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Pin it Happy Valentine’s Day! My kids are incredibly excited about this holiday, and it’s been fun celebrating with them – from making valentines to talking about things we like about friends and family members. Emma brought this cute heart guy home from school! Emma also made a heart pillow for my sister [...] Pin it I love the variety five-year-old Emma put into these valentines – proof that sometimes it’s best to hand kids the supplies and leave them to it. They’ll do it differently on their own, and that can be a good thing! [...] Pin it Emma made this adorable duck collage after perusing the (fun!!!) projects in The Fantastic Rainy Day Book, which we checked out of the library. There is a duck collage in the book, which is what gave her the idea, but she took it and ran, turning it into a very cute [...] Pin it The kids used some of their free time over their winter break to tinker. Inspired by the movie Tinker Bell, which they saw during the break for the first time, they went outdoors to gather their materials. Some of their materials turned out to be a bit too large to [...] Pin it Emma received a copy of 100+ No-Sew Fabric Crafts for Kids as a Christmas gift from my parents. It has been a great gift for my crafty nearly-six-year-old! Isn’t this little elephant cute? She loves to thumb through the pages to find the perfect project, trace the patterns, and create the [...] Pin it Mike made this cute paper shuttle with the kids over New Years’. They rolled a sheet of paper for the body, traced a saucer to make the cone (you only need a quarter circle to make a cone, but they used the full circle and doubled over), and cut small triangles for [...] Pin it I’ve learned a few things through decades of gingerbread house decorating! Here are some favorite tips and tricks: Only make it from scratch if you will truly enjoy that part of the process! I’ve made gingerbread houses from scratch before, even with kids, but have since decided that kits are the way [...] Pin it So far this year, I’ve made a few favorite Christmas crafts with the kids, but I haven’t introduced any new ideas. They, however, have been hard at work – decorating, cutting, and taping. I love it! Most of what they make doesn’t look anything like a “standard” Christmas craft – one day [...] Pin it This week we spent a lot of time painting! And drawing. I was especially impressed by this face that Johnny drew all by himself: Actually, I think he drew it two weeks ago. A couple of these pictures maybe should have been in last week’s post. Either way, I love how [...] Pin it My kids have been thoroughly enjoying all the cards they have received through The Toybox Years Kiddie Christmas Card Exchange. They have been hard at work making cards to send off, which I have to finish mailing by the end of the day today! It’s fun to see all the different cards [...] |
 
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