fun with paper

Crafting with Cricut, Win a Golden Ticket

by Marie June 23, 2009

Recently I received this fun paper cutting machine from Cricut to try out and craft with. They’re in partnership with Today’s Mama, spreading the word about their fun contest “Cricut Golden Ticket” starting July 1st! Cricut is an electronic paper cutting machine. With their computerized machine and cartridges, there are fun fonts, shapes, and images [...]

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Empty Wrapping Paper Rolls

by Marie December 29, 2008

Playing with the empty wrapping paper rolls has been just as much fun as the toys wrapped inside the paper! Here’s what we’ve been crafting with our Empty Wrapping Paper Rolls: Darth Maul Light Saber – black “gorilla” tape, red marker, and craft foam stickers as the power buttons Banister Blaster – tape onto the [...]

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Counting Down to Halloween

by Marie September 25, 2008

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. Since it’s on the last day of October, we like to decorate and celebrate all month long. To help in this process, we’re counting down the days until Halloween. We made a classic paper chain counter, but turned it into a paper chain pumpkin man. Supplies for Paper [...]

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Glitter Sand Pictures

by Marie September 9, 2008

We brought back some sand from our trip to the beach, crafting with it to help us remember our fun vacation. We used this sand like glitter to make sand pictures. They turned out so cute that I’ll be framing them to hang in my beach themed bathroom. Supplies for Glitter Sand Pictures: Sand – [...]

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Valentine Cards That Make Your Heart POP!

by Marie February 5, 2008

Want to send a Valentine card that really POPs?! Try this fun technique for helping your card stand out from the crowd. Because “Valentine, you make my heart POP!” Supplies for Heart Pop Up Cards: 1 sheet of paper, any size pencil scissors 1 sheet of cardstock paper, larger than your first paper small cut [...]

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Heart Shaped Animals

by Marie January 29, 2008

It is amazing what kinds of creations look like hearts. This is a fun activity to do with your kids that will help decorate your house for Valentines. You will need to cut out A LOT of hearts. All colors and sizes. I did most (okay all) of the cutting, but I did try to [...]

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Bringing the Snow Inside

by Marie January 4, 2008

Here is a classic and fun way to enjoy the snow inside your house too. Or if you live in a warmer climate, you can still act like it’s winter where ever you are. Paper snowflakes are fun to make, you never know how they will turn out when you open them up. Really you [...]

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