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Green teacher gifts I’ve created over the years
For us procrastinators, time is running out to figure out what to give teachers on the last day of school before the holiday break. Hopefully these ideas, of…
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Yes we can bake that. It’s Christmastime!
I’ve told you before how I love to bake, that I always have since I was a kid, and about the time I ran away from home with…
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Snapshots of a homemade birthday, as she turned 5
They awoke by finding the birthday girl’s special birthday books on the table, and they were all eager to look at the pages, the photos and the stories…
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Simple photo ornament made from tree trunk wood
I knew I wanted to do this craft, making photo ornaments using cut off pieces from our Christmas tree trunk. So when we went to cut down our…
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Sewing a felt tree garland or banner for Christmas
To get started on this project, for children draw simple triangle trees onto a sheet of felt and have them start cutting. My five-year-old cut about three sheets…
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Making upcycled burlap balls for our homemade tree
I saw this fabric ball idea on Pinterest and immediately thought it would be a great use for some of the torn burlap that I recently acquired for…