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Holidays

There’s Never Enough Food Made With Hearts!

by Marie

I love Valentine’s Day. Can you tell? There’s so many fun crafts, treats, and activities to be had. Here’s a fun after-school snack we made with our toast.

Supplies for Heart Shaped Toast:

one slice of bread
butter
heart shaped cookie cutter
topping: sugar, cinnamon, or jam

Toast your bread and butter it. Place on a heart shaped cookie cutter. Fill [...]

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White Chocolate Popcorn With Valentine Candies

by Marie

This sweet and savory popcorn will have your sweetheart begging for more. It’s got all the things you love, a perfect combination: popcorn, chocolate, and m&ms!

Supplies for White Chocolate Popcorn:

8 cups popped popcorn Homemade Microwave Popcorn Recipe
1 cup melted white chocolate
1 cup m&m candies
large mixing bowl
spoons

First, pop your popcorn. I used the Homemade Microwave [...]

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Valentine’s Heart Shaped Leis

by Marie

I’m contributing over at Craftzine today with a fun Valentine’s craft. You’ll fall in LOVE with these Heart Shaped Leis.

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Cute & Crafty Little Love Birds

by Marie

Guest Post by Pamela of French Knots
Love is in the Air and what better way to send a “love note” than by Love Bird. My boys and I got February off to a good start by making these sweet and easy Love Birds.

Bird Necessities:

One medium red pom pom ball
One small red pom pom ball
2 googly eyes
1 mini clothes [...]

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Celebrate 2010 with Some Goofy Glasses

by Marie

We’re celebrating the new year with some fun and crafty glasses. We’re getting excited to be heading into 2010 and will be sporting these spectacles as we ring in the new year on Dec. 31st. I don’t know if the kids will last until midnight, but they’ll be rockin’ it with some goofy glasses as [...]

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Simple Craft for Jingle Bells

by Marie

We’ll be jingling bells this week as we celebrate Christmas. These simple bell crafts are perfect for kids to help make and jingle, adding some extra cheer as a-caroling we go!

Supplies for Jingle Bell Craft:

pipe cleaners (aka chenille stems)
small jingle bells, 1/2 inch – 1 inch size bells

Fold pipe cleaner in half.
Thread folded pipe cleaner [...]

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Lighting the Kinara for Kwanzaa

by Marie

Guest Post by Renee of Cutie Booty Cakes
The first time I was introduced to Kwanzaa I was in high school and watched an African dance troupe perform and symbolically light the seven candles on the kinara – 3 red for the struggle, 3 green for hope and the future, and the black candle in the [...]

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Weekend Make and Takes: Nativities

by Marie

Christmas is a time for giving, decorating, baking, and celebrating. For many, Christmas is a time to reflect on the birth of Jesus. Here’s a few activities and crafts I’ve gathered from around the web that are showcasing the Nativity and Jesus’s birth.

Nativity Play Download by Make and Takes
Christ-Centered Traditions by The Mother Huddle
God is [...]

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Christmas Pancakes: Santa and Rudolph

by Heather

Whenever Saturday morning rolls around, I always have an urge to slow down, watch cartoons and eat a sweet breakfast of pancakes, waffles, or french toast! I have fond memories of Saturday morning pancakes, (my parents made pancakes for us in the shape of our initials, or Mickey mouse), and I want to make sure [...]

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Decorate with Festive Gumdrop Trees

by Marie

We’re decorating our house for Christmas with these fun candy gumdrop cones. They’re a perfect festive craft for the Holidays. You just need a few candy gumdrops, toothpicks, and a styrofoam cone or ball. But try not to eat too many candies as you craft, save some for the tree!
Supplies for Gumdrop Trees:

styrofoam cone [...]

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