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Quick and Easy Pinecone Ornaments
There are easy to make Christmas tree ornaments that even young children can create. Pinecone ornaments are the perfect holiday kids' craft.
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Playing With Pumpkins
Pumpkins are readily available during the fall season and are a wonderful way to add some fun learning into a child's day.
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Get Your Family Ready for the Winter Season
Make sure the entire family is ready for the winter weather season. Use these helpful tips to get everyone ready for the upcoming colder weather and winter holidays.
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Holding a Newborn Baby
Many new parents are afraid of doing the wrong thing when it comes to their newborn. Holding them properly is important - learn how in this article.
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Throw a Housewarming Party
A housewarming party is the perfect opportunity to show off a new home or get to know people in a new neighborhood. It's fun and easy to do with these simple steps.
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Make a Tote Bag
Making your own tote bag or book bag is simple with these easy directions. A fun first sewing craft for kids.
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Tips for Saving Money on Craft Supplies
Crafting can be expensive. Cut your costs with these money saving ideas.
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Heirloom Craft - Stenciled Step Ladder
Start with a plain step ladder, add some paint and stencils and you can create a family heirloom with your child.
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Mother's Day Crafts for Kids to Make
Show mom how special she is with these delightful Mother's Day gifts you make yourself.
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Make a Kid's Raised Garden Bed
Plant flowers, vegetables or herbs in a quick and easy raised garden bed. Kids will want to have their own garden when they make their own garden bed.
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Create Fun Character Easter Eggs
Why just color eggs when you can make a chick, bunny or even a monster? Enjoy these creative ideas ways to decorate your Easter eggs this year.
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Make an Easter Chick Candy Jar
Turn old baby food jars into delightful candy holders when you make these adorable Easter chick candy jars.
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How to Make Some Cute Easter Chicks
These Easter chicks are easy to make and a perfect favor or table decoration just in time for spring.
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How to Make a Tennis Racket
These quick and easy homemade tennis rackets will provide hours of outdoor play for the entire family.
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Make Your Own Beachbag
Create a water proof beach bag from a heavy duty garbage bag for a practical yet fun craft for the beach.
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Mother's Day Craft Bouquet of Flowers
Make a lovely bouquet of flowers just for mom from your hand print. The perfect Mother's Day gift for the mom who has everything.
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Make a Fun Pocket Purse
Recycle those old blue jeans by turning them into cool pocket purses. They are so easy to make you will want to make one for every day.
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Make Batik Easter Eggs
Kids can make decorated Easter eggs that have a batik art feel with this simple but creative craft technique.
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Make Your Own Personalized Bookplates
Keep track of your books with these photograph bookplates you can easily make. It's a simple kid's craft that is practical too.
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Explore the World of Shadows with Your Child
Fun shadow activities just in time for Groundhog Day. What can your child do with his shadow?
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How to Make a Cloth Basket
Use fabric scraps, 1 inch cording and your creativity to create a beautiful cloth basket. Perfect for Easter.
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Tree Activities for Arbor Day
Make leaf rubbings, plant a tree in the kitchen or make a tree sewing card. These are a few of the fun activities you can do with your kids on Arbor Day.
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Make an Earth Day Crown
This simple craft is perfect for preschoolers and toddlers. Make a simple crown to celebrate Earth Day then use the other ideas to teach about Earth Day.
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Make Some Fun Christmas Party Invitations
Instead of buying Christmas party invitations why not make your own? It is a great way to enjoy crafting over the holidays and they look so much nicer!
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Handprint Wreath for Martin Luther King Day
Hand prints make up this interesting wreath while allowing kids to share their hopes and dreams with others.
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How to Build a Snowman You Can Eat
What happens when you want to build a snowman and there is no snow outside? You use marshmallows of course! Then you can eat your snowman instead of watching him melt.
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Snowman Treats to Make and Eat
Make some snowmen in a cup, make a snowball and have a frosty good time with these fun kids activities. You can even eat the finished products.
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How to Make Your Own Christmas Ornaments
Making your own Christmas tree ornaments is a wonderful way to create memories and spend time together as a family. It's fun to do and easier than you think!
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Holiday Gifts for Kids to Make and Give
This year encourage everyone in the family to make some home made gifts to give as presents. Holiday treats, such as decorated sugar cookies, are the perfect gift idea.
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Make a Pumpkin Pillow
Fabric glue makes this pillow easy to make with no sewing involved.
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Make Thanksgiving Special
Make some memories this Thanksgiving with these easy activities that involve everyone in the family.
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Make Your Own Dollhouse
A great kid's craft for girls - recycle things like egg cartoons, shoe boxes and old magazines by turning them into one awesome dollhouse.
