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Archive for the ‘Arts and Crafts’ Category

November 19th, 2007

15 Fun Things to Do With the Kids During Thanksgiving

My kids get out of school on Wednesday and they are SO excited! We love the holidays around my house and I was trying to think of some fun things I can do with the kids while they are out of school; not places to go, but things to do around the home like crafts, […]

By Julie -- 1 comment

November 8th, 2007

Aqua Dots Recalled

My friend Maricar alerted me this morning about the Aqua Dots recall. I also heard about it on the radio while I was dropping my kids off at school. This is very serious and you need to remove them from your home asap and out of your children’s reach.
We have a puppy and kitty that my daughter […]

By Julie -- 1 comment

November 7th, 2007

British Stores Taking Bindeez Beads off Shelves

There’s a popular Australian toy called Bindeez Beads that British stores are taking off of their shelves after 3 kids were hospitalized. It’s believed that the kids ate these Bindeez Beads that may have contained traces of the illegal drug fantasy.
The toys, designed by Melbourne-based firm Moose Enterprise, were expected to be a popular Christmas […]

By Julie -- 0 comments

October 15th, 2007

Parenting.com’s Top 26 Toys of 2007

Everyone is coming out with top toy lists right now. It’s hard to keep up, but I love to see which toys made the cut and which ones didn’t. I am particularly interested in Parenting.com’s list because they asked kids from around the country to test 100 playthings and tell them which ones were their […]

By Julie -- 0 comments

October 10th, 2007

How to Make a Balloon Bat

Just in time for Halloween…here are some great instructions from www.balloon-animals.com, on how to make a balloon bat. Anyone brave enough to try this and video it? :)

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By Julie -- 3 comments

October 8th, 2007

12 Best Toys of 2007 from Toy Wishes Magazine

Toy Wishes Magazine has come out with a list of this holiday season’s hottest toys. They are called the “Hot Dozen”. There is definitely a theme to most of the toys. See if you can tell what it is.
1. American Idol Talent Challenge

DVD with 12 songs with and without vocals from the show - Talent […]

By Julie -- 25 comments

October 3rd, 2007

Coloring for the Perfectionist Child

All three of my kids are perfectionist. (I don’t know where they get it from.) When it comes to art though, my boys are the most particular.
My 3 year old will get so frustrated when he draws outside of the lines. Side note: me reminding him that he is only three and he colors very […]

By Julie -- 2 comments

August 16th, 2007

Shrinky Dinks

I’m not sure how we didn’t get mom to get us Shrinky Dinks when we were young, because I remember hearing about them and thinking they sounded like so much fun to do! I believe I was an adult before I actually witnessed the shrinking, curling, melting action of the product. […]

By Kerri Aldrich -- 0 comments

July 23rd, 2007

Sock Puppets

After looking at different lists and posts last week about daytime activities, I thought it would be fun to try sock puppets with the kids. We have all kinds of scraps and bits and pieces to use in a throw-together craft project. And besides, I had a pair of socks that were […]

By Kerri Aldrich -- 4 comments

July 20th, 2007

Bob Weber, Jr.’s Kid Cartoonists

Does your child like to draw and make cartoons? If so, Bob Weber, Jr., cartoonist of Slylock Fox and Comics for Kids, has created a website to feature the artist of kids who want to share their cartoons.
From Kid Cartoonists.com:
Kid Cartoonists is a weblog for anyone under the age of 18 to submit and […]

By Kerri Aldrich -- 3 comments