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The Rainbow Loom Project

February 24, 2014 By Susan 10 Comments

I have a seven-year-old daughter. Is that going to sink in one day? Because it hasn’t yet. The constant newness of parenting still surprises me daily. The baby and the 4-year-old feel a whole lot less challenging in most ways just because I don’t feel like I’m always in the scary height of the learning… 

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Christmas Gifts for Squeaky Clean Kids

November 29, 2012 By crafterhours 7 Comments

When I was a kid I was fascinated by fun soap. Well, actually, I should just say I was fascinated with soap in general. I loved hotel soaps, bath soaps and those little shaped soaps that came in 80’s colors like Dusty Rose and Williamsburg Blue and Forest Green and sat in a little dish… 

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Scissors for My (Not Yet) Three-Year-Old

February 19, 2012 By crafterhours 7 Comments

Scissors? For my daughter who is not yet 3? Yes. Sort of. I briefly thought my first daughter could handle real scissors at about 3. You know, the kiddie kind. But really, on the inside, I knew better. Why I handed them to her anyway, I don’t know. Of course I stood right there with… 

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Learning to Sew at 5

November 11, 2011 By crafterhours 6 Comments

My recently-five-years-old daughter seems to be at least as interested in crafting as I am. She’s always been curious– wanting to touch and try everything that I have around, making for some nervous moments. Also some cringe-worthy moments, like when she saw me temporarily using my lips to hold pins as I was removing them… 

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Mommy’s Little Pattern Drafter

March 25, 2011 By crafterhours 11 Comments

Today I had a pattern taped to the sliding glass door so I could trace it and my daughter ran over wanting to “help”.  I gave her her own piece of paper, taped it to the door, et voilĂ *!  An entertained kid. Sometimes they’re so easy.  (bonus: 2 handmade things in this picture!  3 if… 

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