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More Fun Fall Crafts Using Nature: Painting with Acorns

There are so many fun nature crafts you can do with kids including painting with acorns! Being crafty with items from nature  is so much fun for kids and adults! It is just turning fall in our area and...

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Easy Experiement For Kids: Fizzy Fun Using Household Items

I try to incorporate at least one sensory building activity each week. This week we used items from the kitchen to have so messy outdoor fun! This is an easy experiment for kids at home! This is a...

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Handy Holiday Craft Ideas For Kids

Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukah, Diwali, or Festivus (the holiday “for the rest of us”), here are creative holiday crafts you can make with your hands — literally. Five-Finger Christmas Trees...

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How To Make Colored Popcorn Garland

  Now that the long Thanksgiving weekend is over, Christmas becomes our new focus. Many people I know got their tree this weekend, so I though a fun Christmas tree decoration post would be a great idea...

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How To Make Sweet Felt Christmas Tree Ornaments

  When I was little, my grandma had an ornament on her tree that was kind of like this and I always loved it. It had sequins glued on it instead of buttons, but I was digging through my stash of sewing...

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Playing With Pudding: Game For Kids

This week I was searching for ways to entertain my son without having to get out of the house. The weather has been very nasty. I turned to the kitchen for ideas. That is where I came up with this...

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Bringing Choices To Light With A Light Bulb Science Project: Which Bulb Is...

Over the last few months we have been switching out our bulbs from the incandescent to energy efficient bulbs. I wrote 2 months ago that we all needed to start doing this because things were about to...

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Indoor FREE Fun! The Five Senses Mad Lib Activity

It’s January….it’s cold outside here, the weather is almost always wet and there just isn’t a lot of outside play time.  We have to make our own fun during this dreary month. Being a homeschool mama,...

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Easy Experiment For Kids: Create Colorful Volcanoes From Household Items

For our  project this week I chose to do a really fun science experiment using items I already had. My little man loves to get dirty and be hands on so creating a volcano and watching it erupt sounded...

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How To Make Handprint Heart Valentine’s Cards

My house was visited by the flu last week and let me tell you, that was a rough few days. Towards the end of the week I had a whole houseful of little people who still didn’t feel good but were sick of...

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Outdoor Games For Kids

With the sunny weather ahead, I thought I’d give some inspiration to parents and teachers who want to play outdoor games with their children. These games are all great fun and guaranteed to put a smile...

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How to make a Puppet (printable instructions)

This Instructographic is a great visual guide to help your kids make their own colorful hand puppets. Puppet making can be a great activity for families, schools and nursery groups, and is great for...

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School Snack Recipes + Free Printable Lunch Notes

School is back in session! What is the first thing kids want when they get home? A SNACK! Here are 2 delicious and easy after school snack recipes. Also, enjoy the free printable at the end. They are...

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You can rent legos! Introducing Pleygo ( @Pleygo1 #FREE Offer)

Pleygo is a -Netflix-like rental service for Lego's!  Try it with a #FREE first month! The post You can rent legos! Introducing Pleygo ( @Pleygo1 #FREE Offer) appeared first on Living on Love and Cents.

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How To Make Rice Krispie Snowmen

  I have seen ideas on Pinterest on making cute rice krispie snowmen (or rice crispy snowmen as I like to call them). I just had to try this with my little guys. It was fun but more challenging than I...

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How To Make Popcorn And Cranberry Garland

This is so much fun! I have always wondered how to make popcorn and cranberry garland. Tonight we tried it. What a blast. It is so easy!   Supplies: Popped popcorn (air popped and cooled is best)...

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DIY New Year’s Eve Ideas And Crafts

It is almost here! A NEW YEAR! Here are some fun DIY New Year’s ideas and crafts for kids and adults! They range from easy to difficult. But they are all FUN! Have a VERY Happy New Year! Noisemakers:...

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DIY Kids PVC Periscope

Need to keep an eye out for enemy invaders? This PVC periscope project is super simple and gives you a chance to show and explain to kids how mirrors work. An added plus – it will keep little explorers...

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How To Make Valentine’s Day Sweet Pretzel Sticks

During the snow days this week we got out the sugar and had some fun! These Valentine’s Day Sweet Pretzel Sticks are perfect for making with the kids. They are super easy, fast and fun! I will warn you...

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Easy DIY Valentine’s Gift Ideas

Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching! Now is the time to get your craft on! Here are my top picks for Easy DIY Valentine’s Gift Ideas to inspire you. Our Love Story Printable in a Frame Fingerprint...

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