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Travel Tic Tac Toe

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Travel Tic Tac Toe

by Noreen Doll. Travel Tic Tac Toe games can be made out of almost anything. This one uses light weight craft foam which is easy to use and light to carry. This is a great game for kids to make for their siblings and friends. They are so quick to make that several games can be made in one afternoon. Visit the dollar store to find 10 packs of craft foam … [Read more...] about Travel Tic Tac Toe

Toddler Games – Dominoes

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Toddler Games – Dominoes

by Noreen Doll. Toddler games of dominoes are quick and easy to make and fun for toddlers to play. Because they are made from craft foam, they are durable and light weight, and would make a great travel game. Preschoolers can make their own dominoes game, or can make gifts for their friends and siblings. 10 pack sheets of craft foam can be found at the … [Read more...] about Toddler Games – Dominoes

Dinosaur Matching Game for Toddler

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Dinosaur Matching Game for Toddler

© by Noreen Doll. This easy cheap dinosaur matching game for toddler fun can be quickly put together. Kids can easily make it for younger siblings or friends. In addition to matching, toddlers can learn colors and begin learning some of the dinosaur names. Find craft foam sheet packs and 100 packs of foam stickers at the dollar store for $1. These would … [Read more...] about Dinosaur Matching Game for Toddler

Envelope Gift Bags

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Envelope Gift Bags

© by Noreen Doll. Envelope gift bags are easy to make and perfect for small gifts. You can use any size or color and decorate it to fit the occasion. You don't need lots of paper crafting supplies to make an interesting and attractive gift bag. Use what you have on hand: old greeting cards, newspapers, old book pages, used or new gift wrap, construction paper, and … [Read more...] about Envelope Gift Bags

Small Paper Gift Bags

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Small Paper Gift Bags

By Noreen Doll. These small paper gift bags are the perfect size for a gift card, folded cash, or any small gift. They are very easy to make using a business size envelope. You can get 2 gift bags from one envelope. You could also use a regular size envelope, but you would only have 1 bag. It is easy to create several of these bags while you are making them, and … [Read more...] about Small Paper Gift Bags

Small Gift Bags

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Small Gift Bags

By Noreen Doll. These quick, cheap small gift bags can easily hold a gift card or cash, as well as other small gift items. You can easily craft lots of small paper gift bags that are created with an envelope, and you can use any size or color. What You Need Envelope Pencil Ruler Scissors Card Stock Scraps Embellishments: ribbons, flowers, … [Read more...] about Small Gift Bags

Envelope Basket

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Envelope Basket

By Noreen Doll. An envelope basket is quick and easy to make, and can be used any time of the year. Kids can easily make these baskets, too, and it would be a fun favor to fill with goodies for a classroom party or a birthday party. It could also be a fun way to present a small gift. And here's a way to make your own DIY Easy Easter Basket Grass. What You … [Read more...] about Envelope Basket

Map Bagalope

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Map Bagalope

By Noreen Doll. A map bagalope is a great way to present a small travel gift. Save your old atlases and maps and reuse them to make interesting gift wraps and bags. It's a great way to wrap a present for a guy. This map bagalope is easy to put together and fun to give. What You Need Envelope - you can use any size Card Stock Scrap Ribbon - 2 short … [Read more...] about Map Bagalope

Basic Bagalope

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Basic Bagalope

By Noreen Doll. Learn to make a fast basic bagalope - a gift bag made with an envelope - that can be finished in many different ways. A bagalope is quick and easy to make and perfect for small gifts. All you need to create one is an envelope, scissors, ruler, and pencil - all items most people have already. You can find instructions for these all over the internet, … [Read more...] about Basic Bagalope

Crimped Envelope Bag

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Crimped Envelope Bag

By Noreen Doll. The reindeer crimped envelope bag uses a reindeer cut from a recycled card and an envelope. Cut designs you like from old greeting cards: flowers, poinsettias, snowmen, reindeer and more. Use a piece of a brown paper bag. Or cut a small piece off the crumpled brown paper that came in that last box you ordered through the mail. You really don't … [Read more...] about Crimped Envelope Bag

Kids Craft Tips

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© by Noreen Doll. Using these great kids craft tips will help you and your kids have more fun crafting, with less clean up afterwards. Shower Curtain Idea. Use an old shower curtain - or buy one for $1 at the Dollar Store - for a crafting surface. Lay it on the table, the floor, the back porch, or in your yard and you won't have to worry about spills or … [Read more...] about Kids Craft Tips

Frugal Crafting

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Frugal Crafting

© by Noreen Doll. Frugal crafting is a part of how I create.  i don't like to throw away perfectly usable things, so I try to find ways to turn them into something useful. Cardboard is something I use a lot of, and I recycle cracker and cereal boxes as well as corrugated boxes. Cardboard is very handy for making book and notebook covers because you cover them with … [Read more...] about Frugal Crafting

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