Make and TakesIdeas and Crafty Tidbits for Home, Family, and Fun

When my kids need something extra to do, we get out a set of flash cards. They are especially great for the car. All types of flash cards are available, usually found in the office section of the store. You can make your own, but their fairly inexpensive, so I tend to buy them pre-made from the store.

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Thanks to all of you who entered! One lucky winner was chosen at random through the fun website Random.org. # 115 Kristi is the winner of a Super Healthy Kids Plate Set. Congrats! I’ll give your information to Amy and she’ll ship it off to you asap!

Thanks again to all you Make and Take readers. Visit Super Healthy Kids [...] Continue Reading…

Fresh produce just can’t be beat. Once you’ve tasted a home grown tomato, you’ll never go back. Happily, my garden is doing great this year. We planted peas, tomatoes, chili peppers, and onions. In a week or so when the peas run out, I’ll be planting a zucchini and a pumpkin. I hope to have a nice large pumpkin [...] Continue Reading…

I’m loving my Ped Egg. I got it for Mother’s Day and my feet have been thanking me ever since. I do have to say my feet don’t get perfectly smooth, but they are soooo much better than before.

If you’ve seen the commercial for this, it’s pretty gross. Like the picture above, you see all the shavings getting dumped [...] Continue Reading…

When I found this fun site, Use Real Butter, I was immediately hooked just from the words “real butter”! Then she did a post on Basic Rice Crispies, but with a fun colorful twist, Add Sprinkles. The Sprinkles make it look like a party’s going on inside the treat. I’m a big fan of sprinkles as a topping for [...] Continue Reading…

Vannesa from I Never Grew Up is today’s Guest Make and Taker. She’s starting to post some great ideas on her blog for learning the Alphabet letters. These activities are sure to spark interest in the ABC’s, getting your child ready for school and ready to read.
We just started a new activity at my house, “Letter of the Day”. [...] Continue Reading…

Today’s Giveaway is helping to keep our kids eating healthy. Amy, from Super Healthy Kids is full of ideas for eating right. Check out her blog to keep up to date with fun recipes and other food ideas for healthy eating.

Super Healthy Kids features this fantastic Healthy Habits Plate. It has 3 portioned sized sections on the plate, focusing [...] Continue Reading…

Happy Independence Day! We’ve been the “land of the free and home of the brave” for 232 years now. How great that we have this day each year to celebrate the freedoms we have. And Thanks to all those who are fighting for our freedoms still today!

Here are a few great 4th of July Sites to check out if [...] Continue Reading…

Thanks to all 308 of you who entered! Record numbers for this great giveaway. But who doesn’t want a beautiful necklace? One lucky winner was chosen at random through the fun website Random.org. #203 Laura is the winner of a Lisa Leonard Hand-Stamped Necklace. Congrats! I’ll give your information to Lisa and she’ll ship it off to you asap!

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Job jars are just what I needed to help my kids have some sort of routine this summer. I got this great idea from a friend’s blog. Megan has 4 cute girlies and they’re getting chores done with these great Job Jars.

With 6 sticks for both my kids, I wrote a specific job on each. My son’s sticks are [...] Continue Reading…