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Candy Wrapper Crafts

October 24th 2011 14:04

Candy wrapper crafts

Go ahead, let your child have lots of candy this Halloween. What? Am I crazy? No, but instead of fighting the candy horde, embrace it and use it for good. Let your child eat a designated amount, stash your favorites and then unwrap the rest and store for baking, all the while carefully saving the wrappers.

The wrappers are the real treat this season. Take advantage of after Halloween sales for colorful, and tasty, supplies. Your children can create a slew of fun crafts for holiday gifts this year, make fashionable accessories and gift wrap.

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Make beads
Decoupage it
Turn it into bows
Build garlands
Go Big!
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Posted By: Sylvie Branch - Category: Age 3-4, Age 4-6, Age 6-8, Age 9-11, Cooking, Craft

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Remember Mod Podge?

September 14th 2011 03:34

Mod Podge is still around, and it is better than ever.

Mod Podge Dimensional Magic can be used in combination with regular Mod Podge to create a clear, hard, raised surface that acts much like acrylic resin, but without the fumes or multiple steps involved.

This makes it a perfect choice for art projects, especially when you want to create with kids. Try the following projects to create something special....

Mod Podge: Project Ideas for All Ages

visit your local craft store and revisit the expanded mod podge family

Mod Podge: Project Ideas

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Posted By: Sylvie Branch - Category: Age 3-4, Age 4-6, Age 6-8, Age 9-11, Craft

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BIG outdoor art!

August 12th 2011 21:22

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Before your kids head back to school, let them end summer BIG. Big backyard art projects are a great way to release some of the anxiety surrounding school preparation. The following projects are more fun when done with a friend or two, besides, containing the mess in one backyard is good for everyone.

Freeze Paint
Another project you probably won't want to tackle once school starts up in the fall, are freeze pop paintings. For this project you will need Popsicle molds, or small paper cups. Fill mostly full with water. Add a tablespoon of dry tempera paint powder and stir well with a craft stick. Popsicle molds have a built-in holder, paper cups will need to be covered with aluminum foil so a craft stick will stay in place as it freezes.

Once frozen, take the paint pops outside to paint on a piece of poster board or butcher paper. The coolness of the paint makes outside art bearable on a hot day.

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Posted By: Sylvie Branch - Category: Age 3-4, Age 4-6, Age 6-8, Age 9-11, Craft, Toys

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Kids Art Show

August 2nd 2011 13:28

Better than a lemonade stand, a kids art show can be a fun way to promote creativity, earn money and build a sense of community.

Host your own with the following tips for a One Dolla Holla, Fifty Cent Center or Quarter Show Tips

Invite participates. You probably have a basic group in mind. It could be simply your own children or expand it to their close friends, a street in your neighborhood or make it a club event. Scouts or sports teams can pull off an effective quarter show.

Suggest sale items. Compile a list of items that are acceptable for the show. This can be decided upon as a group, or set in place ahead of time. Baked goods such as cookies should be wrapped ahead of time and ready to go. Handfuls of trail mix in baggies were just as popular as brownies at our show. Sun catchers, dream catchers, home made note cards and bookmarks were some of the offerings. Simple crafts, home made jewelry and little bouquets of flowers kept the show pretty, while they were there. We had a table for gently used toys and a place to buy hot dogs, lemonade and chips, for a quarter of course.

Read on for more information...and why a single set price is best.

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Best backpacks for a first grader

August 2nd 2011 13:23

Children going back to school have a lot on their minds. Many are nervous about showing up with the right clothes and accessories. The right backpack not only has to be in style, but be functional. It is tough to be cool with a broken backpack strap, or a wonky wheel on a rolling backpack.

Know your child
They may be tiny, but a six-year-old can be just as worried about fitting in as a sixteen-year-old. When choosing a first backpack for an elementary school child, one thing to keep in mind is the quickly changing styles. Just because they play with Bratz dolls or watch Dora at home, does not necessarily mean they want to advertise this on their back. Some may, others would be horrified. It is best to look for a backpack together in order to get it right the first time.

With that said, the following ideas and product suggestions can help you find the right backpack.

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Junk Drawer Jewelry

June 9th 2011 15:12

Junk drawer jewelry

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17 Skills that Art Built

May 30th 2011 02:04

Discover 17 skills that art built

Art is so messy. It takes so much time. Did I mention it was messy? Open-ended art projects can really take over a home. On the other hand, art offers a host of surprising benefits that overlap with academic subjects

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Prepare your little CEO

April 23rd 2011 15:21

Are you raising the next CEO? What are you doing to prepare them? Veritas Prep is an option.

While most high school junior and seniors prepare to take the SAT, (and teachers and parents have done the same) the GMAT is for those students planning on heading off to business school....and need specific preparation. Since the test is taken generally by people in an older age range, 21-45, the truth is, they will often not have someone pushing them to study up, like for the SAT

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Posted By: Sylvie Branch - Category: Age 6-8, Age 9-11, Books, Computer Based, DVDs, Maths, Writing

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J is for Job Jar

April 12th 2011 14:51

J is for Job Jar. This A to Z challenge post does not seem 'fun' at first glance. It is not an art or craft project, not a game or learning toy....but my sixteen year old daughter recently mentioned how much she loved our old job jar.

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Posted By: Sylvie Branch - Category: Age 3-4, Age 4-6, Age 6-8, Age 9-11, Craft, Toys

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Games-How to Choose "IT"

April 12th 2011 12:40

This is a blatant attempt to quickly catch up my blog challenge (and maintain my regular work) A to Z blog challenge posts suffered a bit while I was out of town, but I am back and ready to play...

Speaking of playing, when a group of kids get together to play a game, one of the tasks they need to get out of the way is choosing who will be IT

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F is for Frogs

April 7th 2011 12:41

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E is for Eggscellent Eggs

April 6th 2011 23:30

E is for EGGS of course. The A to Z blogging challenge post for the letter E is dedicated to Easter Eggs, but not just any ol' Easter egg, no these babies are Eggcellent

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D is for Dinosaur Eggs

April 5th 2011 11:55

Do you know kids who are crazy about Dinosaurs? Dabble in discovery by making a set of dinosaur eggs. A to Z blogging challenge letter of the day is D...and the word of the day is Dinosaur.

To make Dinosaur Eggs you will need;
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