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Kid’s Thanksgiving Craft: Hand and Foot Print Paper Plate Turkeys

I was looking for something to entertain my preschooler and her 10-year-old cousin today, and we ended up making these easy Thanksgiving turkeys using a paper plate, a foot print, and hand prints! A nice round paper plate makes the perfect body for a … [Read more...]

Save your pumpkin seeds for these craft ideas!

I am not a fan of roasted pumpkin seeds, but when we carved jack-o-lanterns last night, I saved the seeds thinking I could surely find a use for them. We ended up dying them pink and using them to make a necklace! You can use this method to dye … [Read more...]

Examples of Random Acts of Kindness: Pay it Forward for Pennies

Examples of Random Acts of Kindness: Pay it Forward for Pennies Over 25 years ago, Catherine Ryan Hyde was driving her old Datsun through a rough area of Los Angeles at night. When her car died and began to fill with smoke at a freeway off ramp, … [Read more...]

Kids Halloween Craft: No-Carve Pumpkins

If your kids are too young to get real joy out of gutting a pumpkin (or if you don’t want to do it yourself and can’t trust them with a knife…) here are some alternative ideas. Fingerpainted Pumpkins. Believe it or not, this actually worked really … [Read more...]

Halloween DIY: Graham Cracker (Faux Gingerbread) Haunted House

Here's a fun, frugal Halloween craft that costs less than $3 to make. Using the graham crackers is so much easier than gingerbread. The supplies will cost around $10-$15, depending on what you buy. However, if you have several kids they'll all be … [Read more...]

Homemade Bubbles

If your kids love blowing bubbles, you can save quite a bit of cash by making them at home instead of buying them at the store. Plus, it's a fun activity to share with your children. When you're done, search for common household items such as a … [Read more...]