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Handprint Trolls Salt Dough Ornament

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This post contains affiliate links. Please see my disclosure policy. One of our traditions every year include making handprint and footprint salt dough ornaments.  Each ornament can have it's own story and the kids love asking questions about each and every one. They also make the perfect keepsake for those little hands and feet. We've done everything from footprint Olaf's to Minions, this year … [Read more...]

Fall Leaf Handprint Turkey Craft

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Now that school has started my to-do list has nearly doubled with after school activities, Cub Scout meetings, and dance class. After working all day I pick the kids up off the bus and we're on the go until it's time for homework, bath, and bed. I try to make our after school routine go as smooth as possible but some nights there's just not enough time in the day to do it all. Yesterday we had one … [Read more...]

Watercolor Resist Spider Web Art

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This week we were looking for a Halloween craft that would be fun to do for different age groups. My niece and nephews were over for a play date and they range in ages from 4 - 8. So we tested out different watercolor resist methods to create our own spider web designs. For the first art piece we made we used a plain old white crayon to design our webs on the paper and then designed our watercolor … [Read more...]

Glow In The Dark Puffy Paint Recipe

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This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Amazon. The opinions and text are all mine. This week we're teaming up with Amazon to bring you a "magical" craft in celebration of the launch of Niko and the Sword of Light! This is an easy DIY recipe that even the kids can help with. My kids love the 3d effect that the puffy paint gives and we added a little magical touch by making … [Read more...]

How To Make Galaxy Slime – Sensory Play

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Thank you Elmer’s for sponsoring this post. All opinions expressed are my own. Making slime has been one of our favorite activities this summer, there are just SO many fun and creative recipes out there to make! After a stroll through the craft store where I get most of my inspiration for our crafts I came across these colorful round beads that I thought would perfect to use as planets in our … [Read more...]