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Doodle 4 Google 2013: There’s Still Time!

Don’t miss your chance!

If you hurry, you can still enter this year’s Doodle 4 Google contest. The deadline is March 22, 2013, and the theme is “My Best Day Ever…”

The winner’s artwork will appear on the Google homepage, and the winner will receive a $30,000 college scholarship, a $50,000 technology grant for [click headline to read more…]

Happy Valentine’s Day

OK. I confess. I don’t really have a post relevant to Valentine’s Day, but it is high time that I replace the “Merry Christmas!” headline that has greeted visitors for the last seven weeks.

So, what should I share? We’ve certainly had plenty of content this year, just not a lot of time to [click headline to read more…]

Merry Christmas!

Here’s a quick recap of Christmas-related posts from last year—two from this site and two from our Savvy Baker blog. All the best to you and yours for a wonderful holiday weekend!

DIY Felt Ornaments

LEGO Nativity Scene

Chocolate Peppermint Biscotti

Peanut Butter Party Biscotti

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Fun Felt Friends

Mrs. Owl by Kelly Bohan (9 years)

Mr. Owl by Timmy Bohan (6 years)

These adorable finger puppets are based upon ones found in Fa la la la Felt: 45 Handmade Holiday Decorations by Amanda Carestio. We made these this winter when it was too cold to go outside, and we recently started [click headline to read more…]

Let the Painting Begin!

After a hiatus of several months—and a Fun Fusion obsession (more on that later)—the kids are back to painting again. Here are their first watercolors for 2011.

Timmy’s Ivory Billed Woodpecker (1/9/11) Note: Timmy got really frustrated with his drawing, so Matt helped him with that, and Timmy took over from there.

Kelly’s [click headline to read more…]