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Fingerprint Animal Note Cards

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Sweet Pea is 39 months old.

From: I found this idea for cute fingerprint animals in Family Fun magazine and also on Teach Mama and paint cut paste.

Material:

Washable ink pad.
About 10 Note cards or pieces of sturdy paper.
Damp towel for wiping ink off fingers, hands, arms and everywhere else.
Fine point black marker.
A pencil with an eraser.
A [...]

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Sweet Pea is 37 months old.

From: The Crafty Crow featured a cute Father’s Day card from No Time for Flashcards and I decided to do something similar for Sweet Pea’s Grandpa.

Material:

A white piece of paper or card stock.
A blank card or colored card stock cut and folded into a card shape.
Masking tape or adhesive [...]

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Take 2 - Design-A-Mug: Worst Gift Ever

(Sorry if you saw an unfinished version of this in your rss feed earlier.  This is the finished post.)

From:

I found this cute “Design-A-Mug” kit at Micheal’s and thought it would make a great Father’s Day craft for Sweet Pea.

Materials:

Design-A-Mug kit which contains a mug and several “permanent” markers.

Observations:

I had grand ideas [...]

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Sweet Pea is 36 months old.

From: I was planning on having Sweet Pea make clay votive holders for Mother’s Day gifts, but the Crayola Air Dry Clay I was going to use specifically says, “Do not mold into candle holders or other like items for use around flame.”  So we went to Micheal’s [...]

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Sweet Pea is 33 months old.

From: I found this really fun idea at Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds.  I had never seen something like this before and couldn’t wait to try it.

Material:

Several slices of bread.
Milk.
Food Coloring (I highly recommend the gel type instead of the liquid drops that are shown in the picture.)
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