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Christmas Crafts for Older Kids

Christmas Crafts for Older Kids

October 9, 2023 By Katie Chiavarone Leave a Comment

These Christmas crafts for older kids include homemade gifts, DIY ornaments, Christmas cards, home decor and more!  Christmas is an incredible holiday that brings families closer together through love and happiness. While younger children typically dominate holiday crafting activities, older ones can join in on the festive fun too! Christmas

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3 Egg Carton Halloween Crafts

3 Egg Carton Halloween Crafts

September 29, 2023 By Katie Chiavarone Leave a Comment

These egg carton halloween crafts will show you how to make a witch, a spider, and a bat all out of a recycled egg cartons. Using egg cartons for crafting is a great way to use materials that would otherwise be in the garbage can. These 3 adorable egg carton

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Egg Carton Witch Craft for Kids

Egg Carton Witch Craft for Kids

September 28, 2023 By Katie Chiavarone Leave a Comment

Egg carton crafts are great for turning recyclables into fun activities for kids. Toddlers and older children will love to make this egg carton witch as a fun Halloween craft or seasonal project.  Egg Carton Witch We eat a lot of the eggs in our house, and egg cartons are always begging

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20+ Halloween Activities for 1 Year Olds

20+ Halloween Activities for 1 Year Olds

September 27, 2023 By Katie Chiavarone Leave a Comment

Here is a collection of halloween activities for 1 year olds including science, sensory play and arts and crafts. When I first had children I couldn’t wait to celebrate all of the holidays with them. I stayed up late sewing my 6 month olds first halloween costume just to fulfill

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Crafts to Make with Egg Cartons

Crafts to Make with Egg Cartons

September 22, 2023 By Katie Chiavarone Leave a Comment

These crafts to make with egg cartons are fun for any time of year. Create animals, start a garden or make an art sculpture! Egg cartons are an inexpensive craft supply with a seemingly endless range of fun and creative projects. When preparing crafts for toddlers and preschoolers, I like

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Egg Carton Bats Halloween Craft

Egg Carton Bats Halloween Craft

September 21, 2023 By Katie Chiavarone Leave a Comment

Egg carton crafts are great for turning recyclables into fun activities for kids. Toddlers and older children will love to make these egg carton bats as a fun Halloween craft or seasonal project.  Egg Carton Bats We eat a lot of the eggs in our house, and egg cartons are always

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10 Thankful Crafts for Kids

10 Thankful Crafts for Kids

September 21, 2023 By Katie Chiavarone Leave a Comment

These thankful crafts for kids will help instill an attitude of gratitude in kids while having fun. Talking about gratitude with kids is important and essential to truly being thankful for all we have. It can be easy to take for granted all that we possess but through reflection we

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16 Fall Crafts for 3 Year Olds

16 Fall Crafts for 3 Year Olds

September 20, 2023 By Katie Chiavarone Leave a Comment

These fall crafts for 3 year olds will help children work on fine motor skills and color recognition while igniting the senses and learning about Fall.   Fall crafts are a great way to celebrate the season and get creative. From pumpkin crafts to leaf crafts, there are endless possibilities.

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Egg Carton Spiders Halloween Craft

Egg Carton Spiders Halloween Craft

September 19, 2023 By Katie Chiavarone Leave a Comment

Egg carton crafts are great for turning recyclables into fun activities for kids. Toddlers and older children will love to make these egg carton spiders as a fun Halloween craft or seasonal project.  Egg Carton Spiders We eat a lot of the eggs in our house, and egg cartons are

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14 Spider Crafts for Toddlers

14 Spider Crafts for Toddlers

September 19, 2023 By Katie Chiavarone Leave a Comment

These spider crafts for toddlers are fun and festive ways to practice fine motor skills and celebrate the season. Crafting with toddlers allows for so many learning-through-play opportunities. When crafting with young kids, try to focus less on the finished craft and about the process instead. The craft might not

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