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How to use Leftover Halloween Candy

If your kids are like mine, they come home from trick-or-treating with way too much candy. As wonderfully delicious as candy is, the fun wares off after a few days. Here are some creative ways to use some of that candy. Add candy to cookie dough – Small candy makes a great substitute for chocolate…

Halloween Kid Craft: Q-Tip Skeleton

I thought this idea was so adorable. I can’t take any credit, as my son brought it home from school. It’s a great, innexpensive craft idea that uses things you probably already have. For this craft, my son’s teachers drew the lines where the “bones” were to go with chalk on black construction paper. My…

Fall Craft: Leaf Transfers

Today we had a huge wind storm which left our backyard completely yellow and brown with leaves. Since I’m going to make my husband be the one to rake them up, I decided to give him a hand and pick up a five or six for a craft. You’re welcome, husband. Supplies Needed: Leaves Computer…

Halloween Decoration: Ghosts

Tomorrow is the first day of October! In my opinion, this makes it officially okay to get out the Halloween decorations. Here are some ghosts we made last year. You can tell the ones made by older kids and those made by younger kids. No matter what age though, these are great fun for kids…

Christmas Gift: Personalized Calendar

Out of all the gifts I’ve given my parents, I believe this was their favorite: a calendar of their grandchildren. Rather that find them a beautiful calendar at the mall, I made one with pictures of their grandchildren for each month. I created mine using iPhoto, but Sam’s Club, Wallgreens, Kodak and many others provide a…

High Chair Floor Pad

We recently moved to a new house. While I love my new home, the builders obviously didn’t have young children and put light-colored carpet in the dining room. We hope to one day exchange the carpet for wood, but in the mean time, I have a very messy baby who likes to throw food. I…

How to Help Children Celebrate Independence Day

In our home, we love Independence Day (the 4th of July). My son is finally at the age where he can understand why we celebrate Independence Day. Today, I tried to explain it to him and he looked at me like I was either crazy, or extremely boring. I decided I must be doing something…

Memory Books

It may only be June, but I always like to start on my Christmas shopping super early for many reasons. First off, I don’t want to spend the entire month of December rushing around trying to pick out gifts for everyone. Second, I like to make homemade gifts and starting them early ensures they can…

Kid’s Apron

Because I love to cook and bake so much, it’s important for me to involve my children. Also, with the world’s pickiest eater as my son, he’s often more willing to try a food, if he helped prepare it. Here is a simple gesture, that helped my son get excited about getting in the kitchen…

Coasters and Hot Pads

Here is a great, easy craft for under $10, requires little time and is very useful. Make coasters and hot pads extremely cheap that fit your style. All you need are some tiles from a hardware store and foam circles. For the coasters, I used 4.25×4.25 inch tiles. Tiles can cost as little as $0.10…