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Classic Parachute Birthday Party Favor Fun
Remember these? I saw some of these classic parachute man birthday party favors at Target on our last trip to the US and snagged a package because I always loved them! And any toy that uses the wind as opposed to batteries is a winner in my book! My kids had fun this morning dropping…
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Fun Birthday Party Games
For my daughter's birthday party back in July I thought it would be fun to come up with some birthday party games no one had every heard of. After a bit of a search I came up with three games that seemed like they had good potential. The results? Two out of three were 100%…
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Sweet Goodbye Necklace
A sweet goodbye necklace with notes written by younger siblings was a nice touch as we said goodbye today to a teenage family member who left to continue his studies far from home. My kids were a bit shocked to see me buying candy, as we generally don't, but in this case nothing else would…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday! We gearing up for our last week of summer vacation, so gotta run, but thanks so much for stopping by and enjoy all the wonderful featured projects from last weeks party! I just love this jute and sand dollar ampersand from Kelsey Inspired in Grenada, and this simple shell artwork…
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Container Gardening: Vinca In Bloom
When you find a plant that grows really well in your garden or on your patio or windowsill or even your fire escape, so don't be afraid to go all out with just that one species, especially when it comes in a few colors like this Vinca, otherwise known as Periwinkle. No one ever…
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Wooden Tulips
We are in the midst of the busiest time of summer vacation, so though I have some crafts to show you I don't have the time to photograph them! So instead I'll share with you some inspiration from my outings with friends and family. Yesterday we came upon the sweetest little store in Rosh Pina,…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday! It's been a busy week with summer vacation in full force, so I'll just get right to the features. Lots of great projects from around the world to inspire your own creative adventures! Cathy over at nurture store is very often amongst the first to arrive at the party every…
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Moroccan Style Shabbat Menu Fit For Royalty?
I'm taking a break from my Shabbat preparations in the kitchen to share with you what I've been doing today—cooking up a storm! We have a childhood friend of my husband's coming with his wife and five children for the Shabbat meals, and since I've never met them and my husband hasn't seen his friend…
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Dip Dyed Paper Craft
Can you imagine making gorgeous dip dyed patterned papers like these at home, even with the kids? Well, you can, because I actually made these two samples of DIY dyed papers when I was a kid, if you can believe that? I found these while doing some cleaning out at my mother's home a few…
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An Update From The Container Garden
A new succulent plant that I have yet to identify, but I love it! I don't know what happened exactly, but along with the intense summer heat I suddenly took a renewed interest in my container garden, which is a good thing, since all my plants which have been quite forgiving up until now, certainly…
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Remembering Jerusalem On Tisha B’Av
A View of Jerusalem from the south between 1898-1914 looking from the South towards the old city on the upper right hand side. Source here. Tonight we usher in the 9th day of the Jewish month of Av, the day in which we mourn the destruction of the First and Second Holy Temples in Jerusalem.…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday! I hope you all had a great week, and now I'm back with some more great features from last week to inspire you for the week to come. We have the solemn Jewish holiday of Tisha B'Av on Monday night/Tuesday, which includes a 24 hour fast for adults, but after…
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One Proud Mama ( A Nine Year Old’s Second Oil Painting )
I am beaming from ear to ear and so very very proud of my daughter for creating this beautiful little painting in just three one hour lessons. I squeeled when I saw it, and we've been enjoying gazing upon it all week. Generally speaking, nine years old is a little young to start learning oil…
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Tie Dyed Tissue Paper
Here's a great craft activity that you're gonna love! Large sheets of tissue paper are folded into little triangles, the corners are dipped into full strength food coloring and voila! All you need besides these basic supplies is just a little patience, and you can make some gorgeous tie dyed papers to use as gift…
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Science Experiment For Kids: Ice and Kosher Salt Sculptures
Here's a fun and simple science experiment for kids that's artful, cool (literally) and requires only some very basic supplies. And the results are downright gorgeous, or at least intriguing, depending on the colors one uses! Infact, I hesitate to call this a simple science experiment for kids, since anyone of any age who appreciates…
