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Monday, November 19, 2012

How to Make Thanksgiving Crafts

These DIY Thanksgiving crafts will lend festive fun to your holiday decor.

Before the turkey is in the oven, the dining room table is set and your family is on their way, making Thanksgiving and fall crafts is a fun way to pass the time. Thanksgiving crafts will keep little hands busy and provide family-friendly fall decor to your home. Try any of these crafts to add fun to your Thanksgiving table. Michaels in Minnetonka and Plymouth offers a wide variety of craft acvtivities for children. You can also pick up craft items at Ace Hardware in Golden Valley. OREO TURKEY  WHAT YOU NEED: 2 Oreo cookies 1 miniature Reeses Peanut Butter Cup 6 candy corns 1 Whopper Yellow, red and black small tubes of frosting 1 container chocolate frosting (optional)   WHAT YOU DO: 1. Take a small amount of frosting (I used chocolate …

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5 Creative Thanksgiving Family Fun Ideas (in Palatine Patch), Thanksgiving Recipes and Crafts to Gobble Up (in Milpitas Patch), Make A Thanksgiving Clothespin Turkey (in Manhattan Beach Patch), and 1 more ›

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Beat the Winter Family Blahs

Here are 12 ways you and the kids can beat cabin fever while counting down to spring.

Yet another cold weekend and I know I'm not alone in saying I’m ready for spring.  Snowmen have turned to snirt (snow/dirt) blobs, it’s so cold my snow angels need coats and I’m up to four sets of gloves with no match to be found.  Did I mention I’m ready for spring? If you have children this time of year cabin fever may have turned to full on household plague.  The gifts from the holidays may have lost their initial luster, and as a parent I know I often wish I had more creative ways to get my kids unplugged and using their creative energy for something other than a Mario party.  Well, crisis is the mother of invention and this season has my random brain spinning with possibilities to beat the winter slumps.  If you’re looking for a TV …

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