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IT Craft: Custom Recycled Crayons

By on February 10, 2012

Are broken crayon taking over your home? Recycle them and create custom crayons as Valentine Gifts! I held off on posting this too soon so as not to spoil gifts that we sent out to Teagan’s cousins! These are super easy to make. All you need are: Crayons Molds or a muffin tin. We used [...]

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Guest Blog: Let’s make some play dough with FamilySponge.com!

By on January 15, 2012

Moms are always looking for fun, easy and inexpensive activities to do with their kids. What kid doesn’t like play dough? Seriously, have you ever met a kid who doesn’t like it? Our friends over at Family Sponge are kindly sharing their DIY play dough recipe with us. http://familysponge.com is made up of IT moms Jada [...]

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Picture IT Friday Craft: Photo on Canvas

By on January 13, 2012

I love the look of photos on canvas but they can be pricey! This DIY craft is super easy and you can create great looking art for any wall in your house. Supplies: Blank 8×10 Canvas digital photo sized to an 8×10 and printed on photo paper Matte Mod Podge Matte Acrylic Sealer Spray Ribbon [...]

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IT’s Crafty – Melted Crayon Canvas

By on December 29, 2011

Get creative with crayons! Have your kids try out this neat craft and then display their artwork.   Melted Crayon Canvas box of 64 crayons blank canvas (we used and 8X10 but you can go as big as you like) can be found at craft store Blowdryer glue gun   Arrange the crayons along the [...]

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Gift IT: Disney Family Fun Kids Magazine

By on December 15, 2011

I had always considered myself good with crafts. Growing up, I was often complimented on my creativity and expanded upon that as I grew up. Then, I hit a stretch of time during college and graduate school that my life became all about “the facts” and I lost touch with my creative side. Since having [...]

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IT’s Crafty: American Girl Crafts Party Collection

By on November 18, 2011

  Being the mom of two girls, sometimes the speed at which they’re growing up needs to be put on hold, even if it’s only for a few hours.  They’re surrounded by kids at school, bombarded by TV shows and songs on the radio, and live lives that aren’t anywhere near as innocent as I [...]

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Halloween Crafts and Recipes on Disney Family.com and FamilyFun.com

By on October 28, 2011

  Two of my go-to-sites for fun crafts, recipes and tips are definitely Disney Family.com and FamilyFun.com. We recently spend time with the Disney Interactive Media Group at their spook-tacular Halloween Bash! We got a first hand look at a few of the ghoulishly cool Halloween crafts and recipes that the sites have to offer. Halloween is this [...]

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IT’s Playtime: Box-O-Mania Play Box Review

By on July 3, 2011

As a kid I still remember the joy I felt when anyone in the neighborhood purchased a new appliance. While the adults were eyeing the benefits of a new refrigerator or washer/dryer, we kids had our eyes on that box. We spent hours cutting and decorating the box. Our favorite standbys were playhouses, rocket ships [...]

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IT’s Spring Craft: Embellished Flip Flops

By on May 29, 2011

I made these cute flip flops for my daughter and niece the other day. We had a pedicure party with our new OPI Pirates of the Caribbean Laquers. The girls showed off their newly painted toes in their flip flops. What you need: Plain Flip-Flops (I used a pair from Michaels Craft store) ribbon (small [...]

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