A decade ago I made these finger puppets out of felt for my first child to entertain him in church. Although they are a little worse for wear, they have helped us get through many church meetings and have been used by all of my kids. They are so simple to make. I just bought a variety of colors of pre-cut felt squares (from JoAnn's I believe). Then I looked at pictures of cartoon animals to give me some ideas of how to shape the individual animals faces. I cut out 2 upside-down U shapes and ... Read More about Finger Puppets
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Make Your Own Crayons
Is your crayon box riddled with hundreds of broken crayons like ours is? Make your own crayons for your toddlers who can't hold regular crayons or as Valentine's Day gifts for your kids friends. It is super easy...all you need to do is gather up all the pieces (or break up full size crayons). All the wrappers need to be removed from the crayons. I soaked mine in cold water and the paper peeled right off. I made sure to dry off the crayons and then put the crayons into a small muffin tin that has ... Read More about Make Your Own Crayons
Home-Made Heart Suckers
Go ahead and make these easy heart suckers as a Valentine's treat, gift or rainy day treat. My kids love them. I have used a couple of different flavorings but once I tried LorAnn Oils, I will not use any other. They have a lot more flavor than the ones I had tried. I have seen it at grocery stores and craft stores and it comes in tons of yummy flavors. Some of our favorites are: cinnamon, rootbeer, orange, grape and green apple. This recipe comes right out of a a small recipe book that ... Read More about Home-Made Heart Suckers
Strawberry Pancakes
Make delicious heart shaped Strawberry Pancakes for someone special this Valentine's Day. My kids love eating these pancakes for breakfast, especially when they are shaped like hearts. A few years ago I found some pancake molds in the dollar section at Target. They have worked great! I spray them with Pam and then fill them up half-way with our favorite Strawberry Pancake batter. When bubbles begin to form on the middle of the pancakes, you simply grab the handle and turn them to cook on ... Read More about Strawberry Pancakes
Handprint Valentines
Sharing a simple but fun Handprint craft for Valentine's Day with you today! We made some fun and personalized Handprint Valentines cards to send to the kids Grandparents. We painted each of their hands with two different colors and put each handprint on paper to form the shape of a heart. Then each child printed a personalized message around the handprints in the shape of a heart. (I drew a line in pencil around the hearts to help them write along to maintain the heart shape. When we were ... Read More about Handprint Valentines