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Toob Time

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When Shaun entered the 2 year old class in daycare back in 2005 the teachers were impressed with his animal recognition and sounds. Typically kids know cat, dog, cow and bird but he could recognize an iguana, zebra, walrus and sloth. While I’d like to take the credit for this braniac moment it wasn’t me. [...]




Hawaiian Lei Craft

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Summer crafting is in full swing but it’s hard to get them up on a regular basis. While we went on vacation this year it’s wasn’t tropical or remote like last years trip. To take our minds back to sandy beaches and palm trees we decided to make some flower leis. This particular craft can [...]




Off to Mom-Moms House, Trunki Giveaway

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Shae loves to spend the night at my parent’s house and now my sister’s. She had her first sleepover at my sister’s last weekend and took along her new Melissa and Doug Trunki rolling suitcase. The Trunki is a little more than just a suitcase actually, it’s also a ride on toy and personalized friends. [...]




Adding Fiskars to Craft Time

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Craft time is probably one of Shae’s most favorite times of day. We don’t get to do a project everyday but a couple times a week is good progress for us. We’ve been stocking on supplies but were lacking tools. Fiskars sent us some great additions to help with embellishing and adding those fun final [...]




Painted Rocks Craft for Kids

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I was doing some gardening the other day and Shae was helping by pulling weeds and putting the rocks back under the deck that slide down into the grass. She kept showing me the colors and shapes of the rocks and I knew this could aid in a fun craft. I had her pick out [...]




Too Cute for Words, GummyLump Toy #Giveaway

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Shae’s greatest loves in the world are of course ME, her pillow pets and her play kitchen. The play kitchen is over 2 years old but gets used every day. We’ve been slowly switching out the original plastic and flimsy food and accessories for high quality wooden play food and toys that are made to [...]




Spring Floral Wreath Craft

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This is something we did around Easter and it’s still hanging in the kitchen. Supplies Wire Hanger 18-ct egg carton (we used 12, not enough) Paints (we used water colors but poster and tempera will work too) Pipe cleaners Beads of any kind or color Leaves cut from construction paper or cardstock Instructions Manipulate the [...]




Thumbprint Crafts for Kids

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Here’s another fun craft that can be done with kids using their very own fingerprints. All you need is paper, pencils, ink pads and a child’s hand. Thumbprint Fishbowl On a sheet of heavy paper or construction paper (white or light colored) lightly draw out the shape of a fishbowl. This gives the kids a [...]




Craft Time with Tissue Paper

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Shae and I have been crafting machines over the last couple weeks. Thanks to some motivation and inspiration from GummyLump and their #300CraftsforKids campaign we’ve been able to crank out some really creative stuff. Shae is so excited about everything she’s been doing that she even made a video explaining her crafts. Today’s tutorials will [...]




Make Your Own Crafting Kit

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Thanks to a kick in the pants from GummyLump’s #300CraftsforKids project Shae and I have been doing so many crafts lately. I used to be really good about crafts about a year ago since moving into this house I haven’t done many with the kids. I know it’s because we no longer have a play/craft [...]