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Three Fun and Easy Home-Made Playdough Recipes

doughI’m sure when we were kids one of our favorite things was playdough. It allows so much imagination and hours of creativity and fun. Playdough is still a favorite artistic medium of kids everywhere. Playdough can be used over and over again if kept in its container, or kids can let their creations dry and keep them.

You can find playdough in almost any store that sells toys. But it’s also very cheap and easy to make. You probably have everything you need to make at least one type of playdough in your kitchen cupboard. Some recipes are even edible. Here are three fun and simple ways to make playdough.

Cotton Ball Snowball Fights

Have you ever been walking in the snow, minding your own business, when all of a sudden you feel pain? You’ve been hit in the back of the head by a snowball? You know snowballs hurt, but snowball fights are part of the fun of having snow. Along with building snowmen, snowball fights are a common childhood activity. To avoid being hurt, however, you may want to suggest your children have snowball fights with cotton balls.

Your children may not like the idea of having snowball fights with cotton balls, but there are several benefits of having snowball fights this way.

Sock and Glove ~ Craft Book Review

Sock and Glove: Creating Charming Softly Friends from Cast-Off Socks and Gloves

If your house is like ours, you have many single socks, mittens and gloves. Have you ever wondered what to do with all these? What is you could create some cool crafts from them instead of throwing Sock and Glove: Creating Charming Softly Friends from Cast-Off Socks and Gloves
them out?

This Japanese craft book, Sock & Glove presents thirteen delightful softy projects that are quick to make, and certain to amuse and delight. Full of individuality and mischief, these stuffed creations are all pieced together from ordinary socks, gloves, and mittens. Step-by-step illustrations and instructions make it easy to craft and dress a whole menagerie, including monkeys, elephants, piglets, bunnies, and fish.

2 Fun Autumn Activities For Kids

As the fall winds blow and leaves make their decent from tree. Now is the perfect time for some fun autumn activities for children. Here are some ways to have fun with your them this fall:

Create an Autumn Yard Collage

This is a great way to get your kids involved in beautifying your front lawn for the fall season. Materials you will need to create your autumn yard collage include hay bales, pumpkins (all sizes), scarecrows, cornucopias, etc. Anything related to fall will look wonderful. Stack your hay bales to create a backdrop. Next, place a huge scarecrow on the center of the stack. Then add other complimentary fall accessories like cornucopias, corn stacks, etc.

Fun and Crafty Ceramic Gift Ideas

If you walk in to a gift shop or discount store you will notice there is always some sort of ceramics. This is especially true around the holidays. And with the holidays coming these would make great gifts for anyone.

Deciding to make you these yourself can become a extra special gift. Creating a special piece to the likes of the recipient, you can make it in their favorite colors or designs with some things that they will find useful in their home.
Here are some ceramic gift ideas to get your creative juices flowing.

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