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Preparing for the Holiday Season
Start preparing for the holidays now by gathering supplies for some fantastic holiday crafting.
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Throw a New Year's Eve Party
What would New Year's Eve be without a party? Make your own party hats, decorations and more with these easy to make kid's crafts.
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Decorate Your Thanksgiving Table
Make your own place mats, napkin rings and more with these fun Thanksgiving ideas.
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Fall Decorating Ideas with Easy to Make Crafts
Kids can help decorate for fall with some simple and easy to do fall activities for kids.
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Journal Writing with Kids
Journaling is a wonderful way to get kids writing. Start with these fun ideas for a journal and then make your own.
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Thanksgiving Craft - Indian Corn Jewelry
This colorful jewelry is the perfect Thanksgiving kid's craft. All it takes is some bright Indian corn, a needle and thread and you have a shiny Native American necklace.
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Candle Crafts for Grandparent's Day
These bright and sparkly candles will delight any grandparent. Choose between a glitter candle or a sparkle votive as your gift to celebrate Grandparent's Day.
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Sponge Art -- Make an Autumn Tree
Kids can explore the art of sponge painting while creating a beautiful, seasonal art picture.
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Beyond Basic Coloring Page Activities
Coloring is a great past time for kids. Extend your child's creativity with these fun activities that all start with a simple coloring page.
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Craft Boxes For Kids
Craft boxes are the perfect answer for birthdays and other holidays when you need a gift for a child of any ages. They are simple to make and every kids loves them.
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Body Paints for Kids
Kids will enjoy playing in the tub or sprinkler with this easy to make body paint. It's safe to use and washes right off.
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How to Make Dinosaur Eggs
Create a dinosaur egg complete with a miniature dinosaur hidden inside. These are easy to make out of every day ingredients and will add spark to your science curriculum.
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Make Your Own Washable Ink Pads
These stamp pads are not only fun to make but they wash out of clothing. You simply take some poster paint and glue, mix them together and you're ready for stamping fun!
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Recycle Craft - Colorful Coasters
These colorful coasters are a wonderful recycle craft. Simply take some old jar lids, add a bright picture, some paint and shellac and you have an easy practical craft.
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Wild & Wacky Bugs
Summertime brings out the bugs. And your home may even have a few more that most after a fun afternoon of making this collection of egg cartoon insects.
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4th of July Party for Kids
Celebrate the Fourth of July with a fun, kid-centered party that features easy to kid's crafts, holiday themed snacks and fun activities kids will love.
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Making Your Own Board Games
Making your own games can be as fun as playing them. Making a board game is easy. All it requires is some basic supplies. But beware, game making can become addictive!
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Candy Corn Wreath
Start with a butter cookie, add some candy corn and before you know it you will have a cute candy corn wreath.
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Get Crafty While Cooking
Cooking and baking can be a wonderful way to showcase your child's artistic side. From cake decorating to dinner time - there are lots of artistic opportunities.
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Fourth of July Wreath
Quick and easy kid's craft - just in time for the country's birthday party.
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Pressed Flower Bookmarks
With summer all around the ideas for crafting are abundant!
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Decorate Your Tennis Shoes
From flip flops to tennis shoes fancy shoes are all the rage. Decorate yours for some fancy footwork.
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Reaching Out to Others with Crafts
Reach out to those in need by making some fun kid's crafts
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Making History Come Alive
Add some hands-on crafts to your kid's history lessons and you will have them begging to do more.
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Gardening With Kids
Gardening is easy to do and you can add sparkle with these easy kids crafts.
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Make Crafting a Family Affair
Think you aren't crafty enough? Expect perfection? Learn to loosen up and create some wonderful memories with your kids through the world of crafts. Read on to learn how.
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Fun and Easy Nature Crafts
Use items from nature - seashells, tiny pebbles, pine cones, colorful rocks - to create a wonderful picture frame and a souvenir shadow box. A great summertime kids craft
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"I'm Bored" Crafts for Kids
Spring break, rainy days - all can have the kids saying "I'm bored." These fun crafts for kids are fun and easy to do and perfect for just such days.
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Quick and Easy Easter Crafts
Celebrate the Easter season with this fast kid friendly craft ideas.
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St. Patrick's Day Ice Cream Treat
These ice cream treats are as much fun to make as they are to eat.
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When Mommy is Sick
What happens when the glue that holds the family together, mom, is in bed with the flu? Here are some tips to help your family from falling apart when mom is sick.
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Throw a Valentine's Day Party
Print out some games for your friends, whip a bowl full of valentine's Day bunch and share a yummy holiday trifle. That's the start of the fun at your Valentine party!
