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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.

Thanksgiving Craft: Turkeys

Turkeys are popular at Thanksgiving time, both as the main dish and as decorations. There are many different ways to create nice turkey that may become a tradition for decorating for years to come.

The simplest turkey to make is by tracing around a hand, fingers spread.? The thumb becomes the head, the other fingers the feathers and the palm is the body of the turkey. Color the turkey, add details like eyes and cut it out. They can be hung on the walls, scattered around the table or used to create a mobile.

Thanksgiving Craft: Necklace and Bracelet

I remember when my friends and I were young girls, we were fascinated with making bracelets and necklaces using beads in all shapes and sizes as well as their brilliant colors. Now my daughter enjoys these projects as much as I do.

One trip to your local craft store is all that is needed to begin the process of creating necklaces and bracelets at home. Choose a leather cord and a variety of beads in all shapes, sizes, and colors. Then put the cord through each bead until you have the desired look. Follow this same process for both necklace and bracelet.

4 Fun Autumn Craft Ideas

Autumn LeavesAutumn is such a fun time. Leaves turn shades of golden orange and brown. Use this beautiful creation of nature to your advantage. Focus on leaves for inspiration with these fun autumn craft ideas.

Leaf Tracings

Fold 10 sheets of copy paper in half and crease in the center. Bind the booklet by punching two holes in the spine, threading yarn through the holes, and tying the ends. Take your kids to the park. Challenge them to find and trace as many unique leaves as possible.

Book of Leaves

How to make a Throw Pillow with No Sewing

Throw pillows make any bed or couch more comfortable and more attractive.? There’s just nothing like cuddling up with a nice, soft pillow at the end of a long day, except maybe cuddling up with a nice, soft home-made pillow.

Throw pillows are surprisingly easy to make.? You can even make one if you don’t know how to sew.? Read on to see how simple it is.

Supplies

  • 1 yard each of two coordinating pieces of fleece (prints, solids, or one of each; a print with a matching solid color makes a nice reversible pillow)
  • 24-inch pillow form

Make Your Own Halloween Greeting Cards

Making your own Halloween greeting cards can be a fun for the entire family, but especially for the kids.

There are several ways you can make these cards.? One way is by downloading Halloween designs from the Internet and pasting them onto blank greeting cards.? In addition, there are also templates online which you can print out and have your kids color for their cards.

Another way, and more fun for the kids, is to simply use construction paper and crayons and let them be as creative as they wish. They can draw pumpkins and spiders; bats and witches; ghosts and goblins, whatever their hearts desire.? Then cut them out and paste them onto black construction paper. They can write their own greeting inside and send the cards to friends and relatives.

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