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Cool Candy Valentine’s Day Card Ideas for Kids

Valentine’s Day will be here before we know it. Kids love handing out Valentine’s Day Cards…. they just love it. Plus, they love receiving them as well. I don’t know about you, but every year I try to help my kids come up with different Valentine Card ideas than the year before. It gets difficult after a while to keep coming up with unique ideas. Well, I thought I would help you with that by showing you some really cool Candy Valentine’s Day Card Ideas for Kids. I found them all while scrounging the internet for you. Each are unique and a ton of fun to make. I’m sure you and your kids will find something here that they will enjoy making and giving to their friends and family. So, let’s get started.

Awesomely Cool Valentine’s Day Mailbox Craft Ideas

Valentine’s Day is next month. Now is the time to start getting your Valentine’s Day Mailboxes ready for February. Valentine’s Day mailboxes are a great way to collect your Valentine’s Day cards from all your friends and family members. I have searched the internet and found some really wonderful and awesomely cool Valentine’s Day Mailboxes. Surely, out of all the Valentine’s Day mailbox crafts I have listed in this post you will find one that fits your needs…. plus, it promises to be tons of fun for you and the kids.

Some Really Cool Perpetual Calendar Crafts for the New Year

Today I am going to show you a bunch of some really cool perpetual calendar crafts perfect for the upcoming New Year. What is great about perpetual calendars is that they can be changed to show any combination of day, month, and year….. which means that the same calendar can be used year after year after year. Sure, you can purchase a perpetual calendar at a store or online, but I am pretty sure you would spend way too much money and they wouldn’t be as awesome as the perpetual calendars I have listed here. I have scoured the internet to find you some really cool perpetual calendar crafts. You will surely find one here that will fit your needs.

A Collection of Fun Nativity Scene Crafts for Kids

One thing you see at most houses at Christmas time is a Nativity Scene. But, the problem with the store bought Nativity Scenes is that they are usually very delicate…. too delicate for the children to actually play with. And, the thing about that is…. children love to play with the Nativity Scenes. I mean, what’s not to want to touch…. there are small people, animals and a manger. There is an entire scene for the kids to want to act out with the characters. Well, why not make a Nativity Scene craft ….. put together a Nativity Scene of your very own that the children can actually play with. So, today I have put together a bunch of Fun Nativity Scene Crafts that I have found around the internet. All are a ton of fun…. and they are all meant to be played with.

Fun Kwanzaa Crafts for Kids

Oh boy…. do I have a treat for you today. In this post I have compiled 14 Kwanzaa crafts from around the internet. They are all perfect for your children to make. Whether you celebrate Kwanzaa or not these crafts are great to help teach your children about Kwanzaa and the African culture. Many of them not only incorporate the three colors of Kwanzaa (red, green & black), but they also help teach you about the 7 Principles of Kwanzaa…. Unity, Self Determination, Collective Work & Responsibility, Collective Economics, Purpose, Creativity and Faith. These are wonderful principles to have and to teach your children. So, check out these Kwanzaa crafts…. you are sure to find a few to do with your children.

A Collection of Awesomely Yummy Edible Christmas Crafts

Crafts come in all different kinds of forms. Today I’m going to write about Edible Crafts. And, not just any edible crafts, but Edible Christmas Crafts. YUMMY!! Whether you are planning a Christmas party, Christmas decorations or just want to have fun with your kids…. Edible Christmas Crafts will be enjoyed by all. I scoured the internet looking for yummy edible crafts and I came up with 16 awesome ones that will get your stomach growling. So, without further ado here is a collection of awesomely yummy edible Christmas crafts for your enjoyment.

A Collection of Hanukkah Menorah Crafts

Hanukkah is just days away. And, with the beginning of Hanukkah comes the lighting of the candles. How about making a unique and creative Menorah yourself? Don’t think you can? Well, take a look at the following 15 Hanukkah Menorah Crafts I found on the internet. All are amazing and you are sure to love them all. Some are easier than others, but surely you can find one that will meet your needs…. and you will enjoy making them yourself no doubt.

Ideas for Making a Lego Hanukkah Menorah

My Nephew loves playing with Legos. He is so amazing at making just about anything out of Legos. Well, with Hanukkah coming up very shortly he thought it would be a terrific idea to make a couple of Hanukkah Menorahs out of Legos. I’m hoping you can take a look at these Lego Menorahs and give them a try for yourself. Or better yet…. make up one of your very own and share them in the comments below. You can even take a picture of your Menorah and share that with us as well. So, below you will find my Nephew’s Lego Menorahs as well as a few others I found around the internet.

