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Give the Gift of Homemade: 5 Things You Can Make
I love giving gifts around the holiday time. There is nothing better than making a gift and seeing the smile and excitement on a loved one’s face when they open it! It means so much more when I give or receive a homemade gift because I know that person put their time and love into it. I put together a…
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How to Make a Chocolate Rock Cycle
The Rock Cycle is something we study in the Montessori curriculum pretty much every year, especially in the lower elementary years because if you’re 6-9 year old is anything like mine (or any of my students) they are all pretty much obsessed with geology! This post contains affiliate links. This will not cost you anything but will help us offset…
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How to Make a Weekly Pregnancy Tracker
First of all, if you’re looking at ideas for pregnancy trackers, you’re probably pregnant so congratulations!! My daughter is currently 7 years old so these are a few years old but still such a cute idea and I plan on doing something similar with my next pregnancy. I just think tracking your belly progress and some random thoughts during your…
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Turn Whelk Shells into Beautiful Succulent Planters
First, you go to the beach…then you make the pretty succulent planters. My family recently moved to Northern Illinois from Eastern North Carolina and while in NC I loved going with a friend of mine to the beach to find shells and shark teeth. Walking along the beach is always fun, shells or no shells. One of our favorite spots…
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How to Dye Vibrant Easter Eggs with All-Natural Dye
I have never dyed Easter eggs that were this vibrant before! All-natural dye is definitely the way to go for your favorite Easter tradition. Sure, the process is a bit longer than a store-bought kit but it is so worth it to have all-natural ingredients and no artificial dyes. Plus, it is just FUN to see what nature can do.…
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Store Your Canned Goods On This Amazing DIY Shelf
Do you have a designated place where you store your canned goods? I know this might sound like a crazy thing to think of if you don’t have your garden built – but my brain is always thinking 5 steps ahead. When I started really thinking about growing a garden it dawned on me that I would need to have…
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Beach Wine Bottle Decor
I was so excited to get into my creative side a few days ago and make these adorable beach-themed wine bottle decorations. They are so cute and super easy to make. And the best part might be the first step — you must drink the wine before you can do the upcycling craft! 😆 If you’re into long explanations (and…
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Make Your Own Scrabble Tiles
These Scrabble tiles are a HUGE HIT in my local area. My parents and I worked together to make hundreds of scrabble tiles in the last couple of years for families and friends. I LOVE seeing these personalized tiles on their walls. They brought so many smiles to the people we made them for. Here’s exactly how we did it!…
