Here come Muumade’s dragon and dinosaur, just in time for the holiday gift season! The patterns and tutorial for these huggable dragons and dinosaurs are now available from my online shop, Muumade.etsy.com! For more information and some cute photos of these mighty cute dragons and dinosaur, please visit my blog page! Happy Winter Holidays!
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My daughter wanted to have something special to share with her friends when she invited them over for her birthday party. So, we decided that the girls would make friendship bracelets for one another. The basic idea is that each child makes a simple braid for every other child and then the braids are […]
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I just posted some free Halloween paper chain templates to help you make creepy ghost and Jack O’Lantern paper chains. They are ready to print and come with easy instructions for a great Halloween activity. Please visit my new Freebie page Halloween Paper Chains and get started on your Halloween preparations! Happy Halloween! Muu
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A new arrival, just in time for Halloween! Luna the Halloween Witch is a finger puppet with wild bright orange hair. The patterns and tutorial for Luna the Halloween Witch are now available from my online shop, Muumade.etsy.com! For more information and some cute photos of Luna and her pet cat Sombra, please visit […]
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There is something special about going to the beach. I love the fact that most beach activities are simple and yet fun for all ages. I have seen fathers carefully finishing beautiful sand castles, which they started to construct with their toddlers! I wonder who enjoyed playing with the sand more in the end, […]
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If you have ever taken care of children, at one point or another you must have run out of ideas for keeping them entertained and wondered what you could do. Here is a very easy, can-be-done-anywhere kind of activity. While strolling around town, you can look for faces in everyday places! A stone, a wall, […]
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I have fond memories of working on woodblock printmaking at school. The usually noisy classroom would become soothingly quiet during art class, while everyone concentrated on their carving. I think it was in third grade that we first made woodblock prints. So, recently I decided that my daughter was old enough to work with […]
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I just prepared a new downloadable freebie: An easy template for making pop-up cards. For this free template and step-by-step instructions on how to make pop-up cards, please go to the Easy Pop-Up Card Template page!
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My daughter’s class celebrated the end of this academic year with a theater production. It was especially exciting for my daughter because she was chosen for the role of Cinderella. The play itself was a mix of classic fairy tales with plenty of modern twists, and her character had a snobbish personality. But that […]
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Searching for the invisible creatures that hide in the shadows is a fun art project for kids and grown-ups. You simply need a piece of paper, a pencil and an object with an interesting shadow. But most of all, this detective work requires your keen imagination! The first key to finding worthy invisible creatures […]
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