Category Archives: Kids Crafts

Kids Craft Corner – Making Alum Crystals

This year Stella was accepted into the Science Challenge program at school and she is loving it!  She chose to do the more intense program – which was to learn about experiments and then put together your own experiment.  Since … Continue reading

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Happy New Year – Gratitude & Memory Jar

Today, the first day of 2013 – wow!!!  At the start of each year, most of us make a New Year’s resolution – the top one’s being: quit smoking, loose weight, exercise more, find a partner – and not to … Continue reading

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Kids Can Do It – Reindeer Food

Today is Christmas Eve and for most kids this is the longest day and night of the year – because tomorrow is CHRISTMAS!!!  Growing up we always left cookies and milk for Santa and that tradition has continued with Stella.  … Continue reading

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Kids Craft Corner – Stained Glass Ornaments

It is almost Christmas and many are decorating their tree and making their homes festive.  This week the kids and our exchange student made “stained” glass ornaments.  We are very fortunate that for the next couple of months we have … Continue reading

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Kids Craft Corner – Holiday Message Frames

Some projects are so simple and so much fun – this is one of those projects.  Whenever I am at the craft store they always have a bin of wooden picture frames – a couple of trips ago I picked … Continue reading

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Kids Craft Corner – Santa Mobile

When I was in first grade, my teacher Mrs. Bartel was wonderful and good with crafts. Do you remember when you were in school and there was always a craft project around the holidays?  We would make Christmas presents, Mother’s … Continue reading

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Kids Craft Corner – Make A Paper Decoupage Christmas Tree

I love the fact that Stella likes to do crafts with me and that this year she has been busy making presents for her friends and relatives.  She truly is growing up and wanting to “give” to others and the … Continue reading

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Kids Craft Corner – Pom Pom Ornaments

Over breakfast Stella and I were talking about kids craft projects and pom poms came up.  Stella looked at me like I had two heads!  I remember making pom poms in school art class, but Stella didn’t know what I … Continue reading

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Kid’s Craft Corner – What To Do With Your Halloween Pumpkin

I can’t really remember what we do with our pumpkin after Halloween. Last year we fried up the pumpkin – that was fun.  Before that I don’t remember – I think we leave it on our stoop until it is … Continue reading

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An Egyptian Princess Is Dressed

Last winter we made bracelets out of toilet paper rolls and during that activity – Stella informed me that she was making her bracelet for her Halloween costume – she was going to be an Egyptian Princess!  Of course I … Continue reading

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