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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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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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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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Outdoor Chalkboard Plus 5 Easy Learning Activities

Chalkboards are just fun, not to mention great fine motor and pre-writing practice. The only thing not to love about chalkboards is the chalk dust, so move it outside where you don’t have to worry about it! You’ll…

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Minecraft Impressionist Paintings

Post by Contributing Writer Kim of Life Over C’s Before I share this, you should know that I have no painting skills whatsoever. With the exception of painting every piece of furniture I can get my hands on, I do…

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Seashell Ornaments Kids Can Make

Post by Contributing Writer Amy Each year, the kids and I make a Christmas ornament together to remember the year. When they leave home, they will have their own collection of homemade memory ornaments to take with them. Except…

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Homemade Afterbite (anti-itch salve for mosquito bites)

I do not always remember to put mosquito repellent on the boys every time they step outside, so we inevitably have some mosquito bites around here. After Bite has been a lifesaver this summer. Unfortunately, however, I left ours at…

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Cutest Dollhouse Bookcase To Build Yourself

Last week I shared our baby girl’s nursery and promised plans and tutorial for building a dollhouse bookcase. When I was on bed rest and browsing Pinterest to plan a nursery, I found this adorable dollhouse bookcase (inspired by a Pottery…

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DIY Sensory Table that looks like a Manger

This past summer our church adopted a new curriculum and completely (and permanently) transformed an entire wing of the church to look like Ancient Judea. It is incredible. Our small group was assigned the two and three-year old classroom…

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Shiny Spider Web Art

This shiny spider web art activity is so simple! Big Brother had tons of fun creating various “webs”, especially after we looked at several online. I was inspired by our shiny fishbowls we made back when we celebrated…

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Simple Fourth of July Candle Holder

I don’t think that I have ever gone this long without posting (or at least scheduling guest posts)! Between taking care of a sick kiddo while Prince Charming was out of town and preparing for our weekend getaway to the…

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