Posted in Kids Crafts, Make and Takes on Sep 24th, 2007 4 Comments »
Apples are one of my favorite things about Fall. There are so many things to do with apples. Even though they are available most of the year, they are best in the Fall. My parents have many apple trees and it is fun to go and pick some. I picked a few extra for this [...]
Posted in Kids Crafts, Make and Takes on Sep 21st, 2007 4 Comments »
As a former teacher, I collected tons of household supplies like empty toilet paper rolls, baby food jars, formula cans, paper towel rolls, and egg cartons. I still have this need to save all the toilet paper rolls for some sort of project. I just found this great site called Whip Up, that crafted Bracelets [...]
Posted in Holidays, Make and Takes on Sep 17th, 2007 10 Comments »
It’s My Birthday!! Yeah! The big 3-0! I am now in the 30’s club, but you wouldn’t think it. All my life, I have been mistaken for much younger. I would win at the carnival when they try to guess my age. Also, I was carded at a R rated movie when I was 22. [...]
Posted in Make and Takes, Reviews on Sep 15th, 2007 3 Comments »
I was vacuuming my stairs at the time that these questions popped up. I thought to myself that I don’t vacuum my stairs often enough. They need a roomba for stairs, or is there one? Oh, this list just went on and on and I want to know if I am not alone. Some [...]
Posted in Kids Crafts, Make and Takes on Sep 12th, 2007 3 Comments »
I just saw this great idea for a Homemade Bird Feeder in the September issue of Family Fun Magazine (I love this magazine!!). This Bottle Bird Feeder is easy to make and fun for the kids to watch as birds come to dine!
First find an empty plastic bottle, yarn, razor blade, funnel, wooden spoons, and [...]
Posted in Make and Takes, Reviews on Sep 11th, 2007 1 Comment »
I spent an hour using this new tool called Spell with Flickr. I first saw it posted over at How About Orange, and had to try it out and share it with you. Type in any word and Flickr finds those letters from photos on their site. Keep clicking the letter to change the [...]
Posted in Make and Takes, Reviews on Sep 7th, 2007 2 Comments »
Since I am all about the Make and Takes, I decided to officially change my blog’s web address to makeandtakes.com. You will still be able to find me through The Stitching Barn, but I am really all about the Make and Takes these days. So, tell all your friends to come on over to Make [...]
Posted in Kids Crafts, Make and Takes on Sep 6th, 2007 4 Comments »
I am signed up to receive the Kids Craft Weekly Newsletter and I absolutely love it. I have been getting it for the last 2 issues. The newsletter comes in an email once a month. The creator/editor Amber, is from Australia and loves to craft with her kids. All of the projects are easy and [...]
Posted in Make and Takes, Recipes on Sep 5th, 2007 5 Comments »
Yet another recipe made from a cake mix. I am all about the ease of things and I totally go for the recipes with the fewest ingredients. Here is a great recipe for the cookie: Snickerdoodle. They are rolled in sugar and cinnamon for extra sparkle. Look how they crackle when they’re cooked!
Snicker Doodles
1 box [...]
Posted in Kids Crafts, Make and Takes on Sep 3rd, 2007 20 Comments »
I know you have some crayons that are short, stubby, paper gone or in shreds. Perfect crayons don’t last long. I had a Kindergarten student who would throw a fit when the point off her crayon was dull! My little Lucy likes to bite off the ends, yum! Or she likes to use them to [...]