This year we are encouraging our children to consider making Christmas gifts with their own two hands and to take put some thought about what their siblings might enjoy and some effort into choosing what they would make. Some scraps of fabric, a few sewing patterns, the sewing machine and opportunity were all my daughter needed in order to create…
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Our Thanksgiving Tree – A Yearly Tradition
For several years now, our family has “grown” a Thanksgiving Tree. I think it was our oldest daughter who first came to me with the idea. We created a large tree trunk from brown kraft paper, taped it to the wall and then she traced the hands of everyone in the family onto various colors of construction paper. We helped…
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Menu Planning – The Apron Strings Way
With a hungry family to feed, it is important for me to have my menus planned. Getting it down on paper, knowing the ingredients and supplies are on hand mean I don’t have to store all the information in my head or make that last minute crazed dash to town. Menu planning simplifies my life. The last weekend of each…
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American Girl Doll Mega Giveaway
How would you like to win an American Girl Doll and a huge collection of custom made clothing & accessories? Would you love to have this for your daughter, granddaughter or maybe yourself? You could win it just in time for the holidays! 1. Diana of Diana Rambles – Diana aka FreeStyleMama, self-described creative crafty mama of 3 who blogs…
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Preschool at Home – The Apron Strings Way {part 3}
Welcome to {Part 3} of my Preschool at Home series. I have had fun looking back over some of the activities we enjoyed when our children were preschool age. The activities mentioned in these 3 posts are by no an exhaustive list. Rather, they are intended to spark your imagination and creativity, get you thinking outside the box and seeing…
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