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DIY matching “Memory” game for kids

July 30, 2010 by Erin Heaton

DIY matching "Memory" game for kids

I wanted to make a set of matching “Memory” cards for Elise for Christmas. I made a set for my nephew last Christmas using some unfinished wood craft circles and had planned to do the same for Elise. When I was cleaning up my workbench, I found a bag of pieces that go with our […]

Posted Under: Craft, Kids, Upcycled Tags: Handmade Gift Challenge

Fabric scrap bean bags

July 15, 2010 by Erin Heaton

In this installment of teaching myself how to sew, I made some simple bean bags for Elise. She has recently learned how to throw things and better to throw soft bean bags than hard plastic toys. I had a bunch of 3.5″ squares cut from when I made her patchwork puppy. This is probably one […]

Posted Under: Kids, Sewing

I spy with my little eye… an “I spy” jar

July 8, 2010 by Erin Heaton

This is one of those ideas that is all over the internet. And for good reason — it’s easy, cheap/free and has almost universal appeal. It’s like a treasure hunt in a jar! I started with a plastic peanut butter jar and washed it thoroughly and removed the label. I have seen a lot of I […]

Posted Under: Kids

$2 Wagon makeover

May 14, 2010 by Erin Heaton

Toy wagon makeover

This was my wagon when I was little. It was still in pretty good shape, but after me, my brother, my cousins and a couple of dogs, it was looking a little rough. Before Elise loves to climb in and out of it and plays with it everyday. It made me sad to look at it, […]

Posted Under: Kids

Upcycled butterfly jar

May 7, 2010 by Erin Heaton

Upcycled butterfly jar

I picked up these two little butterfly ornaments for Elise’s room even before she was born, but I never quite knew what to do with them. I tried tacking them up on the wall with poster putty, but gravity was not cooperating. Then I thought, what better place for butterflies than a butterfly jar? I started […]

Posted Under: Craft, Kids, Upcycled

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