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Kids' Crafts

All the artsy, messy, fun stuff that me and the little monkeys do all day:

Fused Plastic Bead Suncatchers

Taking Apart Appliances

School Glue Dyed with Acrylic Paints

Rainbow Cake

Painting the Car

Modeling Marzipan

Perfect Paper Snowflakes

Popsicle Stick Star of David and Christmas Tree Ornaments

Shaving Cream Puff Paint

Liquid Watercolor Spray Paint

Rainbow Waffles

S'mores Cupcakes

Five Things Other Than Paper to Paint with Liquid Watercolors

White Chocolate Fondue Sculptures

Egg Carton Color Sorters

Felt Playsets

Homemade Peanut Butter

Play Dough

Tie-Dyed Socks


Beaded Ribbon Necklace

Watercolor Crown

Balancing Butterflies

Cream Cheese Butterfly Snack

Coffee Filter Tie-Dye

Spray Painting with Children

Temporary Flower Art

Paper Dolls

Decoupage with a Group of Children

Snow Paint

Dot Painters
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Pumpkinbear's homeschool-books book recommendations, reviews, favorite quotes, book clubs, book trivia, book lists

Homeschool Blogs

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    Disney Mid-May Madness Sale on all iTunes Storybook apps - The sale runs from May 17 – May 21 and all Storybook apps below will be $4.99 only! Wreck-It-Ralph Storybook Deluxe – Relive the incredible story of the Di...
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    Last Day of School! - It's the last day of school! This has definitely been a long awaited, much anticipated day. We ditched the schoolwork and headed out to our community plo...
  • E is for Explore!
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  • Mt. Hope Chronicles
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  • The Magic Onions
    Friday’s Nature Table - Welcome to Friday’s Nature Table, where we share our nature inspired activities and creations. Each week, I feature a link from the week before. I think th...
  • Relentlessly Fun, Deceptively Educational
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  • All Things Beautiful
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  • We Don't Need No Education
    In The Studio: Warning!! Dissecting Kits - We are having lots of fun preparing activities for children who come to the studio. The ages range from preschool through high school, so there are a wide ...
  • mamascout
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  • LaPaz Home Learning
    Proud mama brag - My amazing, smart, funny, kind, thoughtful, beautiful daughter Emily graduated yesterday from UNC-G with a degree in English Literature. Her dad and I are ...
  • The Artful Parent
    T-Shirt Transfers :: Iron a Fave Child's Drawing onto a T-Shirt - I have a post over on No Time for Flash Cards right now on how to transfer your children's drawings onto T-shirts. Kid's totally love this! Maia and Daphne m...
  • Ordinary Life Magic
    going outward - we do our living outside in the summertime. there's the rose patio (it's surrounded by roses), right by the back door, where we play with games and scienc...
  • The Chronicle of the Earth
    Broken Links - I have gotten some comments that links and downloads are currently not working. This is because, due to financial reasons, I had to let the subscription to...
  • Teaching from a Tackle Box
    Montessori on Etsy! - *I thought I was addicted to Pinterest, and then along came Etsy!* Jessica from Garden of St. Francis suggested to me that I start selling my handmade Mon...
  • On The Shelf: A Picture Diary of Montessori Work In Our Classroom
    Some springtime activities - Volcano work with baking soda and vinegar. Watch it erupt! Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar cutting strips! Print making with styrofoam. Farm...
  • Almost Unschoolers
    Composite Head Collages - Art for Children - Arcimboldo - * * * * * * *Materials:* - Different colors of construction paper - Glue sticks - Scissors (child safe if appropriate) - Magazines or catalog...
  • Counting Coconuts
    Where Am I? - ** Hi there! As you can see, I haven't been blogging regularly for several months now. This is a result of a sudden blog-break I had to take last fall, ...
  • The Helpful Garden
    New Downloads Site - I have been working on a new downloads site for this blog for a couple of months now (in all that spare time I pull out of thin air). It is still under co...
  • Blog, She Wrote
    Blog, She Wrote has moved! - Blog, She Wrote has moved to a new location: blogshewrote.org
  • Satori Smiles
    BrainPOP subscription 20% off - BrainPOP has been an exciting video supplement to our studies for over three years now. We use it mostly to supplement our Science and History lessons, but...
  • My Montessori Journey
    New Etsy shop listing: Thanksgiving Pillow: BLESSED - I just listed this item in my Etsy shop, right in time for Thanksgiving. This would make a great hostess gift for Thanksgiving. Or a treasured keepsake to pu...
  • Home Chemistry
    Two New Books for Families That Love Science! - This past year has been busy -- but the result has been TWO new books with tons of amazing science and other geeky projects for kids and families! *Geek M...
  • Lizards and Ladybugs
    - This Blog will be closing soon. After becoming accustomed to Blogger and how it works, I've since created a new blog and will be posting everything there fr...
  • : : 100 Digits : :
    Spring Break Martial Arts Camps 2012 - Week 1: April 2-6 (Edmonds School District Spring Break) Week 2: April 16-20 (Northshore School District Spring Break) Gung Fu for Christ and Refuge Church...
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The lucky momma of two little blonde daddy clones, we spend our days eating cheese cubes and oranges, reading books about dinosaurs, pestering the dadda, and making junk out of other junk.
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  • mer mag
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  • Crafterella
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