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Crafts
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: ...
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 ...