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Rae Grant is the author and book designer of the popular vintage-modern children's activities books Crafting Fun and Cooking Fun. Her third book, Homemade Fun: 101 Crafts and Activities to Do With Kids was released in June 2010. Rae lives in Manhattan with her husband, daughter, and their family cat Blue. She blogs at My Little Hen.

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The Family Meal: A Place for Common Ground (guest post on Simple Mom)

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Contributor Rae Grant is guest posting on Simple Mom today while Tsh is on maternity leave. When I look back on my family memories as both a child and as a parent, some of my fondest recollections revolved around our traditions for the family meal. It was the daily ritual of our family meals that [...]

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At the Craft Table with Rae Grant: Dandelion Flower Paintbrush Cards

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If you want to add a little more nature and artistic flair into your child’s everyday life, try a craft project using freshly picked dandelions to serve as natural paint brushes. Even though Mother’s Day is supposed to be a day off from business as usual at home, it is still fun to work with [...]

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At the Craft Table with Rae Grant: Egg Cartons – Imagine the Possibilities

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Egg cartons have been a fascination of mine in recent years. They seem like the perfect invention; a snug cup which holds delicate, breakable eggs securely enough to travel miles from farm to table, and they have a solid lid which closes and opens easily without breaking. They simply are useful. Kids have caught on [...]

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At the Craft Table with Rae Grant: Good Old-Fashioned Paste

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With early spring fast approaching there is still time for plenty of indoor crafting projects before the shift to outdoor weather play begins. Getting your kids to sit down at the craft table can sometimes be a challenge. Time and organization is one hurdle and having useful basic materials in the house to get the [...]

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