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Child's Gift to Grandma - Make an Easter Coloring Book as a Gift

Posted in: Easter, Holiday, Kids
Learn how to make a free Easter Coloring book using coloring pages free coloring book sheets Butterfly and Egg, Easter, Heart Easter Egg, Spring Bird, Easter Bunny, Chicken Bunny, Dot - To - Dot Easter Egg and Plain Easter Egg. This is a free craft you can download and print right from your own computer.

Put a Valentine in a Lunch Bag or Briefcase!

Posted in: Valentine's Day, Holiday
t’s always the right time to stick a little note in a lunch bag, briefcase, in between pages in a book...or tucked under the pillow! It really doesn’t have to be Valentine’s Day to tell someone “I love you...” Buying cards can get expensive---and besides they are big and obvious. So why not just slip in a little note that is the size of a business card? With the free printable Valentine Note Cards offered with this article (see link at the end), you can hand-write a note, or you can use your computer to preprint short love notes---all done on blank business cards! Use white or any plain-colored business card blanks (which you can purchase in stores like Office Depot, Staples, and usually even stores like Target and Wal-Mart). Instructions are provided below. You can make up little “coupons” for Valentine’s Day, using the business-card-sized notes! Tuck a coupon that

Shipping Something Fragile? Put It In a Pringles Can!

Posted in: Military, Crafts
It is often hard to find a box or container that is small enough and doesn’t weigh too much for something fragile, such as homemade cookies, that you want to ship to your soldier, especially if the package has to go overseas. Empty Pringles chips cans are a perfect solution!

How to Make Painted Christmas Cookies

Posted in: Christmas, Holiday, Holiday, Party Foods
How about trying your hand at painting your Christmas cookies this year? While at first glance they may seem difficult to accomplish, painting Christmas cookies is easy enough for children to help with. Christmas cookie paint is actually a simple mix of egg yolk, water, and food coloring. After you've rolled out the dough and cut the shape you want, just paint on some playful designs, and bake your cookies as always. A couple of techniques can be used to place the designs on the dough. You can paint freehand or take a smaller cookie cutter and gently imprint or press the design to paint.

Sharing Family Christmas History

Posted in: Christmas, Holiday
A new and exciting way to share family Christmas history is the creation of a shadow box ornaments. This new craft idea is sweeping the nation as a way to preserve family history while sharing in during the holiday season. With a bit of creativity, family treasures, photos and other special heirlooms, your shadow box ornaments..............