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Picture Perfect: Turn Photos Into Unique Holiday Gifts
Personalized gifts are always a hit with family and friends. In today's digital era, it's easy to create custom products at an affordable price. One place you're sur... Read more
Eggs & Bacon Candy
by Amanda Formaro
Make this fun treat while on your next camping trip or any old time. It's cute, it's tasty and the kids will love it! This is a fun project for 4H, S... Read more
Valentine Fun--Make Your Own Cards
from KidCreate Studio
This year, save yourself a trip to the store for another box of Dora, Spongebob or Scooby Doo Valentines. Have your kids create their own c... Read more
Victory Gardens 2009: Grow Vegetables in Your Own Backyard
by Deb McLeod
Garden centers are packed this spring with people looking for vegetables and herbs to plant. Nothing new there, right? It's spring and that's the tradition for many people - head to the garden center to plan the yard for the year.
What makes this year unique is that many of the people who have begun shopping for their vegetable garden have never done this before.
The recession - and fears about the quality of the country's food supply - have led many people to think that taking a DIY approach is ideal. Hence, the popularity of vegetable gardens in so many yards t
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Marble Magnets: Easy Crafts for Kids
by Deb McLeod
If you are looking for a fun craft consider making marble magnets, which are simple to make but fun and creative. The sheer variety of marble magnet styles makes this a craft that everyone can put their unique stamp on.
Not only are they simple, but marble magnets are also inexpensive to make. Wrap a few up in tissue paper and present them to a teacher or daycare provider and you have crafted a gift that looks like more than it costs. Have the children make their own magnets that you can use to hang their artwork on the fridge. The possibilities with this fun craft are endless.
Warning, danger. Summer break is right around the corner.
Ok, it's not riiiight around the corner, but it will sneak up and be here before you know it. Are you ready for your kids' summer break? Are you prepared to give them a great break?
Summer break is a special time for kids, and you can do much to ensure that they remember their summer breaks with fondness and laughter.
Summer box
It all starts with the development of a summer box. But warning - after you begin this tradition, your children will look for their box every
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ABC Salt Dough
by Amanda Formaro
Making gifts from salt dough is fun and creative. Make these easy salt dough alphabet letters for your teacher. Whether you simply add a magnet or your glue them to something more elaborate like a wall plaque, she will appreciate the work you put into them!
What You Need
1/4 cup salt
1/2 cup flour
1/4 cup water
alphabet cookie cutters
cookie sheet
acrylic paint in primary colors
acrylic sealer spray
What you do
Preheat oven 250 degrees F.
Mix together the flou
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Bright & Easy Spring Crafts
by Deb McLeod
Spring is a time for renewal and brightness. We often think about moving furniture around, adding new pictures to the walls and bringing some flowers into the house. It's all about lightness and brightness.
Many of us also head to the craft closet this time of year, and it's a great idea to do so. You can create fun and bright crafts that bring the season to life. Many spring crafts are also kid-friendly and - best of all - affordable.
Painted butterflies
Make colorful butterflies out of coffee filters. This is an easy craft that children
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Free Fun Online
A lot of people are looking for affordable entertainment these days. In fact, according to a recent Nielsen Online Global Consumer Survey, 56 percent of us are cutting back on out-of-home entertainment.
Books, movies, video games and music are great ways to relax and have fun at home, but their costs can be hard to justify. Fortunately, there are websites where you can get these items for free.
CafĂ.com is a free online service dedicated to casual gaming. There are dozens of fun, easy-to-play online games suitable for any age group. There's also a social element for those who enjoy connecting with o
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Crafty Holiday Gift-Giving
by Katriena Knights
In these uncertain economic times, the holiday season might prove even more of a challenge than usual. With holiday gift-buying a strain on the budget even at the best of times, this year might be a good one to look into alternatives.
One way to reduce the holiday budget while spending more time with your kids is to make homemade gifts. If this idea brings visions of ugly ornaments made from construction paper, fear not. There are many things you can do with your kids to make gifts friends and relatives will appreciate.
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