May 18, 2013

Free Fun with WORDLE

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Have you ever played with Wordle? It is a fun way to create an interesting graphic or word cloud using text of your choice.  I was introduced to Wordle from my friend Marie over at  Make and Takes  – she shareas how she and her girls have become hooked on it creating fun graphics . [...]

DIY Child’s Work Bench

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  My favorite kind of toys are those that you just want to keep for years and years maybe even pass down to the next generation -This fun   DIY Child’s Work Bench is one of those that  I would have had a hard time parting with had I had the opportunity to create this for [...]

Homemade Tootsie Rolls – Kids Will Love Making

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My kids know I love Tootsie Rolls and every time they arrive home from a party where there was a pinata’ they seem to have a new stash to share with their mom and feed her sweet tooth – did you ever wonder how they make those sweet chocolaty treats?  I recently discovered a homemade [...]

DIY Target For Baseball and Football

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Do your kids play football, baseball or just love to shoot their Nerf guns? The you are going to love this DIY Target perfect for releasing all that energy in our squirmy little boys and big boys as well. This do it yourself project from  Simple Simon makes a perfect Christmas or Birthday gift that [...]

Sponge Finger Painting

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Finger paint the simple way with this idea from Baballa – Cut and soak up ANY sponge then place on a plate, tray or other no soaking surface.  Let the fun begin.

Things To Do Instead Of Turning On The TV (and it’s Printable!)

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Are you kids begging to turn on the TV more hours then you want it on? are you hearing I’m bored during Summer vacation days?  Now you can print off this fun and colorful printable fulled with ideas of things your kids can do instead of watching TV. Childhood 101 complied this list and created [...]

8 Fun Kool-Aid Ideas – Non-Drinkable That Is!

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By: Trisha Novotny It’s time to think beyond the pitcher when it comes to using those packets of Kool-Aid drink mix.  The Next time you are at the grocery store pick up a few extra Kool-Aid packets and gather your kids around to  create one or more of these fun summer ideas using Kool-Aid: #1 [...]

DIY Moms: Simple Kids Art Display

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Do you have a pile of your children’s art sitting waiting for you to display in some creative way?  search no longer I discovered a simple idea from Random Thoughts of a Supermom.  Super easy all you need is eye bolts and picture hanging wire and if you want to be really fancy you can [...]

Red White and Blue Popcorn

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Not only do I love a big bowl of hot buttery popcorn but I love that  sweet flavored kind as well…you know the kind that you find at the fair or local mall that comes in assorted flavors like apple, blueberry or even cherry.  How about you do you enjoy sweet flavored popcorn?  Would you [...]

Baker In Training – Summer FUN Panera Bread B.I.T. Kids

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Looking for a FUN Summer experience – gather your kiddos friends and check out the new Baker In Training program at your local Panera Bread: Does your child prefer The Food Network to Sesame Street? The Panera Bread B.I.T. Kids program might be for them! They now offer an introductory culinary experience for kids ages [...]