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Including: Entertainment, Decor, AND Recipes! First up… Entertain your guests with one or all of these fabulous ideas! No Biggie: Entertain the kids while dinner is being prepared with this turkey marionette craft on Thanksgiving day. Dating Divas: Snap some fun pictures with your family this Thanksgiving. Capture some holiday memories with these festive and silly props to add to all the fun! Make And Takes: Entertain the kids with a craft that encourages them to count their blessings and to think about more than just the food this Thanksgiving....

These Halloween pom pom creatures are easy to make, with older children able to do it on their own, but younger ones needing supervision with using scissors and hot glue. And, the best part, you don’t need a fancy pom pom tool, you can make them with items you already have on hand at home. Supplies: Yarn – white, black, and orange Pipe cleaners – green and black Googly eyes Cardboard Fork Scissors Hot glue...

I’m partnering with GOOD THiNS today, yummy new snacks on the go for the whole family now available in the cracker aisle at Safeway. These snacks come in so many great flavors – GOOD THiNS Sweet Potato, GOOD THiNS Chickpea Garlic and Herb, GOOD THiNS Original Potato, GOOD THiNS Potato Spinach & Garlic, GOOD THiNS Rice Veggie Blend – so you’re going to find something everyone will love. Our fave are the Spinach & Garlic snacks, yum!...

The holidays are upon us and it’s the time of year to bust out the crafts and decorations. Are you planning on making a holiday wreath this year? Or decorating your home with evergreen garlands? Then you’re probably going to have leftover evergreen boughs and maybe not know what to do with them. Festive Wrapping Inspiration: Talk about beautiful packaging right? I love these pretty ideas for holiday gift wrapping....

**With each of these crafts, you could change up the colors to celebrate other countries and cultures. Red, White, and Blueberry Skewers: These festive treats are great for the kids to help with and make for a yummy potluck snack. You can’t go wrong with berries during the summertime- and the kids will love the marshmallows sandwiched in between! Pipe Cleaner Fireworks: Don’t want to light fire on the 4th?...

We’ve found 9 fabulously fun crochet coasters to make, you’ll love the designs. Peppermint Swirl Coasters – These are the ultimate coasters for Christmas! Crochet these up for a festive holiday gift. Via Petals to Picots. 2. Coffee Mug Shaped Coasters – Crochet these coasters for coffee mugs, in the shape of a coffee mug, too cute! Via Repeat Crafter Me. Grapefruit Coaster – So sweet! These would make great coasters for your friends to have during a summer BBQ!...

9 NOW Recipes with Summer Zucchini Zucchini Bread – My mom has been making this for years and it never disappoints! She typically bakes it in traditional loaf pans or mini loaf pans. But I’ve been loving muffin tins and even a 9×13 cake pan works great! Zucchini Parmesan Tater Tots – The perfect snack or side dish to make when you have an abundance of fresh zucchini on your hands....

We pitched the tent in our backyard and made it super-cozy with lots of blankets, sleeping bags, and pillows. A laptop computer (or portable DVD player) on a small stool or table is perfect for tent movie-viewing. It was a little more set-up than our usual living room movie night, but so much fun! Of course, we couldn’t have movie night without a treat. We combined our favorite movie night snack with our favorite camping treat for a delicious S’mores Popcorn....

These whimsical washi tape birthday cakes remind me of something from Alice in Wonderland or Dr. Seuss stories. So colorful and cute! I love having a stack of birthday cards on hand, and these cards are quick to make and low-mess. You and your kids can bust out a big stack of washi tape birthday cake cards in no time at all! Supplies: Blank cards, tags, or gift bags Washi tape in various patterns & colors Fine-tip black pen Scissors...

(SCROLL DOWN TO PRINT RECIPE) Ingredients: One small box of chocolate instant pudding – other flavors will also work 8 oz. whipped cream – cool whip or whip up your own graham cracker crust – I make a homemade graham cracker crust. Watch our video to see how to make your own crust: Method: Prepare your pudding mix as instructed – shake up your pudding till firm. Fold in your whip cream....

