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Halloween Food Crafts for Kids

October 19, 2011 By 2 Comments

Haunted Graveyard Dip

halloween dip graveyardThe Haunted Graveyard is so cute & easy.  The dip is spinach blended into hummus.  The ghosts are boiled eggs with olives.  Pretzels, crackers broccoli and celery complete the look.

Candy Corn Cheesy Pastries

candy corn cheese pasteriesThis cute treat is made by topping wedges of prebaked mini-pizza crusts with stripes of white, orange & yellow cheese, then baking until melted.  Easy as pie.

Pear Witch

witch pear Assembled from basic ingredients this Pear Witch would make a perfect fruit salad substitute at a kids Halloween party.

Mini Pumpkins

mini pumpkinsThese are made from circus peanuts and green gum drops.  Which are then molded with your hands and the help of a toothpick.  I never would have guessed they would come out this cute.

These and many more Halloween food & craft projects can be found at the Disney FamilyFun website.

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Glee Gum Candy Kits: Review and Giveaway

November 14, 2010 By

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Glee Gum is a small company right here in Rhode Island that makes both home candy making kits and ready to chew all natural chicle gum.  I was sent a Chewing Gum kit from Glee Gum for review, and just made the gum this evening.  The process was quite easy, and everything needed was included right in the kit.

glee candy kits

From opening the box to the finished gum took 15 minutes, at most.  Even if you were doing this with kids, I doubt it would take more than half an hour, and clean-up was far easier than I expected, so you don’t need a large block of time to do the project.  Since my daughter is only 3 and the hot melted chicle gum base is kneaded into corn syrup amd confectionary sugar, I did this project by myself.  If you are planning on doing this with kids who are a little older,  just transfer the hot chicle onto the kneading surface and start off a couple kneads, the gum cools quickly and the kids can take over for the bulk of the kneading.

glee gum review

Once the chewing gum was flavored and rolled out it was ready for cutting.  I found a pizza cutter to be very effective. My daughter and I tried the gum right after it was done, and she LOVED it.  She signed for “more” several times, and I can see this is going to be one of those things she haunts me for… at least I know what’s in it :)

Glee Gum also makes a Gummies Candy kit & Chocolate kit, judging from our experience with the Chewing Gum  kit, I would say that these would be great craft gifts for kids 8 and up (with adult assistance).  The ready made gum would make wonderful stocking stuffers.

Disclosure: A sample was provided for the purpose of this review.  All opinions presented here are entirely my own.

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Giveaway

One lucky Blommi reader will win their choice of a Chocolate, Gummy Candy or Chewing Gum kit courtesy of, Glee Gum.

Mandatory Entry (must be done for all other entries to count): Visit Glee Gum website and tell me something you learned there (it is pretty interesting).

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  • For 2 entries! Grab my button and post it on your blog, or add Blommi.com to your blogroll.  Leave a link where it can be found, in your comment.  (remember to leave 2 separate comments)
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One winner will be randomly selected from all valid entries, and will have 48 hours to respond to their prize winner email notification.  If winner fails to respond, within that time period, a new winner will be drawn.  Contest ends November 30, 2010 at 11:59 pm CT.  Open to US residents , age 18+.

Congratulations to the confirmed winner Kimberly

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Super Sipperz Quickie Giveaway!

November 7, 2010 By

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Super Sipperz are  packs of brightly colored rubberized connectors and straws, which kids can use to build wild straw creations.  Sort of a craft and dining utensil all in one.  Kids will love that they can drink out of their completed projects.  Seems like a great way to keep kids occupied at the dinner table, or while you are cooking during the holidays.  Super Sipperz are dishwasher safe and reusable.

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At  just $10 a set these would be great holiday gifts for families on a budget, and you can even get a second set for just $5 more, so there won’t be any fighting over who gets to use the straw eyeglasses. 

Each 80 piece set comes in it’s own mesh bag, complete with straws, connectors & eyeglass straw, and can be purchased here:  www.getsupersipperz.com

Disclosure: Samples and giveaway products will be provided by Super Sipperz. 

Giveaway

One lucky Blommi reader will win a set of Super Sipperz.

No Mandatory entry on this one, just complete as many of the entries below, as you would like.

  • Tell me who you would give this to or what you would like to make out of these with your kids.
  • Follow this blog via email or RSS.
  • Follow me through Google Friend Connect
  • Follow  @TwiMommi on Twitter and tweet about this giveaway up to 1x per time per day  (leave a separate comment for each tweet)
  • For 2 entries! Become a fan (now called like) Blommi on Facebook 
  • For 2 entries! Grab my button and post it on your blog, or add Blommi.com to your blogroll.  Leave a link where it can be found, in your comment.  (remember to leave 2 separate comments)

One winner  will be randomly selected from all valid entries, and will have 48 hours to respond to their prize winner email notification.  If winner fails to respond, within that time period, a new winner will be selected.  Contest ends November  11, 2010 at 11:59 pm CT.  Open to US residents, age 18+.

Confirmed Winner Karen F.

