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My Son’s MEGAMIND Birthday Party

by Marie January 14, 2011

We just celebrated my son’s 8th birthday. I can’t believe I have an 8 year old!! He wanted to go see the movie MegaMind, so we thought we’d make a fun theme out of it for his birthday party. For his costume, he’s wearing a blue craft foam visor upside down for Megamind’s head, and [...]

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Altered Window Message Board

by Little Birdies January 13, 2011

It’s January, so of course I have organization on the brain! My fridge gets so cluttered that I decided to make a message board to hold wedding invitations, baby announcements, party invitations, etc. using an old wooden window frame saved from an antiques flea market. No more cluttered fridge! Supplies for Altered Window Message Board: [...]

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Mini Cookie Dipped Snowmen

by Marie January 12, 2011

We’re dipping mini cookies into white chocolate to create cute little snowmen! They’re almost to “cool” to eat! Supplies for Mini Cookie Dipped Snowman: mini sandwich cookies – any kind white chocolate – melted lollipop sticks or flat craft sticks bowls candy – mike and ikes, mini m&ms, mini chocolate chips, or gumdrops 1. Open [...]

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Making Silly Family Pictures with Wipe Off Photo Frames

by Marie January 10, 2011

Since seeing the post Wipe Off Menu Boards, I had the thought that it would be fun to do pretty much the same thing with family photos. We’re drawing onto frames with wipe off markers, creating silly family photos. Supplies for Wipe Off Picture Frames: glass or plastic picture frame, any size or shape – [...]

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Science Journal: Observing Snow

by Marie January 10, 2011

With all this white stuff around our house, we thought it would be fun to bring some of it inside and investigate. I’ve previously talked about a Starting a Science Observation Journal, so today we’re observing, testing and recording snow. Supplies for Observing Snow: notebook pencil bowls spoons tape for labeling cold temperature measuring device [...]

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Saturday Spotlight: Snowflakes

by Marie January 8, 2011

Here are a few wintry snowflake submissions from the M&T Spotlight, all ready for a snow party. Do you have snow at your house or do I need to come visit you in some warm location?! Next week I’ll be spotlighting Soup submissions, so get your soup on! Recycled Cardboard Snowflakes Origami Style Snowflakes Beaded [...]

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The Number One Resolution on Everyone’s List

by Marie January 7, 2011

Working Out or Eating Healthy. Am I right? Well, both are on my list this year and I’m gearing up to stay on the “workout train” for longer than a few weeks! Here’s a few things helping me stay on track to healthy town. Image source Working Out The Gym: I have a gym membership, [...]

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Quick and Easy After-School Snacks

by Marie January 6, 2011

I don’t know about your kids, but mine come home hungry from school. School can be a long day, lots of sitting, playing, and learning. So when they come home, they are ready for a snack. But I like to be careful not to feed them too much, as dinner is just around the corner. [...]

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French Hot Chocolate

by Lindsey January 5, 2011

This is the best hot chocolate you’ll ever make. You’ll toss out those little packets with the dehydrated marshmallows. You’ll forget about those cans of premium hot chocolate you can buy in bulk at Costco. You’ll make this and keep it ready to go in the fridge all winter long. Basically, it’s a chocolate mousse [...]

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Learning Some Paper Crafting Basics

by Marie January 4, 2011

I’m loving this series about The Basics from Patricia of A Little Hut. She shares all kinds of things that help with basic crafting needs, especially those surrounding paper. Scroll down her posts and you’ll find what supplies are the best, how to cut paper, bone folding, etc. A Little Hut’s ideas are so simple [...]

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