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Toys and Dolls for Multicultural Families

Today I’ll share some truly unique websites for ordering multicultural gifts, such as dolls of different ethnicities and disabilities, art supplies, books, puppets, videos, ornaments and more. I realize some of you organized folks are done shopping, but I’d still like to share what I’ve come across and suggest that you bookmark these sites for next year or for your next birthday or “Gotcha Day” celebration. Started by an adoptive mother of girls from Vietnam, Mandy’s Moon features ornaments that you can customize with a message and with faces (up to four) with nine choices of skin and hair color. … Continue reading →

This Week in Kid’s Crafts: Week ending Nov. 4th

I’m going to change the way I list the articles for each week. I’m going to start with Sunday and end on Saturday from here on out. Since I already covered Sunday in last week’s weekly rundown, I’ll start with Monday this time. Monday was October 30, and I was covering last minute ideas and costumes for Halloween, including the article More Easy Costumes with Sweats. This post covered simple and quick costumes to make from sweatpants, sweatshirts, and hoodies, along with a few other materials. Included were ideas for a pumpkin, tomato, apple, banana, and tree costume. On Tuesday, … Continue reading →

Last Minute Costumes

Here are some quick and cute last minute costume ideas. For tiny tots, you can make a variety of costumes from footed pajama sleepers in solid colors, and for bigger kids, sweats or other shirts and pants (or tights with a long shirt) in the same color will work. Check out some of these: Pajama Sleeper Costumes Dress your baby or little one in a snugly pajama sleeper in the appropriate color for the costume you want (if it’s really cold out, add another layer of clothing beneath it). For a puppy, choose white or brown or similar colors if … Continue reading →

Kids’ Crafts Week of Oct. 16-22

Check out this week’s crafts at a glance. This week was a little lean on inspiration, but I hope you will like and can use some of these ideas: More Costume Ideas and Some Resources If you haven’t figured out a Halloween or Harvest Day Costume yet, you only have a couple weeks left! Maybe some of these ideas or resources will help. Harvest and Halloween Party Ideas Are you and your kids ready to party? What about games? If you could still use a few ideas, check out some of these: Party Games: *Tricks and Treats *Take a Wild … Continue reading →

The Questions Continue Part 1: We love Art, Music and P.E.

Kaye and I have been publicly discussing our views of home schooling vs. schooling out of the home (as homeschoolers would call it). Kaye’s last blog has asked so many questions that I have decided to answer them in three blogs instead of just one! The first question Kaye poses has to do with physical education. If I may, I’m going to expand upon her question, and answer what a home schooling family can do to satisfy requirements (if there are any) regarding art education, music education as well as physical education. I hope that if there are any of … Continue reading →