Family, Group, Inside, Paper | | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

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