Tag: crafts

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KiwiCo — A Christmas Kit

Sam got a subscription to a science-building kit for Christmas, and we made our first one, a claw game for an arcade. Here’s how it all came out! Fun project! Related posts: Merry Christmas 2016! Christmas Morning with the Family […]

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Winter Party at Kindergarten

A few parents and I helped out with the winter party at Samantha’s kindergarten class. Crafts, stories and cupcakes. What a way to celebrate! Here, a pop-up book on the 12 Days of Christmas! Paper lanterns… a craft I designed […]

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Flag T-Shirts for Fourth of July

Inspired by the T-shirt Sam came home with last Independence Day from White House Day Care, we decided to do a family craft: Fourth of July Flag T-Shirts! You just put a blue handprint down on the T-shirt for the stars, […]

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A Day of Cooking and Crafts

With Greg off at work, Sam and I kept busy with a fun day at home. First, we made this Mississippi Roast in the crockpot — the one everybody was raving about on Pinterest until finally the New York Times […]

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How to Make Salt Dough Ornaments

This is not, nor ever will be, a craft blog. But when you have a four-year-old, and you’re heading into Christmas, some crafting is bound to be done. This year, it’s salt dough ornaments. So here is my obligatory Christmas […]

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Columbus Day: Crafts and Cookies

A Samantha-Mommy day! We went to the park with friends, then went shopping for a Halloween costume, then headed home to make an art project with leaves and a few Halloween cookies. A fun (and exhausting!) day! The playground at […]