I’m taking the next few Fridays to spotlight my amazing contributors. Next up on the list is Amanda of Craft who contributes once a month to our Kids Craft page.

Amanda is my kind of gal. She comes up with kid craft ideas that are the kind I wish I had come up with. Happily, she’s now writing for me! Amanda knows how to use recycled materials, she’s a ninja with a paper towel tube. And she’s also a wiz in the kitchen, as she also writes a cooking blog called Amanda’s Cookin’.

Here are just few favorite crafts from Amanda:

Head over to Amanda’s blog and make sure to save all your paper tubes and milk jug lids for all the fun!

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What Do You Love? ~ A New Valentine’s Day Tradition

by Mariel January 26, 2012

I have such mixed feelings about Valentine’s Day.  I love boxes of candy.  I love roses.  I love the pink and red combo.  I love cards.  I love cute, homemade stuff.  I love my kids.  I love my husband.  I should love Valentine’s Day, right?  Well, I do.  Really, I do.  But, I don’t really [...]

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Mango Chocolate Chip Bread

by Two Peas January 25, 2012

Mangoes were on sale and I went a little crazy. I have a hard time passing up a good deal. I used the mangoes to make my usual smoothies and salads, but I still had ripe mangoes to use. I decided to mix things up and make Mango Chocolate Chip Bread. You might think the mango/chocolate combination [...]

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Counting Down to Valentines with 14 Acts of Love + a Free Printable

by Marie January 24, 2012

Valentines seems to come and go so quickly. Once February starts, I’m only thinking of what candy to buy and cards to make for my children’s classmates. I thought it would be fun to do more as a family this Valentines, counting down the days and turning it into a holiday of service. We’re going [...]

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Crafting Winter Animals that “Shred”

by Marie January 23, 2012

I recently wrote a post for Momformation all about a Snowman that “shreds” and I thought it might be fun extend the paper shredding to create a couple winter animals. We’re recycling our shredded paper, straight from our electronic shredder. I could even see a few old bills in pile! But it does make for [...]

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Contributor Spotlight: Maria of Two Peas and Their Pod

by Marie January 20, 2012

I’m taking the next few Fridays to spotlight my amazing contributors. Next up on the list is Maria of Two Peas and Their Pod who contributes once a month to our Recipes page. I want to be Maria! Fabulous remodeled kitchen, darling new baby, and always making yummy meals, snacks, and cookies! Oh, her cookies! She’s [...]

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Nix the Pancake Mix

by Sabrena January 19, 2012

We’re more than half-way through January. I have almost worked through the last of the snowman sugar cookies stashed in my freezer which means a couple of things: The holidaze have come and gone I’m most likely looking fat-tastic (that is not actually a good thing) It’s time to start my New Year’s Resolutions Wait, [...]

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Sophisticated Brownie Sundae For Two

by Lindsey January 18, 2012

Valentine’s Day is just a few weeks away.  Since we’ve had kids, my husband and I haven’t taken Valentine’s Day too seriously. We stay home and put the kids to bed and try to have a romantic dinner together–usually between requests for one last drink of water and one more story. Dessert is something I [...]

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How to Reupholster a Chair {the easy way}

by Jamielyn January 17, 2012

A few weeks ago I stopped by my local Goodwill and found this lovely chair for THREE bucks! It was a little beat up, but not too shabby! I knew with a little love, it would be perfect for my little office space…and for impromptu photo shoots of my little girl. ;) Have you ever [...]

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Colorful Puddle-Painted Hearts

by Amy January 16, 2012

My calendar-loving seven-year-old is already counting down the days to Valentine’s Day. I guess she likes to plan ahead! Our first “official” Valentine crafts of the season are these colorful hearts made with puddles of watercolor. Not only is the finished product beautiful, the process is really fun, too! Supplies for Colorful Puddle-Painted Hearts: Sturdy [...]

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