Supplies for Coiled Paper Snails: Strips of colored construction paper (ours are 1.5″x12″) Stapler, glue, or tape Coloring materials (markers, pastels, crayons, etc.) Small hole punch Pipe cleaners, cut into 3″ pieces Pencils Green construction paper for leaves (optional) Start by making the snail’s head. Fold a small piece of the paper strip under and secure it in place with stapler, glue, or tape. This will create a small loop for the snail’s head....

It’s that time of year again, back 2 school! Have your kids started school yet? It seems everyone has a different start date. I’m already seeing cute first day of school photos on facebook and instagram. We still have one more week, but we’re ready. I’m ready!! And to help us get excited, especially to meet our new teachers, we want to welcome them with fun and “colorful” teacher gift ideas....

Coloring Rice Green for a Fun Spring Craft Coloring rice is a simple, fun craft that’s great for kids and adults alike. Whether you’re making a sensory bin, decorating a spring display, or creating colorful Easter crafts, this quick project is a must-try. Supplies: dry white rice – any kind rubbing alcohol – this helps rice dry faster green food coloring plastic zip baggie paper towels tray Instructions: Safety Tip: Food coloring can stain skin and surfaces, so protect your workspace and wear gloves if needed....

We take so many family pictures and this was a great way to organize some of them together into a quick and fun family scrapbook. I took inspiration from this “first family” and their crazy adventures as I searched for how to assemble our own family picture book. The Croods journey begins this March 2013. Our jouney began December 2000 :) Supplies for Family Photo Album: printed pictures white cardstock paper colored paper scissors and/or paper slicer natural twine hole punch glue stick embellishments – craft paint, stickers, color markers/pens...

These necklaces make great gifts for giving something new, different, and sassy to your friends and loved ones. Even my kids love wearing them too. They’re simple and fun to crochet! Supplies: yarn – any color or gauge crochet hook – size depending on your yarn gauge scissors crochet needle You can do this a few different ways: -1st Necklace Option- I used 3 different colors of yarn and blended them together as one piece of yarn....

This tutorial uses the half double crochet (hdc). To learn more about this stitch or to freshen up your skills, see this how-to video for basic stitches: Crochet Bow Tutorial A few months back I was on an airplane and whipped up a few of these myself using Jess’s Crochet Bow Tutorial. It’s super simple to follow. Do you love my “airplane scissors?”!! I did not have any glue, so I did have to alter it a little....

Supplies: red yarn cream yarn green yarn crochet hook size H scissors yarn needle black yarn (optional for seeds) I’m a big fan of crocheting granny squares these days and this is pretty much the same method, but you’ll be going in a circle instead of a square. Most of the stitches are just the same as you crochet watermelon coasters. Stitches: chain stitch (ch), double crochet (dc), half double crochet (hdc), single crochet (sc), slip stitch (sl)...

Draw and Paint a Cute and Chubby Piggie Supplies for Piggie Paintings: painting paper black oil pastel, crayon, or Sharpie washable paints and brushes Instructions: This piggie is mostly made with circles, so it’s nice and easy to draw freehand or use objects to trace – whichever your child prefers! We drew with a black oil pastel, but if your child gets bothered by a bit of smearing, choose a crayon or Sharpie instead....

Spending time in the kitchen with my kids has always been a favorite activity. Now that 3 of my kids are off at college and the youngest has a busy high school schedule that doesn’t happen much. But I do know that my kids have lots of happy memories of spending time in our kitchen and the yummy food that has come out of our kitchen. Nothing brings me more pleasure than when one of my boys (ages 22 and 24) calls me and asks for one of my recipes!...

What I love most about this garland is that I can leave it up year-round. I love the shabby chic feel of it. It will be perfect to hang in our bedroom, maybe as part of a gallery wall surrounded by photos of those we love. How To Make A Valentine’s Day Garland This is a fun project that you can make while watching a movie. Depending on the length you can probably make it in about an hour....