The Idea Room

Halloween Crafts: Mummy Craft

I recently volunteered to help in my daughter’s classroom for her Halloween party. I was asked to come up with the Halloween Crafts the kids could make in about 10 minutes. After seeing a bunch of well used ideas on the internet, we came across an idea to make “bendable mummy dolls.” You will need (per mummy): 2 pipe cleaners…
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Cable Knit Hats

Knitting

If you are a knitter then you might want to make one these adorable cable knit hats. The cable stitch is easier than you think. I learned how by watching this video here. If you are interested in this pattern, send me an e-mail and leave a comment and I will send you an e-mail with the pattern. If you…
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Valentines Treat – Candy Cane Heart Suckers

Recipes· Valentine's Day

Wondering what to do with all of those left-over mini-candy canes? Here is a fun idea that is perfect for Valentine’s Day and the perfect Valentines treat! To make these heart shaped suckers, take two mini candy canes and place them together on a lightly greased baking sheet. Place a sucker stick between the bottoms of each. Bake in a…
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Wooden Spool Dolls

Crafts· Girls

I found some spools at Michael’s. They also had some wooden heads that already had a smiley faces painted on them. I added some curly craft hair and also bought smaller beads to make buns and pony tails. I glued the wooden beads on the heads where I wanted them. After drying I painted them. On the wooden spools I…
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