Activities With Children

Arts, Crafts, and Fun Things to Do and Make with your children

Toss any magazine older Work them out. The problem with bad weather is that children don’t get enough exercise. Play “freeze dance” stopping in position when the music goes off. Pile up pillows and encourage the kids to gallop over them on hobbyhorses. Get out the tutus and do a dance show. The storm has hit and you are stuck indoors with small lightening fast children. Kids are bouncing off the walls. You’re just about to go bananas. You take a look, but the pieces to Candyland are missing. Maybe a boardgame can save you?
 
Grab some couch cushions or an large box and drape a sheet over them. Put toys and kitchenware for the kids to play with underneath. They can make a walkway to the structure with blocks. Set it up and hand out the invitations to all of the stuffed friends. It could be your dog or cats birthday, or your child’s favorite stuffed animals birthday. Decorate white paper plates for party invitations by coloring them and personalizing them. Bake up some cookies or have a popcornfest. Stretch out the preparation. Throw a ten minute party. Fill plastic bottles with whatever is on the shelf to make potions. Toothpaste, ketchup, food coloring - the yuckier the better. Add baking soda and vinegar and watch your concoction fizz. Clean out the magazine rack and have your kids clip pictures and paste them on paper. Suggest a theme, such as animals. Toss any magazine older than your toddler. Work them out. The problem with bad weather is that children don’t get enough exercise. Play “freeze dance” stopping in position when the music goes off. Pile up pillows and encourage the kids to gallop over them on hobbyhorses. Get out the tutus and do a dance show. The storm has hit and you are stuck indoors with small lightening fast children. Kids are bouncing off the walls.

 

Knitting and Crochet | Activities With Children - Part 2

July 8, 2007

One Skein Wonders – 101 Yarn Shop Favorites Crafts Book Review

Filed under: Crafts Book Reviews,Knitting and Crochet — @ 5:21 pm

AllCrafts.net Free Crafts Update Blog wrote an interesting post today on
Here’s a quick excerpt
One Skein Wonders – 101 Yarn Shop Favorites

Everyone has orphan skeins. Leftover yarn too pretty or interesting or
costly to give away. I keep mine in a nice basket, though it’s usually
overflowing. Sometimes, I wonder why I can’t let them go find new homes
where they won’t be ignored. Sometimes, I feel a little guilty about the
clutter of miscellaneous balls of yarn.

Now, I’ve shed my guilt, and I have a new purpose in my knitting life,
thanks to one adorable book, "One
Skein Wonders – 101 Yarn Shop Favorites." You, too, can let go of
[...]

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June 12, 2007

Knitted Baby Boy Outfit

Filed under: Baby Crafts,Knitting and Crochet — @ 5:22 pm

AllCrafts.net Free Crafts Update Blog wrote an interesting post today on
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Adorable
baby boy outfit to knit. It’s sized for a one-year old. Take my
advice – don’t wait to make it if you have a little one to knit for – my
6 month old baby is 20+ pounds and 28 inches. He’s wearing 12 month
sizes now. Added to Knitting
and Baby Crafts

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June 9, 2007

Amigurumi Cat aka Amineko

Filed under: Knitting and Crochet — @ 4:31 pm

AllCrafts.net Free Crafts Update Blog wrote an interesting post today on
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Amigurumi is a Japanese style of crochet that is done in rounds to make
cute items. An amigurumi
cat is also called an amineko. Enough vocab – trust me, it’s cute
and fun. Added to Crochet
and Knitting.

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June 8, 2007

Lion Brand Yarn speaker program available for NY area clubs

Filed under: Knitting and Crochet — @ 6:16 am

AllCrafts.net Free Crafts Update Blog wrote an interesting post today on
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Thought I’d pass on this interesting opportunity. Sounds great!The
Lion Brand Yarn company (http://www.lionbrand.com) today announced a new
guest speaker program for knitting and crochet clubs in the New York,
Tri State area that have 50 or more members. The worlds largest home
knitting and crochet yarn manufacturer is offering their Vice President
as a guest speaker to qualified organizations, free of charge. Topics
include: Fashion trends in knitting and crochet, new yarns, products and
services. Each talk includes gift packets and coupons for club members.
Lion Brand also donates the yarn samples used for each talk to each club
[...]

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