Homemade Costumes Can Be Fun for Everyone

Cost and time are always the two main factors when you’re deciding whether you should purchase or make your Halloween costumes.  One other factor to consider is the FUN FACTOR.  Making a costume from scratch is a great way to get the creative juices flowing and also a great way to get your kids to [...]

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Low Cost Decorating for Halloween

It’s October!!  Time to decorate the house for Halloween.
Here are a couple of homemade crafts you can make with your kids:
Grocery Bag Ghost
Start with a balloon, preferably a white one in keeping with the ghostly theme of Halloween. Blow it up. It’s going to hang from the ceiling of your Halloween party room. If you [...]

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Scrapbooking: Baby’s 1st Birthday

Baby’s first birthday – Can you believe it?  It’s hard to believe that your baby is walking, eating table food, and beginning to speak. Baby has developed a unique personality during this year and is not afraid to express it.
Need some scrapbooking ideas on how to make this 1st birthday page special?
Picture Ideas:

You must have a [...]

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Apples – What to do With the Bushels You Picked?

Apples are one of the most versatile fruits known to man, and have been for a good part of recorded history.  Apples are so popular in fact; apple pie recipes are often handed down through generations. They are served at family reunions and during the holidays all around the world.
Here’s an Apple Pie recipe you’re [...]

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Dr. Suess Recipes and Activities Your Kids Will Love

My friends over at Dine Without Whine came up with these terrific things to do with the kids and they all relate to Dr. Suess books!  Read and enjoy…
What child doesn’t grow up with Dr. Seuss books? We have quite a few of them lying around the house. The kids love the silly characters and [...]

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Cool Scrapbook Business Opportunity!

Do you dream of owning your own business? Is scrapbooking your favorite hobby and now you think you’re ready to take this hobby to the next level? If you answered “yes” to these questions…read on.
A colleague of mine, Vera Raposo, the queen of scrapbooking, is going to knock your socks off with her [...]

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Make Your Own Easter Baskets

There use to be a time when buying Easter baskets was affordable. With the exception of the dollar store variety, it seems everything but the kitchen sink is included, making them a bit high in price.
Here are some tips for making your own Easter baskets using your creativity!
A basket can come in any size and [...]

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Want Some Cool Easter Crafts and Activities…You Found the Right Place!

Easter is coming soon…are you ready? I’m always on the lookout for new and fun things to do with the kids at Easter. I came across this Easter Fun Pack the other day and was so excited about it! It has some really cool and useful stuff like:
* Easter Games and Activities
* Easter Crafts to [...]

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Easy Crafts for St. Patrick’s Day

St. Patrick’s Day is March 17th!!

St. Patrick’s Day is almost here ( a week from Saturday to be exact). Want to have some fun with your kids?

Here are some easy St. Patrick’s Day crafts for you to try:

1. Buy green construction paper and trace shamrocks from either a coloring [...]

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Fun Autumn Crafts for You and the Kids

Raking and bagging 25 bags of leaves yesterday on a gorgeous autumn day got me in the mood for some fun fall crafts using leaves. Check it out…
Leaf TracingsFold 10 sheets of copy paper in half and crease in the center. Bind the booklet by punching two holes in the spine, threading yarn through the [...]

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