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Doodle Names

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How often do you join in when your kids are creating? Doodle Names is a drawing project that parents and kids can enjoy working on side-by-side. I find that my girls and I always have interesting conversations while we sit and draw together. Plus, doodling is fun and relaxing! I’m sharing the how-to over at [...]

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Hobby Starter Gift Ideas (Part 2)

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I’m back with Part 2 of my hobby starter gift ideas. This time, I’ve gathered ideas for little gardeners, illustrators, and rock hounds. Enjoy! Gardening DIY Tutorials: Chalkboard Plant Markers :: Home Stories A to Z Flower Planting Kit :: Let’s Explore Plant Care Apron :: Sew Liberated Shredded Paper Seed Starters :: MADE Books: [...]

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Turkey Doodles

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My girls love those doodle-style coloring books (like these) so I thought they would enjoy making some turkey doodles for Thanksgiving. I made simple turkey body tracers and drew turkeys all over some pieces of white drawing paper. Then, the girls got busy adding eyes, beaks, feathers, and all sorts of other details. They were [...]

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Crayon Play

Here’s a super-simple creativity boost for your kids today!  Make ordinary crayons a little more interesting by bundling them together. Crayons + rubberband: Crayons + tape: Set out a variety of crayon bundles and a stack of paper and see if your kiddos are inspired to play!  Keep the rubberbands and tape handy, because my [...]

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Our Favorite Drawing Books

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Natalie, my six-year-old, has always been somewhat of a perfectionist when it comes to art (and life in general!).  When she was a toddler, she wanted to watch people draw and color, but not do it herself.  When she was four, many of her drawings were crumpled and thrown away because they didn’t turn out [...]

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