I'm finding all sorts of fun ways to use our Toadily Handmade Beeswax Make Your Own Candle Kit. Today, I want to tell you how to make a Halloween Ghost Candle using Eco-Friendly beeswax. What You'll Need: One White Sheet of Beeswax (shown above, approx. 16" x 8") Wick (several inches) Metal Cookie Cutter (ghost-shaped) *Metal cookie cutters work best to cut through the beeswax Cutting Board Directions: Use the metal cookie ...
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How To Creatively Recycle Your Crayons
Don’t toss out your broken, stubby crayons! There is an easy way to make old crayons into brand new ones that your children will want to color with once again – and I’m going to tell you how to do it. What You’ll Need: Silicone molds (make sure they are oven safe to at least 200 degrees) Crayons – peel off the wrapper. TIP: Use an Exacto knife to cut down the seam of the crayon and the paper should easily remove itself. Directions: ...
Make Your Own Bubbles Solution: 2 Simple Recipes
My kids will spend hours outside blowing bubbles in the summertime. Although bubble solutions can be fairly cheap to buy, when you go through gallons of it like we do every summer, it can add up. (If your children are like mine, we have frequent “accidents” where entire bottles have been lost in a single spill!) Did you know you can make your own bubbles solution? However, all bubbles solution recipes are not created equally. Believe me, I ...
Easy Do-It-Yourself: Children’s Book Labels
Labels seem to be all the rage right now - so when I was contacted about reviewing Avery labels for The Organization of Moms, I was happy to do it. I received a set of Avery Clear Easy Peel Address Labels and set out on a quest for something in my house to label that would be useful for other moms to try at home, too. I looked no farther than the 5000 children's books crammed onto the bookshelves in my kids' room and knew I had found my ...