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Cherry Vanilla Fudge
This cherry vanilla fudge will be a favorite party food event after event.
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Crockpot Potato Recipes
Creamy ranch potatoes and scalloped potatoes and ham will have your family saying, "Seconds ,please!" All while your crockpot does the work.
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Mock Snickers Bar
Enjoy the taste of a Snickers Bar without the sugar and added ingredients. A wonderful recipe for diabetics.
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Make a Mystery Painting
Have fun with this painting technique to make a mystery painting.
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Yarn Bubbles - 3-D Kids Craft
All you need is some yarn, liquid starch and a few balloons to create beautiful "bubbles" you can keep.
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Is Yeast Making You Fat?
Your lack of weight loss may not be your fault. A yeast cleanse may be what you need.
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Block Printing with Styrofoam
Bring out the artist in your kids by using styrofoam trays for print making. It's a wonderful way to be creative and a fun kid's craft.
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Being a Light to the World
Object lesson using simple objects that teach children how to be a light in this world.
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Keep Your Preschooler Busy
Blow some bubbles, play in the sink or chose one of the other ten terrific ideas for keeping toddlers and preschoolers busy.
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Diaper Bag 101
Make sure you have everything your baby needs in your diaper bag.
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Baby Shower Game Ideas
A collection of easy to prepare baby shower games to enjoy as you prepare for your little one.
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Celebrate Martin Luther King Day
Make an "I have a dream mobile" and share your hopes and dreams as you celebrate the birthday of one of the greatest men of our time - Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Candy Kiss Roses
Use candy kisses to make these fun Valentine's treats to go with a card you make yourself.
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Snowflake Crafts for Kids
Lots of fun ideas for making snowflakes, so gather up your scissors, glue and glitter and let's get started.
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Frosty the Snowman
Use Styrofoam balls, some glitter and glue and you will have an indoor Frosty you can enjoy year round.
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Reindeer Crafts for Kids
Lots of reindeer fun happening here. Make some reindeer pops to share with a friend, mix up a batch of reindeer food for Christmas Eve and more.
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Easy Christmas Ornament Ideas
Recycle some juice can lids, make a photo ornament or use one of these other great ideas for some super kid's crafts - just in time for Christmas
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Mini Christmas Candle Holders
Start with a baby food jar, add some holiday sparkle and a votive candle and you have a simple yet elegant kids craft.
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Make a Snow Candle
Why waste all that snow? Make a candle with it! It's fun and easy kids crafts and best of all uses on of winter's best resources - SNOW!
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Hands-on Thanksgiving Fun
Adding kids crafts and hands-on activities to your Thanksgiving unit study could be just what you need to spark their interest.
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Be Thankful Placemats
Family mementos, pictures and clear contact paper are used to create a special Thanksgiving placemat. A wonderfully easy kid's craft.
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Handprint Crafts
Kid's crafts are not only fun and easy but capture a moment of childhood in time when you turn a hand print into a work of art.
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Make a Snowman
How many ways can you make a snowman without snow? Read this article to find out!
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Spatter Painted Gift Wrap
Some paint, a toothbrush and plain paper and VOILA! - beautiful gift wrap kids can make.
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Mini Pumpkin Candles
Use a pumpkin or acorn squash as your candle holder for this easy kid's craft that is perfect for the Thanksgiving season.
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Picking Pumpkins Picture Frame
Cute burlap picture frame is the perfect frame for your favorite fall picture.
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Birthday Party Pizzazz
Great ideas for planning and adding spark to your child's next birthday party.
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Make a Tropical Rainstick
Create a realistic sounding rain stick that is an easy crafts for preschoolers and elementary age children.
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Crafts with Toddlers
What can you do with a toddler? Find out how simple art can be with a little person.
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Beat Boredom with Fun Crafts
Painting, play-dough, ice cream in a baggie and other great crafts to keep kids from being bored. You will find lots to keep kids busy while being creative at Kids Craft
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Delicious Strawberry Shortcake
Make your own shortcakes and fill them with a wonderful strawberry topping.
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Make Your Own Barbie Clothes
Barbie and her friends will be dressed in their finest with these simple ideas for making your own doll clothes.
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Sparkly Body Gel
A fun and easy to do craft for girls. Make your very own shiny glitter to look all dressed up.
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Pretty Crafts for Girls
Decorate your own socks and make a color coordinated bracelet out of buttons.
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Make a Pinata
For your next birthday party why not make your own pinata? It's quick and easy to do. An easy craft for kids and parents alike.
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The Importance of Family Meals
The importance of the family table and regular meals eaten together as a family.
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