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How-To: Make a Big-As-Life Board Game

By Diane Gilleland Why gather around a table to play board games when you can play them all over the house? Scrounge up a few inexpensive materials, enlist the help of some favorite kids, and you’ll be playing this giant game in no time. Because the whole thing is modular, you can change the board […]

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Favorite How-To: Howtoons Pinwheels

The pinwheel is a classic toy that never gets old. All you need is a chopstick, a wine cork, a pushpin, and paper. Embellishments are all up to your personal style, from glitter to paper choice. Howtoons has a beautiful, graphic way of showing you how. Download the PDF Right click to save the PDF […]

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Minimalist T-Shirt Baby/Kid Pants

Last week we made some super simple and comfy yoga pants from a castoff T-shirt. This week we’re utilizing the same materials because, well, we all know the abundance of T-shirts in this world is somewhat overwhelming, and while we may not be able to wear all the ones we have, we don’t necessarily just want to get rid of them. This week’s project is the minimalist baby/kid pants using an old favorite stripey tee of mine.

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Meditation Pillow

Meditation Pillow By Bernadette Noll and Kathie Sever Future Craft Collective Future Craft Collective is still on the road this week – with Kathie and I visiting the coasts of our youth. She west and me, east. We’re kind of enjoying this current process of project making – photos sent and project written. It’s fun […]

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