My Kid Play Tested YOXO (and I Took Photos and Wrote about It!)
I really like my kids’ toys to be American-made and either heirloom-quality or recyclable/upcyclable.
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Cool Science Experiments: Make a Soda Bottle Cartesian Diver
You don’t have to spend a bundle just to show kids that science is fun.
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Be a Butterfly Hero and Get Free Wildflower Seeds
The National Wildlife Foundation wants you to save the monarch butterfly, and they’re going to give you the stuff that you need to do it.
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13 DIY Playhouses to Make this Summer
THESE playhouses could actually come and live in your yard this summer!
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Knitted Pouches Help Rescued Wildlife
If you’re a knitter, I know the question that you’re squealing to your screen right now.
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In Bolivia, Knitters Treat Heart Defects
With the advent of 3D printing, I think that there’s been a sea change that is leading innovators towards the idea of more local, individual, custom-fitted treatment parts.
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12 DIY Rain Chains for Your Yard
What is a rain chain? Here’s how rain chains prevent erosion and 12 DIY rain chains you can make from recycled materials!
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How to Paint with Crayons
How would you like to paint with crayons?
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You can paint with Easter egg dye!
Did you know that you can paint with Easter egg dye? The result is similar to watercolor painting, and it’s a great way to use up leftover dye after you’re done with your eggs.
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How to Make a Decoupaged Lunch Box
Doesn’t your packed lunch look so grammatically correct now?
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Cats in Hats: You’re Welcome (+ a giveaway!)
You want to make a hat for your cat. Let’s just establish that, okay? Like, trying to deny it and pretending that cats in hats isn’t an interest of yours are just not going to be options here.
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27 Dried Flower Crafts
“This bouquet is so beautiful!” you said. “I’m going to dry all these flowers!” you said!
Awesome!
… Now what?
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The 20 Best Bird Feeders That You Can Make
If you haven’t been feeding the birds all winter, this is a great time to start! And if you have been feeding them all winter, this is a great time to mix things up by adding some new homemade bird feeders to welcome the spring migrants.
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We Made Pysanky Eggs–and So Can YOU!!!
Pysanky is like Egg Dyeing: Master Level, except that it’s actually quite accessible–my eight-year-old did it, and my ten-year-old, and my husband, and fumble-fingered ME!
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How to Make an Upcycled Notebook
Those little notebooks at the Dollar Store sure are cute, but even cuter are the notebooks that you make yourself.
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Organize it with Cardboard: Upcycled Cardboard Organization Projects
Cardboard is sturdy, it’s easy to cut and fold, easy to paint and glue, and best of all… it’s FREE!
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Spotted: Toilet Paper Tube Shamrocks from Pretty Prudent (and More Eco-Friendly Shamrock Crafts!)
Because you’ve got to give the kids something to do while you drink green beer.
Keurig K-Cups are Killing our Planet
An ounce of waste for every cup of coffee–that’s what Keurig is doing to our planet. And I’m pretty sure that all the glue guns in the world can’t fix this problem.
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How to Blow out an Egg
Because you really don’t need that many hard-boiled eggs.
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15 Girl Scout Cookie Box Crafts
Feel less guilty about polishing off that box of Thin Mints. Save the cardboard for one of these Girl Scout Cookie box crafts!
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The Awesomes: Superhero Costumes Sewn from Old T-shirts
Here’s how I constructed two superhero costumes out of nothing but old T-shirts, fold-over elastic, and some thread.
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How to Applique Jersey Knit without Using Fusibles
It is really not that hard to sew jersey knit fabric, and even to applique it, without any kind of fusible webbing whatsoever.
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Make a DIY Camera Lens Cap Leash
A lens cap leash is nice if you’ve got a wandering lens cap, like I do, but it’s also extremely handy for keeping track of your lens cap for you while you’re busy shooting photos.
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Coloring Easter Eggs: 20 Natural Alternatives to Easter Egg Dye
The ubiquitous art of coloring Easter egga has gotten weird, as every year marketers try to make your kids want to buy something ever more elaborate, just to dye Easter eggs.
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How to Make a Sandwich Board
Whether you’ve got a craft fair, street festival, urban yard sale, protest rally, or, yes, Girl Scout cookie booth in the works, a DIY sandwich board is an excellent, albeit old-school, way to get the word out. Here’s how to make a sandwich board with materials that you can get for free.
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Spotted: Cardboard Train Bridge from Pink Stripey Socks + 17 More DIY Train Crafts
Sure, you can buy trains and train accessories for your kids. Or you could make them some DIY train crafts to save money and create something totally special for them.
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Spotted: Rainbow Whole-Fruit Popsicles + 24 More Rainbow Crafts
I pretend that St. Patrick’s Day is a holiday that’s made for pretty rainbow crafts, and I’m happy to oblige.
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Make a Science Fair Board that Your Kids Can Use Over and Over
From their science fair board to their cookie booth display, my girls go through a lot of tri-fold display boards. No longer!
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Make Bookmarks from Girl Scout Cookie Boxes
My kiddos, looking for “prizes” to give away to good customers at their cookie booths this year, created bookmarks out of old Girl Scout cookie boxes.
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The Only Play Dough Recipe that You’ll Ever Need
The one play dough recipe that I always keep coming back to. This is the recipe I’ve been making for my kids for a full decade now.
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20 Different Class Valentines that Kids can Make
You don’t have to buy a bunch of valentines from the store so that your kid can have a happy day. Let them make these class valentines themselves instead!
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Quilts for Kids: Making Quilts for Kids in Need
That headline is no typo. You can’t just make quilts for kids in need, and this group helps well-meaning crafters create hospital-friendly quilts.
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Made by Dad: A Crafty Book Review
You don’t have to be a dad to make the super cool crafts from the new crafty book Made By Dad. But you do have to like making things for the kids in your life.
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How to Fix a Broken Plastic Toy
Repairing a broken toy is the WORST! Here’s how to fix a broken plastic toy so that it stays fixed.
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Fun Crafts for Kids: 24 Ways to Reuse an Oatmeal Container
Here are 24 fun crafts for kids that will get you upcycling that old oatmeal canister into something new and fun and useful again.
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