Aug 5th, 2008 by Marie
With the new school year coming soon, here’s a fun apple hand-stitched card pattern helping you get ready to learn. Stitch one of these cards to give to your child’s teacher, as they would love to receive a personal card from their student telling them how excited they are for the coming year. Or these cards could be given [...] Continue Reading…
Aug 5th, 2008 by Marie
It’s time for another local Kids Crafty Play Date. With the new school year on it’s way, I thought it would be fun to get out to the park one more time before summers over. We’ll be keeping it in Make and Takes fashion again, by making crafts with the kids and letting them play on the slides.
If you [...] Continue Reading…
Aug 4th, 2008 by Marie
Today’s post is part of a Guest Post Swap. Jessica, from Zakka Life is guest posting here on Make and Takes and I’m lucky enough to be guest posting over at Zakka Life. Read here about introducing colors to children, then click over to read about The Magic of Music.
This project was inspired by a VBS (Vacation Bible [...] Continue Reading…
Aug 1st, 2008 by Marie
Don’t worry, this post is not a recipe for Fried Worms! It’s our next Make and Takes Storytime. How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell was a delightfully tasty chapter book to read with my 5 year old. Actually it was gross, but he loved it.
Billy has made a bet with his friends that he can eat 15 [...] Continue Reading…
Jul 31st, 2008 by Marie
Now that “baby” is on the brain again, I’ve been enjoying all the great tutorials out there for handmade baby items. Every kind of baby gadget is available to make yourself and as my little princess is still sleeping quite a bit, I’ve been able to steal a few minutes here and there for some fun sewing projects.
Here are [...] Continue Reading…
Jul 30th, 2008 by Marie
This recipe for semi-homemade donuts starts from a can, but comes out baked hot and fresh. Using ready-to-use biscuit dough, these donuts are easy and fast to make.
Supplies for Donuts:
biscuit dough - ready to use or from scratch
small circle cutter - I used a medicine cup that came from children’s Tylenol
1/4 - 1/2 cup cooking oil - vegetable [...] Continue Reading…
Jul 29th, 2008 by Marie
Yeah for Guest Make and Takers! I love having others share their great ideas on Make and Takes. Like Kelsey from Vanilla Joy. She’s got a great blog with tips, tricks, and fun crafts. Today, she’s sharing a fun project recycling our old blue jeans into pot holders. Get out your sewing machines, even you beginners can give this [...] Continue Reading…
Jul 28th, 2008 by Marie
Every few weeks or so, I walk down the Dollar Store isles looking for crafty magic. With the supplies only costing $1, I’m always able to find something we can make into a craft. You’ll be surprised by what you can think up for all kinds of household items. For today’s craft, we found these feather dusters and made [...] Continue Reading…
Jul 25th, 2008 by Marie
Storytime today is brought to us by Guest Make and Taker, Alison from This Wasn’t the Plan. As she’s a mother of boys, Alison knows life can get pretty silly, sort of like Dr. Seuss’s stories. So she’s sharing a classic book from Dr. Seuss with us today, along with a great activity.
My four year old son is [...] Continue Reading…
Jul 24th, 2008 by Marie
After getting lots of emails and comments about the crafts you all have been doing, I decided to start a Make and Takes Flickr Group. Now everyone can see what you’ve been making. Whether it’s projects from Make and Takes or crafty goodness of your own, come share it with our group. It can be kids crafts, crafts for [...] Continue Reading…
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