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Recycling Old Socks

Okay, you may have read this blog headline and thought “ew,” but you can find a useful afterlife for your old socks. And how nice would it be to find a use for that sad little sock that somehow lost its mate in the washer or dryer? I know we always have mateless socks around this house. Here are a few things you may want to do with old, clean socks: Heating Pad I always read about how you can make a heating pad out of rice and material, such as a sock and I always think I will make … Continue reading →

Entertaining Your Kids: You Don’t Have To Spend A Fortune

Sometimes the best things in life really are free. Take yesterday for instance. School is out for the holiday break and I have Tyler and my niece and nephew to entertain. What to do? What to do? The weather was so nice I decided to take them on a trip downtown. I needed to return some DVDs to the library anyway and since we can return items to any branch and there is a branch downtown I thought this would be perfect. Some would argue that there’s not much to do in downtown Mobile. In fact the city is in … Continue reading →

Kids’ Crafts Week of Oct. 23-28

If you missed anything, most of this week’s ideas of course had to do with Halloween and Harvest Day. From quick and easy costumes and last minute costume ideas to party stuff and cakes, there should be enough here to get you into the holiday mood. There was also an article by Tristi Pinkston, reviewing a craft book. See: Great Stuff: 100 Fun Projects for Kids – Susie Lacome. Read on to learn more about this week’s crafts, projects, and ideas. The title pretty much says it all for Simple Halloween Cakes that Anyone Can Make. It includes easy ideas … Continue reading →

Great Stuff: 100 Fun Projects for Kids – Susie Lacome

“Mom, I’m bored!” Do you hear that phrase just a little too often? Are you looking for ways to spark your child’s creativity, help them to unleash that inner artist, loose the chains of boredom that bind them? This is the book for you. Page after page of projects await, including a list of materials you’ll need, pictures of the completed project, pictures with step-by-step instructions on how to make the projects, and hints for what to do when them when they are complete. Some of the projects include: A penguin bowling game An Easter paper chain Leafy monsters Fruity … Continue reading →