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Weekend Make and Takes: Advents

by Marie

December is full of countdowns and we love to countdown to Christmas. Here’s our Advent calendar for the next 25 days. We’ll be taking off one of these rings until we get to the top on Christmas morning. To make this advent, tape paper strips around one another in the form of a tree. You [...]

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Make and Takes DIY Holiday Gift Guide

by Marie

I’m happy to announce Make and Takes DIY Holiday Gift Guide for 2009.

It’s full of fun, affordable, and crafty DIY projects for your Holiday wish list. There’s something for you, your kids, fun in the kitchen, and crafty DIY books. I’ve also added some of my favorite children’s picture books (those are just for fun!) [...]

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Thanksgiving Crafts from the Past

by Marie

Here’s a few fun Thanksgiving crafts we’ve done in the past. What fun turkey decorations are gobbling up your house this Thanksgiving holiday?
Turkey Feather Countdown
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Rice Crispie Turkey Treats
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Tasty Turkey Table Favors
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Thankful Feather Centerpiece
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Singing Turkey Dinner (click for words)

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Celebrating Kwanzaa with Kids

by Marie

Today starts the week long celebration of Kwanzaa. Here are a few fun stories about Kwanzaa, sharing what this holiday is all about.
K is for Kwanzaa

Seven Days of Kwanzaa

My First Kwanzaa Book

Kwanzaa Kids

Here are some great crafty websites with fabulous Kwanzaa crafts to help your kids get involved in the celebration.

Kaboose Kwanzaa Crafts
DLTK’s Crafts for [...]

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Klutz Holiday Fun Pack Giveaway

by Marie

This holiday season, Klutz is giving you the chance to win 5 titles from the Klutz library. They sent me 2 of their books to review and now I’m hooked. My kids loved them. They were occupied for over an hour, which is like a lifetime in kid play! If I can get my kids [...]

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Two Holidays in One

by Marie

I have had my kitchen table for too long, but it is not quite time to replace it. So I needed to cover it and give it a little color. I wanted to make a fall placemat, but I also wanted to make a Christmas placemat for the next month. I decided to combine the [...]

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