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    12 Easy and Budget-Friendly Halloween Crafts for Kids

    Here are some easy Halloween crafts that kids can do with minimal adult supervision and common materials: 1. Paper Plate Pumpkins Materials: Paper plates, orange paint or markers, green construction paper, glue. How-To: Have kids paint or color the paper … [continue reading]

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    Learn how to make Marbled Paper using just: shaving cream, tempera paints, paper plates (or trays for larger prints), brushes, combs, paper (cut to size needed), cardboard, sponges for clean-up. Once done, you can use the paper in sketchbooks, bookmaking, … [continue reading]

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    Paper Models When planning your paper models, research what paper weight is best suited for your project and how you might want to use it. Alex’s paper airplanes. Balancing Bird Simple and fun! Canon 3D Papercraft There are models … [continue reading]

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    Tissue flowers are quick to make and the children enjoy making them. Younger children may need some help Paper with accordion-pleating the tissue paper. This project is rated EASY to do. Materials: Pastel colored tissue paper Chenille stem Scissors Ruler… [continue reading]

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    Candy Cane Heart Fold a piece of heavy red construction paper in half. Glue a smaller piece of pink paper to the front of Heart the card, leaving enough red showing around the edges to make a border. Take 2 … [continue reading]

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    With Valentine’s Day arrives an opportunity to communicate one’s feelings to another, whether friend, Valentine Projects, or family. What better time to devote to this colorful tradition than a rainy day? by Deborah Greco Materials: Newspaper or old sheet to … [continue reading]

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    A Simple Craft

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    For this one all you need is thin round elastic and beads. You just string them on for a bracelet. You could use different shapes and colors for various results. For example, use red hearts for a Valentine’s Day gift.… [continue reading]

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