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Hosting an Outside Art Group

by Vanessa
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The following post is by contributor Vanessa Brown. Hosting an art group is not as scary and messy as it might sound. Okay maybe it’s a bit messy that is why it is called an outside art group. My girls and I really enjoy having art group out in our front yard a handful of [...]

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Yarn Along

by Kara
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The following post is by editor Kara Fleck. This week’s Wednesday post is going to look a little different than usual.  I wanted to join in with Ginny of the lovely blog Small Things and share what I’m reading and what I’m knitting this week in the Yarn Along link up. As my ten year [...]

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Mother Bear KAL check-in (and a pattern giveaway, too!)

by Kara
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The following post is by editor Kara Fleck.  I‘m knitting bears for the Mother Bear Project and a little while ago I asked Simple Kids readers to join in with me in knitting and crocheting bears for this charity. This giveaway is now closed.  Thank you! If you aren’t familiar with Mother Bear, it is [...]

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Knitting (or Crocheting) Along: Mother Bear

by Kara
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The following post is by editor Kara Fleck. Last winter I mentioned a cause close to my heart that I wanted to get involved in: The Mother Bear Project.  I pledged to knit a bear in honor of each of my kids.  I have my pattern, a stash of worsted weight yarn, and I’m ready [...]

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Fun and Simple Bookmark Crafts for Kids

by AmyA
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The following post is by contributor Amy Anderson of Let’s Explore. We are bookworms around here – and proud of it! We tend to have many books in progress, and we never seem to have enough bookmarks. Not to mention all the crafts and recipes the girls like to mark for future projects. I was [...]

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