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Dinosaur Fossils Craft with Coffee Grounds

We’re kicking off our thematic unit on “Digging up Dinosaurs” by making this Dinosaur Fossils Craft using recycled coffee grounds. Besides being fun to make, these will be going in the sensory tub for the next week or two! …

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Fun Baby Shower Decoration Ideas On A Budget

First published Oct 2010. Updated 2019. I hosted a baby shower for a dear friend of mine this past Monday. I had LOTS of help, especially with bringing food, which made it very enjoyable! Here are just a few…

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DIY Taggie Blanket for Baby

Handmade baby gifts are the sweetest! This beginner-friendly tutorial will teach you how to make a DIY Taggie Blanket for a special baby in your life! I first learned how to make one of these mini DIY Taggie blankets…

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How To Make A Crayon Wreath

I first saw the idea for this DIY crayon wreath on Pinterest. I instantly fell in love and knew I needed to make one. Plus, crayons are so cheap right now and the only other material I had to buy was the…

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Perler Bead Ideas With Printable Perler Bead Patterns

Perler Bead Ideas The boys and I went with some friends of ours to see the movie Inside Out. I loved it. Everything about it. In fact, my friend Rachel can attest to the fact that I got a little (or…

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Paint With Water Books: How To Create Your Own

Paint With Water Books Around the same time that I had the idea to make homemade watercolors, I was cleaning up books off the floor…one of which happened to be an ANCIENT “Paint with Water” book my grandma found in…

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Easy Homemade Glue Recipe For Kids

Easy Recipe for Homemade Glue This post was first published June 2011. Updated 2018. Here is another great homemade recipe using ingredients you probably already have on hand, adapted from The Preschooler’s Busy Book. Ingredients For Homemade Glue: Makes…

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Homemade Mosquito Spray That Really Works!

First Published June 2011. Second update 2018. Homemade Mosquito Spray We live by water. We have mosquitos. Lots of mosquitos. I’m actually convinced they’re mutant mosquitos because they leave welts, not just bites…welts! On more than one occasion, I’ve frantically…

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Homemade Laundry Detergent (Free Printable Recipe)

Homemade Liquid Laundry Detergent First published Feb 2011. Updated 2018. We’re in the process of implementing our newly-created budget. I’m finding that I REALLY don’t like to spend money on boring stuff because that takes away the money we can use to…

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Make A DIY LEGO Table From A Train Table

How To Build A DIY LEGO Table First published November 2013. Updated 2017. Little Brother has recently discovered a love for LEGO, which has rubbed off on Big Brother as well. For his birthday this week, we got Little Brother a…

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DIY Rocket Launcher

It’s Day 4 of our “A Very Toddler Fourth” series we are co-hosting with Kristina from Toddler Approved. Our DIY Rocket Launcher might be my favorite activity of the year! These rockets shoot much higher than I expected…

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Toilet Paper Roll Bird Feeder

Happy Monday! Today is Day 8 of our 31 Days of Outdoor Activities for Toddlers challenge! We had a super busy weekend but were excited to make these cute Toilet Paper Roll Bird Feeders. We brought all of…

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Spring Suncatchers

It’s Day 2 of our 31 Days of Outdoor Activities for Toddlers series and today we took a stroll around the yard and collected tons of beautiful treasures to create our very own Spring Suncatchers. We were inspired by…

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DIY Pokemon Ornament

Last year was the year of Pokemon in our house. Thanks to a good friend of theirs from church, my boys became obsessed with collecting these overpriced cards (many of which inevitably ended up being washed in the washing machine…

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Laced Leaf Suncatchers

Post by Contributing Writer Amy This project puts together two things I love: fall and laminating! Really, there is something so satisfying about seeing something go through the laminator. My kids were mesmerized watching me run the leaves through…

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Snowman Ball Sort

Our Snowman Ball Sort activity requires a bit more prep than the other activities in our 31 Days of Indoor Fun for Toddlers…but it is well worth it! We finally put away our Christmas Tree Ball Sort just this past week because…

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Fill the Snowman Fine Motor Game for Toddlers

It’s Day 14 of our 31 Days of Indoor Fun for Toddlers and today we created a Snowman Fine Motor Game for Toddlers! This is something your toddler can use over and over again all winter long! It takes a…

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Kid-Made Dish Towels

Post by Contributing Writer Amy These dish towels make a practical gift for anyone who loves your kids, a wonderful house warming gift, or just a fun addition for your own kitchen! We made them as Christmas gifts…

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