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Beaded Pumpkin Jack O’ Lantern Ornaments

October 11, 2011October 11, 2011 Candace

We made these easy beaded pumpkin Jack O’ Lantern ornaments to add to our Halloween decorations. My children love to bead and it is great

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Pumpkin Bird Feeder

October 10, 2011October 9, 2011 Candace

After we finished our Pumpkin Shaving Cream Art, we had some bisected mini gourds we did not want to waste. So, we turned them into

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Fall Leaf Fairy

September 21, 2011 Candace

In the Spring we made flower fairies and now we are making leaf fairies! Materials: 1 wooden bead artificial leaves (or preserved fall leaves) 2

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Buccaneer Hat and Pirate Eye Patch Craft!

September 15, 2011September 15, 2011 Candace

Avast, ye landlubbers! September 19 be Talk Like a Pirate Day and me mateys and me are hoisting the main sail with pirate hats and

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An Apple for Teacher: Cardboard Tube Mini-Apples

September 14, 2011September 14, 2011 Candace

I think these cute mini-apples would make nice gifts for someone special in your child’s life. And while I enjoyed the crafting, they are so

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A is for Apple Sun Catchers

September 8, 2011September 6, 2011 Candace

We make new sun catchers for our windows every season. There are a few ways to make easy sun catchers and this is the simplest!

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How to Make a Flower Fairy

September 5, 2011August 29, 2011 Candace

We made these Flower Fairies in early summer but I am just getting around to posting them. In the fall, we will make them with

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Dinosaur Pasta Skeleton

August 31, 2011August 29, 2011 Candace

We’ve been learning about dinosaurs and have enjoyed our visits to the American Museum of Natural History. The kids tried their hands at assembling a

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Dinosaur Fossil Imprints in Salt Dough

August 22, 2011August 22, 2011 Candace

We have a lot of plastic dinosaur figurines from our visits to the American Museum of Natural History and we enjoy trying to classify them.

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Stegosaurus Craft

August 15, 2011August 15, 2011 Candace

We’ve been on a dinosaur kick for the last half year over here and I thought it would be fun to make a few dinosaur

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