Crafts

Handmade Birthday Gifts

April 6, 2010

EA and MC were invited to a friend’s birthday party last week. The mom requested small gifts only, and I immediately knew exactly what I wanted to do. I’ve done something similar for other birthday parties we’ve gone to and it’s always a big hit! Birthdays and other holidays are the perfect time to try [...]

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Paper Bag Puppets

January 26, 2010

MC received a boxed craft set for Christmas to make Paper Bag Puppets. It came with materials to make five different animal puppets. This was a fun after quiet time craft activity for all of us. I had to help Will a bit more with the gluing and placing pieces in the right places, but [...]

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Give Thanks

November 10, 2009

One of the challenging aspects of our move back to the states is the few weeks we are living in an empty house. The children have little to keep them busy, but homeschool, games, and crafts have really helped with that. But the walls are depressingly empty. Last week, my friend brought over a great [...]

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Strawberry Play Dough

July 22, 2009

Yesterday the kids and I made Homemade Strawberry Play Dough. I got the recipe from Impress Your Kids, my new favorite blog. Impress Your Kids is a craft blog focused on impressing God’s word and His laws on the hearts of your children. If you don’t get anything else out of this post, please just [...]

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Seasonal Frames

April 30, 2009

I fell in love with the Hybrid Scrapbooking Idea several weeks ago and made plans to make some “Spring” frames of my own to decorate an empty space on my wall. Last night, I was determined to finally get it done and once I sat down with my Photoshop Elements and found the perfect kit [...]

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Storytime at the Library

April 10, 2009

I took the kids to the library on post yesterday for pre-school storytime. It is something that I have wanted to make a priority after Keith left from his leave. The storytime here is really nice. The librarian that does it is great with the kids! They always have a little snack time and do [...]