14 Fun and Festive Thanksgiving Place Card Ideas

If you are like me you are having a lot of people over at your house for Thanksgiving. And, with a large amount of people around a table it can sometimes mean a lot of confusion as to where everyone is sitting. To relieve the stress from you dealing with that during your fun Thanksgiving festivities one way to do this is to have place cards around the table. This way your guests can easily go to the table and find their seats easily. Well, with that in mind today’s post will be about fun and festive Thanksgiving place card ideas. Sure, you can easily just buy place cards in the store, but where is the fun in that? Today I have put together 14 awesome Thanksgiving place card ideas I have found around the internet. Surely, you will find the one that is perfect for you and your Thanksgiving get together.

My Favorite Mayflower Craft Ideas for Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving will be here in no time at all. And, one of the lessons we try to teach our children about the Thanksgiving Holiday is the Pilgrims and the Mayflower. What I found during lessons is that teaching them visually is the easiest way to get them to understand…. hence doing a craft. So, today I thought I would show you my Favorite Mayflower Craft Ideas for Thanksgiving. I found these Mayflower crafts while searching the internet. They are all really incredible and a ton of fun. Surely, you will be able to find some Mayflower craft ideas from this list….. use them to help teach your children about the Pilgrims and their travel on the Mayflower.

Giving Thanks Thanksgiving Crafts Roundup

Thanksgiving is coming up quickly. This month wouldn’t it be a great idea to fill it with crafts that remind us what this Holiday is all about….. being thankful. We all have so much to be thankful for. So, in this link roundup I have scoured the internet to find crafts that all have to do with being thankful. Each craft is a lot of fun and all can be used as a Thanksgiving decoration…. but most of all they remind us to be thankful. With these crafts you will be doing them as a family…. and family is one of the most important reasons to be thankful. So, get ready to spend some time looking at some amazing Thanksgiving “Giving Thanks” Crafts….. you are sure to find one that you will love.

11 Cool Door Decorating Crafts for Halloween

Halloween door decorations are so important….. After all, this is the first thing people will see when they come trick or treating at your house. Sure, you can purchase a nice door decoration for Halloween, but if you are a crafty person or just want to save some money why not make a Halloween door decoration yourself? I have searched the internet for what I thought was some of the coolest door decorating crafts for Halloween. I came up with 11 of them….. you are sure to find at least one you love. So, without further ado….

10 Awesome Zombie Crafts for Halloween

Just like Vampires started to become popular a few years back Zombies are now super popular. We can thank shows like “The Walking Dead” for that. Well, being that Halloween is just around the corner I thought that we can celebrate the popularity of zombies by listing some of the best Zombie Crafts I found on the internet. Some of these zombie crafts are meant for children and others are meant for adults. But, most of these zombie crafts are best done together…. both adults and kids. Those are the best kinds of crafts…. the kind that you do together. Take the time to look at these 10 awesome zombie crafts for Halloween I found while roaming online. You are sure to find a few you like.

18 Cool Mummy Craft Ideas for Halloween

You are in for a treat today. I have searched the internet to find what I thought was the best in Mummy crafts for Halloween. I came up with 14 of my favorite Halloween Mummy crafts. They are all totally creative and equally creepy. Some of them are edible, some are meant to be used as decorations and others are actually moveable mummies. But, I’m sure you will find them all fun and festive. I hope you have a blast looking at all of these cool mummy craft ideas for Halloween…. I know I did. So, without further ado…. let’s get started.

Haunted House Crafts Perfect for Halloween

Halloween is coming up quickly. After all, it is at the end of this month. When you think of Halloween what do you think of? Probably bats, jack-o-lanterns and witches. But, don’t forget the place they all live. That’s right…. I’m talking about a Haunted House. There is not much scarier than a Haunted House. So, with that being said I am dedicating today’s craft to Haunted Houses. I scoured the internet looking for an assortment of different kinds of Haunted House crafts perfect for Halloween. With all 16 of these Haunted House crafts I have listed here you are sure to find one you will love. So, without further ado….

15 Spooky Halloween Crafts using Milk Jugs

14 Spooky Halloween Crafts using Milk Jugs

I had no idea how many super cool crafts are out their for Halloween using Milk Jugs. There are just so many…. and they all are just so cool. I was searching the internet for some awesomely creepy Halloween crafts and I found some doozies for you. In this post I have listed 14 spooky Halloween crafts using Milk Jugs. What’s so wonderful about these Halloween crafts is that they all use milk jugs…. an item that most of us use every day. So, you are sure to at least have the most important material for these crafts. Scroll through all 14 of these Halloween milk jug crafts to find some to do with your kids at home. They will love it.