Coffee Creamer Santa Author BIO:====Amanda Formaro is the entrepreneurial mother of four children. She and her husband live in southeastern Wisconsin. She is also the owner of FamilyCorner.com Magazine. Subscribe to her free holiday newsletter, Family Holidays, by sending any email message to holidays-on@mail-list.com or by visiting her website at http://familycorner.com/ Copyright 2000, Amanda Formarohttp://familycorner.com/ Ho Ho Ho! [...]
Leprechaun DustFrugal, easy to make and fun for kids to make themselves! Ingredients:Jell-O Brand instant pistachio puddingZiplock baggiesSpoons Milk Directions:Put 1 tablespoon of leprechaun dust (pudding mix) into a sealed baggie for each child. Add 1/4 cup of cold milk and let them shake and the instant pudding turns green. We have done this in my [...]
~Irish Gold~ These look like heavy gold "coins".Pile a big pot and it becomes the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow! East to make, and YUM! Ingredients: 24 Ritz crackers 1 cup smooth peanut butter 2 cups butterscotch chips Directions: Spread half of the crackers with peanut butter. Top each with a second [...]
Make your own Pirate Map... Pirate Map Materials: Rectangle cake pan or plastic tray Teabag Spoon Jug of hot water Plain writing paper Newspaper Masking Tape Directions: Cover your workspace with newspaper to protect it. Place the teabag in a tray and pour hot water onto it. Stir the teabag around to make the water brown. The stronger the color, the darker the paper [...]
This cute little fellow is all bundled up for those arctic winter mornings at the North Pole! thefamilycorner.com You will need burnt out light bulb rubbing alcohol acrylic paint in white and black gold cord or ribbon orange toothpick shiny gold ribbon gold chenille twist tie finger from a child's glove white iridescent pom pom [...]
Easy Tie Dye for KidsCopyright 2001, Amanda Formarohttp://familycorner.com Watch your child's face light up when you remove that first rubber band from your tie dyed t-shirt. It is truly amazing the designs that one can create with so few tools. Try these super easy tie dyes for kids and see what ours were raving about!For the [...]
Created by Richy Lainson, Age 14 Here is a great project for kids at a party or just to help them preserve memories. This project is easy and inexpensive. Materials:Tissue PaperMarkersWhite Glue and WaterCopy PaperPaint BrushNewspaper or Tablecover (to keep work area clean) Directions: Mix some white glue with a water a little at a time [...]
Easy Needle Turn Applique 101 Baby Signature Quilt Car Quilt Courtenay Crown Pattern French Costumes Friendship Star Mystery Quilt Organize Thread & Ribbon Quilt Links Quilts - First ones I made before really learning to quilt Sewing Graphics Which Came First? Wedding Quilt Y2K 3" Square Quilt Y2K 2" Square Quilt
I suggest you start with something simple like a flower with two parts - the petals as one piece and a little circle center for piece two or try a heart... once you get comfortable (and yes it takes a few times before it comes easy to you) then you can go onto more complicated [...]
If you are an avid crafter and quilter... you will love this great idea - Want to organize your spools of thread or ribbon??? For Ribbon... Submitted by Carol V in New York - Unwind the top of a metal hanger and thread the spools on in color groups. Rewind the top hanging part and voila... [...]