Archive for September, 2008

Getting Started In Scrapbooking: Practical Craft Tips

Tuesday, September 30, 2008 1:31 No Comments

One of the best thing about scrapbooking is that although there are lots of of scrapbooking materials available in the crafts shops, you really don’t need a lot to createyour very first scrapbook. Basically, all you require to scrapbook is an album, some glue, a pair of scissors, and some photographs or newspaper clippings. Any [...]

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Choosing The Perfect Halloween Costume

Saturday, September 27, 2008 22:54 2 Comments

Although costumes for infants are selling better than ever, the toddler age group is probably the most popular for Halloween costumes. Costumes for toddlers are usually the sort of fun, colorful themes that all toddlers enjoy. And now that the child has grown up a little, it’s safe to use face paint to make the [...]

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Kids in the house… rainy day… time for crafting!

Monday, September 22, 2008 17:39 No Comments

There are those days when we’re in between holidays, the sky is gloomy, the kids seem to be at lose ends, and everybody is fidgeting, when we just need something to do that makes us smile. Making something with our hands really seems to brighten even the most uninspiring day. When we’re making [...]

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How To Make Your Own Fast And Easy Halloween Costumes

Thursday, September 18, 2008 4:45 No Comments

Five quick easy Halloween Costumes you can whip up in an afternoon!
Life sometimes puts way more on our plates than we can manage. Just as you’re recovering from back to school frenzy and are reintegrating driving kids here and there for after school activities, Halloween is upon you before you know it. If you’ve got [...]

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Teaching Children to Sew

Wednesday, September 10, 2008 17:02 No Comments

Sewing is a very practical skill to teach children. After all, our wardrobes are made of stitched materials, backpacks are stitched, bedspreads, etc.
It’s really not that difficult to teach children to sew. To start, you should show them a small type of activity like sewing a pillowcase.
There are two ways of sewing the fabric. Sewing [...]

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Crafting with Recycled Goods

Monday, September 8, 2008 16:53 No Comments

All people love to make crafts. Craft making is a great hobby that involves creativity and some attention to give a shape of your idea. One drawback to some of the more popular craft-types is that they require special tools to get started and that costs money.
This is when it pays to be especially creative!
There [...]

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Scrapbooking is Great for All Ages!

Saturday, September 6, 2008 16:41 No Comments

People can easily turn their mementos including photo, cards and other paper material into scrapbooks, an interesting method of presenting the memories of your family. Kids also enjoy it and consider it a creative way of accumulating many facets of graphic arts.
Kids consider craft making a learning experience that makes them an expert in that [...]

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Kid Crafting Safety

Wednesday, September 3, 2008 16:27 No Comments

Kids crafts include activities like painting, drawing, sewing, and working with clay, etc. All these and other such activities make children learn and develop the basic concept of art.
All these arts and craft activities include the usage of paint, glue, needles, scissors etc. Paints and glues contain substances that could prove to be harmful for [...]

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The Many Uses of Beads

Tuesday, September 2, 2008 17:22 No Comments

Crafting with Kids can be a ton of fun, it’s just a matter of finding a craft they would be interested in. Since children seem to be drawn to bright and shiny objects to work or play with, beads make a great crafting tool!
Beads can be used for decorating homemade greeting cards, book marks, or [...]

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