Craft For China

by Marie

I’m excited to share this fabulous fundraiser with you. Craft for China, headed up by Melissa, is dedicated to helping orphans in China. By making a bid at the auction going on right now at eBay, you’ll be helping a child in need and get some really great products too. Lots of artisans and crafters [...]

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Baby Legs Giveaway

by Marie

We love our Baby Legs! These cute little leg warmers are super cuddly and soft. My daughter wants to wear them all the time, whether it’s to “match” her dress or skirt, or for dress-ups. Even this week we wore them outside while playing. As she did a nice sidewalk tumble, they kept her cute [...]

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The Boxcar Children

by Marie

I am excited for today’s storytime, as it’s brought to you by a Guest Make and Taker. Kris, from Lima Bean Home, has participated in a fun storytime with her children using the book series, The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner. Here’s Kris and her darling kids sharing their storytime and creative activity.
Recently [...]

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Blogging Shout Outs

by Marie

Recently, Make and Takes has been lucky enough to be featured on a few fabulous sites. I just wanted to say Thank You to them and let you all in on how great they are.

Alltop searches for all the best sites out there. They list all different kinds of topics to choose from Parenting, Business, [...]

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Strawberry Rhubarb Crumb Cake

by Marie

This crazy looking plant is called Rhubarb. It’s actually a vegetable and has a sweet tart taste, making it a perfect ingredient for pies and cakes. My Mom has two of these giant plants in her yard and now is the time to harvest them. Only the red stems are edible, the leafy tops are [...]

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Email Get Well Card

by Marie

Recently my Mother in Law broke her leg and has been trying to rest and heal. As she is in California, we wanted to send her a Get Well Card. But instead of sending it through the snail mail, we chose to send her a card through email.

We love sending Email Cards. Here’s a post [...]

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Toy Bowling

by Marie

Our Happy Meal prizes and Dollar Store figurines are coming in handy with Toy Bowling. My son has been wanting to go bowling and started to learn some of the lingo, like “strike” and I need a “spare”. So I thought it would be fun to practice a little at home.

With our bucket of toys, [...]

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How Many Feet You Meet

by Marie

Ever since I was a kid, this week’s storytime book has been a favorite of mine. The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss is a classic. There’s a whole series of these great Beginner Books, including The Nose Book, The Eye Book, The Tooth Book and many many more.

As we read about tons and tons of [...]

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Food Coloring Flowers

by Marie

Whenever we had white flowers in the house growing up, I’d give them the food coloring treatment. It’s always fascinating to see how this process works with the flowers. I’ve found the Carnation flower works best for this cool science project.

I bought a $4 bunch of white carnations at the local Walmart. Then we got [...]

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Crafty Kids Play Date

by Marie

It’s time to have a local Crafty Kids Play Date. I’ve been wanting to do this for a while, eager to get to know some of you Make and Takers. I thought I’d keep it in Make and Takes fashion by making crafts with the kids and letting them play at the park.

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