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Recycled 2 Liter Bottle Planters

We’re trying our hand at some gardening again this year. I have a notoriously black thumb, so we’ll see how it goes. I made these planters our of recycled 2 liter bottles. Start with a clean 2 liter bottle. Cut it in half and invert it into itself. Add some rocks to the bottom so […]

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Painters Tape Painting

Cole and I did some painters tape painting the other day and he loved it. We marked off his construction paper using blue painters tape. Then I let him paint any colors he wanted. He loved mixing the different colors. While the paint was still wet we peeled off the tape. He was intrigued by […]

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Stained Glass Hearts

I had every intention of getting this post up before Valentine’s Day. But as you can see, that didn’t happen. We made stained glass hearts this year and they turned out great. Start by sharpening some crayons and catch the shavings onto a paper plate. Sprinkle your shavings onto some wax paper and cover it […]

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Something New…

I’ve been working on a new site. A few weeks ago I launched TP Craft where I’m going to share all the crafts that we do with toilet paper and paper towel rolls. I’ll still be posting some items over here, but I just wanted to make everyone aware of the new site so you […]

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Color Your Own Pasta…

This was a fun experiment that resulted in some very colorful pasta that we used as a craft. You’ll need pasta, rubbing alcohol, food coloring and some plastic bags. We also used some glasses to rest the plastic bags in while we were pouring. Add 1/2 cup of rubbing alcohol and desired food coloring to […]

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