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.

 
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April 15, 2008

Suey, the Super Sock Pig Pattern and Tutorial

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Suey,
the Super Sock Pig Pattern and Tutorial. Really, you must click and
go look at it. Added to Sewing
Patterns

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April 9, 2008

Reversible Chemo Cap Sewing Pattern

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Excellent directions for a Reversible
Chemo Cap pattern. Added to Sewing
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April 8, 2008

Sewing Machine Help – Persistent Thread Breaking

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Is the thread breaking when you sew on your sewing machine? Here’s some trouble-shooting
tips that might help. Added to Sewing

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March 17, 2008

Girls T-shirt Dress

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While shown in a patriotic theme, the Girls
T-Shirt Dress can be made in variety of fabrics for any holiday or
everyday. Added to Sewing
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March 3, 2008

Fabric Covered Memo Board

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Get organized with this pretty
memo board project, in pdf format. I like the side pockets and the
sturdy construction, based on an artist’s canvas. Added to Sewing
and Quilting

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February 26, 2008

Yo-Yo Wine Bottle Sack

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A chic yo-yo project? Check out this Yo-Yo
Wine Bottle Sack (pdf) for a nice hostess gift. Added to Sewing
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January 28, 2008

Baby Pod Sewing Video

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If a picture is worth a thousand words, a step-by-step video must be
priceless. Follow
along to make an adorable and useful baby pod from a sweatshirt. I
would change the pattern to use elastic and not a drawstring as they
show it. Added to Sewing and Baby
Crafts

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Purse Organizer Sewing Pattern

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You’ve seen these purse organizers on tv and in stores. Here’s your
chance to make
your own in cute fabrics. It’s a pdf format file. Added to Sewing

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August 13, 2007

T-Shirt Purse

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AllCrafts.net Free Crafts Update Blog wrote an interesting post today on
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Have fun recycling a favorite t-shirt or two into a handy custom t-shirt
purse. Added to Sewing.

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June 4, 2007

Penguin Doll

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Adorable
penguin to sew for a penguin-lover! They also have a cute idea to
use a disappearing ink pen to write and re-write on the doll. Added to Sewing
and Doll-Making.

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