December 2011
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Spoon Puppets…..The Perfect Winter Craft For Kids
Aren't these spoon puppets just too much fun? This dear readers is an example of a craft that will enthrall most kids and really requires minimal supplies and mess, and can be used afterwards to put on a show! So gather the supplies and your kids will be making spoon puppets for days, promise! You'll…
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Spoon Puppet Kid’s Craft
Here's a fun craft to do with the kids this winter: a spoon puppet theater! A few days ago I did this puppet craft with a group of about 60 girls ranging from ages 5-12, and it was fortunately received with great enthusiasm. Yes, quite a few of the girls needed help with the theater…
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Chanukah Prizes
On Chanukah I love to give my kids little prizes and useful presents……little things to make them happy and enjoy the holiday, and bigger things of the more practical nature. This year everyone got alarm clocks, reading lamps and storage baskets. Things that we needed and that were nonetheless received with great joy. The idea…
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Chanukah Sameach!
With most of the world celebrating one holiday or another, things have been a little bit quiet here on the blog, I'm very happy to report! I've been busy celebrating Chanukah with family and friends, welcoming guests from afar (Mexico), preparing a few Chanukah treats and doing my best to make this holiday joyful and…
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Price Tag Sticker Snowflake Garland
Yes, you're reading correctly, these fun crafts were made with price tag stickers! I spotted what I thought was neon tape at my local crafts store, and when I realized it was really price stickers I bought it anyway for the kids. Little did I know that I'd suddenly come up with some ideas to…
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Price Tag Sticker Candle Jars
Aren't these neon price tag sticker candle jars fun? When I bought some rolls of these stickers I thought I was buying them for my kids. Of course my kids don't have any idea that neon is "back" or that their mom really bought the stickers to satisfy that personal desire of hers for just…
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Price Tag Sticker Gift Wrap
You can create some fun gift wrap with neon price tag stickers! Just apply them in the patterns of your dreams to brown paper wrapped packages and enjoy! Of course some little gift tags would look great too! Note: these stickers can either be very sticky or not so sticky. If yours are of the…
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New Nesting Houses Mobile Kit In The Shop!
I've had his idea for a nesting house mobile ever since I designed my nesting dreidel mobile, and it has finally come to fruition! It's a 25 page digital crafting kit with lots of fun pages that you print from your own computer. Mix and match the elements and have fun making some festive mobiles…
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Crocheted Gelt Bags For Chanukah!
Phew, I did it, Chanukah is tonight and I did get around to crocheting little gelt (coins) bags for my young ones. Truthfully giving gelt is really the Chanukah tradition of yore, the idea of giving presents only really snuck in on account of the Dec. 25th holiday, so I realized that the first night…
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Hanukkah Kid’s Craft: Watercolor Collage
Isn't this Hanukkah watercolor collage just gorgeous? A perfect example of a really creative Hanukkah kid's craft that the whole family can do together! Today, on one of the busiest days of the year when I hadn't yet photographed anything to share with you, it arrived in my inbox from a wonderful reader from the…
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Knitting With Rope
Knitting with rope? Well yes, of course, what else would someone like me be doing at a time like this with Hanukkah just days away and not a decoration in site? Spending time on something totally unrelated to the task at hand makes perfect sense to those of us who will recognize the crafty…
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Cooking With Fennel
Engraving source here, photo source here. Are you familiar with fennel? It's a very popular root vegetable here in the Mediterranean and Middle East, and for good reason! And my friends, right now is fennel season, which means that not only is fennel quite inexpensive, it's at it's best! I am enjoying fennel everyday as I just…