Archive for the ‘Crafts’ Category

Do It Yourself Shrinky Dinks

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007 by Scott Killen

Curbly has published a great article about making your own shrinky dinks. This would be a great rainy day craft!

DIY Shrinky Dinks. » Curbly | DIY Design Community [curbly.com]

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Make Your Own Laundry Detergent

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007 by Scott Killen

The Simple Dollar has posted a great article about how to make a substitute for store bought liquid laundry detergent.  (The comments have a recipe for the powdered counterpart.)  This sounds like a great project to try with the kids.

The Simple Dollar » How To Make Your Own Laundry Detergent - And Save Big Money [thesimpledollar.com]

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Simple Quick Ice Cream

Saturday, June 9th, 2007 by Scott Killen

The blazing sun is hard on kids, but this site shows an easy way kids can make ice cream outdoors using sealable plastic bags.

Here is the link.

You can also substitute a large coffee can for the large bag, seal it with duct tape and let the kids roll it around the yard.

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