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Hobby Starter Gift Ideas (Part 1)

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Themed-gifts are my favorite, so I have been gathering ideas for creating hobby starter kits. I love joining in with my girls as they try new things and explore their interests. Who knows where a childhood hobby might lead them as adults? Below you’ll find kid-friendly ideas for sewing, photography, and cooking.  I’ve included links [...]

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T-Shirt Tote Bags

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The girls loved making gifts for their friends and cousins for Christmas last year and I’m starting to collect ideas for this year’s holiday crafting. I shared Delaney’s mini clipboards last year, but I never shared Natalie’s project. She made T-shirt tote bags – adorable and practical! We ended up buying graphic tees (kids size [...]

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Gingerbread Families

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Somehow my suggestion of making a stuffed ornament for the Christmas tree turned into both girls making softie gingerbread families – for a total of 10 stuffed toys! Even though I wanted to moan and groan about the sewing and the turning and the stuffing and the hand-sewing, I’m sure glad that I said, “Yes, [...]

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The Wizard Costume

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After compiling a list of twenty or so costume ideas, Natalie settled on being a wizard for Halloween. We haven’t entered the world of Harry Potter yet, so her idea of a wizard is pretty traditional. She knew she wanted a big cloak with moons and stars all over, a tall pointy hat, and a [...]

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First Embroidery

After lots of practice sewing on plastic canvas, the girls have been begging to do some “real” sewing.  I think I was procrastinating a bit, worried about Natalie getting too frustrated and Delaney needing oodles of help.  I was wrong.  Not only did they learn the backstitch in 2 seconds, they whipped out their first [...]

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