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easy spooky halloween craft revisited

October 29th, 2009 · No Comments

 
This year has been way too busy for any new Halloween crafts.  So I re-post this (prob the best Halloween craft I ever did) one…
  http://www.blogsmonroe.com/moms/2008/10/cheap-halloween-craftdecoration-spooky-jars/

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Tags: craft · fall

Easy Homemade Halloween Game for Younger Kids

October 27th, 2009 · No Comments

Halloween Match-Up
 
Items needed: posterboard or painted piece of cardboard, word processing program (like Microsoft Word), cardstock, scissors, glue or tape.

Open a Word document and create a 2X2 table to fill the page.
Adjust the format settings so clip art pasted into each square is centered and at the bottom of the cell. 
Browse through the clip-art collection (or use [...]

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Tags: craft · fall

Homemade Sidewalk Chalk Paint

September 21st, 2009 · 1 Comment

Crayola makes sidewalk chalk, but its just too expensive.
To make your own homemade sidewalk chalk paint, you need a few basic items: cornstarch, food coloring, water, plastic cups, paintbrushes.
 

I don’t have an exact recipe, but fill the cup about 1/3 with cornstarch, add a few drops off food coloring and stir in cool water until [...]

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Tags: craft · things-to-do