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Little Lucky Leprechaun Crafts for St. Patrick’s Day

by Marie

We’ve had a few little leprechauns make their way to our house over the years. Here’s just a few of the tricky things they’ve been up to!
Craft Your Own Pot of Gold
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Crafty Leprechaun Ears
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Lucky Leprechaun Feet
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Everything’s Turning Green
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A Simple Trick for Embellishing Elastic Bands Into Bracelets

by Heather

Everyone knows accessories are what make your outfit! Even kiddos need some good go-to accessories. These simple bracelets are colorful and easy to make, and can even work as updated versions of friendship bracelets. Make a few to give to friends!

Supplies for Elastic Band Bracelets:

Chubby elastic hair bands
Foam stickers

If you buy your supplies at the [...]

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Weekend Make and Takes: Celebrate Dr. Seuss’s Birthday

by Marie

March 2nd is Dr. Seuss’s birthday and we’re celebrating with some fun Dr. Seuss inspired activities! From the Cat in the Hat to Green Eggs and Ham, his stories are a perfect jumping point for all kinds of crafts.

The Foot Book by Make and Takes (pictured above)
Red Fish Blue Fish Craft by Muffin Tin Mom
A [...]

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Giveaway: Little Fairy Wings for Your Little Fairy

by Marie

This giveaway is now closed. Thanks to all who entered. Congrats to #264 Sarah A.! Have fun playing dress-up with your little fairy!
Little Fairy Wings, one of Make and Takes sponsors, is offering a fabulous giveaway today. It’s all about being a girly girl with magical fairies and flower headbands! Even if your house is [...]

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3 Reasons to Attend a Blogging Conference, the Mom 2.0 Edition

by Marie

I was at Mom 2.0 in Houston this weekend, another amazing blogging conference. If you haven’t been to a blogging conference yet, here are my 3 reasons to attend. Going will change your life and your blog, promise!

Reason #1: The People. This is the fun part, where you get to meet really cool bloggers. The [...]

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Pesto with Sun Dried Tomatoes

by Lindsey

I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait for it to be summer. I miss my garden and my tomatoes and the sun. Solution: sun dried tomatoes. They pack a punch of flavor that gets me by until it warms up again.

By now, I’m sure everyone has heard of and probably tried [...]

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Finishing Up Our StartNOW Program at Park City

by Marie

We’ve completed Day 5 at Park City Mountain Resort, our last StartNOW ski day. Thanks to PCMR for being a fabulous sponsor and helping my son become a skier! And with the Winter Olympics going this week, it’s been fun for him to see what he could become if he keeps at it. He’s really [...]

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What’s Curing Your Dry Rough Cracked Hands?

by Marie

My poor hands. Living in Utah is great, but with the dry Winter weather here, my hands suffer. I’ve been applying all kinds of moisturizer and thought I’d share what’s been working for me.

Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream: I like this, but really only for everyday use. It’s not as hard core as I want it to [...]

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Donuts and Chocolate at the Winter Olympic Medal Ceremony

by Marie

Yay for the Olympics! It’s been a fun week of Winter Olympic Crafts, and now it’s time to award medals to our winners! We’re awarding tasty medals to the athletes for their efforts in this week’s games!

For one event, I placed a donut Gold medal on the winner! I looped a piece of yard through [...]

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Who Will Win the Downhill Bobsled Race?

by Marie

This is our last Winter Olympic Game before the medal’s ceremony. We’re going to see who will win the Downhill Bobsled Race. The objective: to get your “bobsled” down the track first!

Supplies for the Downhill Bobsled Race:

empty wrapping paper tube
scissors and tape
2 toy cars
paper and marker

First, cut your empty wrapping paper tube in half lengthwise. [...]

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