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Category Archives: kids
April Fools Day Fun
My hooligans anticipate April Fools Day for months. I kid you not. They love all holidays, and with Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, and sometimes Easter in February and March, you’d think that I could slide by on April Fools. … Continue reading
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Teacher Valentine Treat Box
Now you know I’m not going to let a holiday of any sort pass by without sending a little treat to the teachers, right? Because you know that my hooligans make those teachers earn their pay! And I’m eternally grateful, … Continue reading
Our Class Valentines
You’d think we could just make the same Valentines this year that we made last year, since we’re at a new school and all. But, no, the hooligans wanted something they’d never done before…so here’s what we made! The kindergartener … Continue reading
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Kidcraft: Washi Christmas Tree Canvas
Yep, we’ve been trapped inside for another weekend while the hubs was off in an exotic locale on an exercise. So we crafted, of course! Specifically, we made Washi Christmas Tree Canvas decorations for their rooms. I found a fun … Continue reading
TBT: Activity Advent Calendar
My hooligans loved this Activity Advent Calendar last year, so we’ll be counting down the days until Christmas using it again this year. To make it, I simply resized and printed out the Days of December page template from Stampin’ … Continue reading
Party, Party, Party Games
We love to throw kids’ parties around here. My kids have recently wanted to have their birthday parties at gymnastics, Tae Kwan Do, or bowling alleys. That’s all good and well, but I was thrilled when they wanted to have … Continue reading
Monster Glitter Slime
You know how sometimes you find a craft that sounds super cool, but you just know it’s gonna be messy, so you put it off and put it off? And it usually involves glitter? Well, that was the case with … Continue reading
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Tagged glitter slime, Halloween, kid crafts, Monster Slime
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Halloween Countdown
While this is not a true Throwback Thursday post, it is something we did last year, so I’m counting it. I’m certain I’ve mentioned before that my kids LOVE countdown calendars. Especially the activity ones. Last year, I downloaded this … Continue reading
Throwback Thursday: Butterfly Mobile
This Thursday, I’m reposting the butterfly mobile I made Princess Thundercloud last Christmas. The photos aren’t the best, but the movers had packed up the mobile before I decided to revisit this post…so use your imagination, please! It really is … Continue reading
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Spongeball Waterfights
Here’s a great idea for a hot summer day…Spongeball Waterfights! I found it over at Create.Craft.Love…you can go there for the directions, or here’s the lowdown. That photo below is from Jill, not me, by the way. Supplies: 30 sponges … Continue reading
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