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Kids Workshops at Home Depot

By on May 15, 2012 in Educational, Fall, Gift Giving, Play Indoor, Spring, Summer, Winter

Do you build things with your kids? Meaning with wood, a hammer, and nails? If not, give it a try. Home Depot has Kids Workshops every first Saturday of the month and they are FREE! We went for May’s planter box project, and each child went home with a cute little apron, a pin marking [...]

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DIY Gift Idea: Picture Puzzle

By on January 6, 2012 in Art, Fall, Gift Giving, Spring, Summer, Winter

This is not a craft blog. This is not a craft blog. This is becoming a craft blog. In my defense, I am coming down off of Christmas crafting, and this is a really cool idea I need to share with you. My super awesome idea is a DIY picture puzzle I made for people [...]

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Magic Reindeer Food – We Don’t Want Santa to Miss Our House!

By on December 14, 2011 in Art, Gift Giving, Limited Time, Winter

Magic Reindeer Food is another one of our traditions at Christmas. We were first introduced to Magic Reindeer Food when my daughter was in preschool. I thought it was the cutest idea, and immediately decided the kids would be feeding the reindeer and lighting the way for Santa on Christmas Eve. This year we also [...]

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Salt Dough Ornaments

By on December 8, 2011 in Art, Fall, Gift Giving, Spring, Summer, Winter

This year I am doing more DIY gifts than ever, and even my children are making little gifts for their friends. When I was young, I loved making salt dough figurines or ornaments. I totally forgot about this fun easy craft until my cousin told me I should make salt dough ghosts for my Halloween [...]

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Family Fun Activity: Raise Butterflies

Family Fun Activity: Raise Butterflies

By on May 18, 2011 in Educational, Fall, Gift Giving, Spring, Summer, Winter

My teacher friend Angie told me she was raising butterflies in her classroom and at home with her kids. I was immediately intrigued. My girl loves butterflies and my son loves bugs, so it seemed to be the perfect mesh of caterpillar and winged-creature to appease them both. In addition to that, my daughter has [...]

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Throw a Stinkybomb Soap Party!

Throw a Stinkybomb Soap Party!

By on May 13, 2011 in Art, Birthday Planning, Educational, Fall, Gift Giving, Spring, Summer, Winter

Looking for a unique birthday party idea with a cool take-away for the kiddies? Make soap. My girl turned five a few weeks ago and we had Megan Green from Stinkybomb Soap come and make soap with each of our little guests. All the kids loved it – it was hands-on and they used their [...]

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Color Me Mine in Dublin, OH

Color Me Mine in Dublin, OH

By on April 14, 2011 in Art, Birthday Planning, Fall, Gift Giving, Spring, Summer, Winter

Color Me Mine in Dublin is a studio where you can paint pottery. They have the unfinished pieces, the paint, the brushes, examples, and it is a pretty awesome activity to do with your children. Paint your own pottery makes a great gift too – for the holidays or birthdays. The kids and I went [...]

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