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Elmer’s and X-ACTO New Crafting Products Review

October 22, 2010 By 3 Comments

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Two nights ago, my daughter and I finally had the chance to try out the  Elmer’s CraftBond adhesives and X-ACTO cutting tools Bzz Kit we were sent a few weeks back.  My daughter has some motor control difficulties, so the easy to appy glue products, made it easy for me to help her apply the glue, for our projects.  Part of the project we were working on required a bead of glue for glitter to stick to.  I do think a more traditional bottle may have worked better for that part, but in general I found the glue products to be efficient and easy to keep tidy… very important, when doing craft projects with young kids.

I also liked the child friendly way the X-Acto scissors locked.  I know that if I my daughter got at them, I could retrieve them from her, before she had the opportunity to injure herself.  She really liked the fancy edges these scissors made on the cardstock too.

elmers xacto review

If you enjoy doing scrapbooking, or other paper projects these new lines could come in very handy.  They are especially good for those who like to have their children participate in the projects.

Disclosure: I was sent a sample kit from BzzAgent, for the purpose of review.  All opinions presented here are my own.

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Celebrate Halloween with Dinosaur Train & Make-it-Yourself Buddy Costume

October 18, 2010 By 3 Comments

PBS KIDS will be kicking off their Halloween Spooktacular lineup starting on Oct. 25th.  It will include special Halloween themed episodes, including one from Dinosaur Train, called “Night Train”.  In the episode Dad, Buddy and Tiny will take a night ride on the Dinosaur Train, and learn about nocturnal animals.

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If you still need a costume for your little Dinosaur Train fan, here are some options to   make your own Buddy costume. Sew  version & no sew versions are available. See the video below for more info.

If you don’t have the time to make a costume.  Ready to wear Dinosaur train costumes are available at most costume retailers.

Buddy Halloween Costume

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Create your own Costume, of your Child’s Favorite Nick Jr Characters

October 15, 2010 By 5 Comments

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My daughter LOVES Nick Jr.  Her favorite show is Yo Gabba Gabba, but she is a big fan of Olivia,as well.  I was happy to see that Nick Jr. offers fun craft projects online, which include our kids favorite characters.  Instructions and printables can be gotten right off the website.

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They even have costume projects and there is still time to transform your little goblin, into Olivia, DJ Lance, Foofa, or whoever their personal Nick Jr hero is for Halloween.  I already have both a costume and a Halloween shirt for my daughter, but I am thinking about making the DJ Lance hat for her anyway.  I know she would get a big kick out of it.  :)

dj lance costume

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Glue Dots Make Crafting with Kids Easy

July 12, 2010 By 3 Comments

Glue dots are convenient little gobs of acid free glue, that come on sheets or in dispensers, which look much like a typical roll of tape.  They bond instantly with no mess, and come in several types for differing applications.

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My little daughter and I tried out glue dots on a paper craft project a couple weeks ago.  We colored some paper with streaks of oil pastels, then I cut out some simple flower shapes.  We twisted peices of green tissue paper to make stems for our flowers, then rolled on some Glue dots to attach them to a sheet of plain white paper to assemble our bouquet.  My daughter has autism, and it can be hard to keep her focused, so we used the removable Glue Dots, just in case some went astray.

glue dots project

applying glue dot flower

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Once we had completed the project my daughter wanted to continue sticking on flowers.  I cut out a bunch more random shapes and backed them with the removable Glue Dots.  She had a good time adding them to the paper and removing them, for about a half hour while I sat at the table with her. Our little project ended out pretty mangled in the end, but she had fun :)

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glue dots toddler

For great tips and ideas for using Glue Dots stop in at the Glue Dots Facebook page.

I wrote this blog post while participating in the TwitterMoms and Glue Dots blogging contest to be eligible to receive a $30 gift card. For more information on how you can participate, click here

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Making Speckled Easter Eggs

April 3, 2010 By 3 Comments

speckled easter eggsThere is something special about speckled Easter eggs, they mimic nature, but still have festive flair.  Making Speckled eggs for Easter is fun & easy…

My daughter helped me with Easter eggs for the first time today.  We made simple speckled Easter eggs, with a little clear glitter.  The speckle effect is achieved by mixing a few drops of oil into the dye water.  We dipped most of them in a couple colors.  Glitter was mixed into clear glue and basted onto the eggs after, they had been wiped dry.  We set the finished Easter eggs out in the sun, for about 10 minutes to dry.

how to make speckled easter eggs

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Free Christmas Paper Craft Projects for Kids

December 20, 2009 By

I have found some fantastic free Christmas printable paper craft projects on the web.  I decided to share some of my favorites with you.  Just the thing for a chilly day, inside with the kids.

ScrapbookScrapbook.com has a wonderful Nativity project, for you to do with your kids.  Just print, cut-out, color and assemble.  When completed you will have a nice 3-D scene to display.  Here is a link to make your own.  You can see more views of the completed nativity set there, as well. http://bit.ly/41kTmG

I also found a printable reindeer and sleigh.  The reindeer look a little big for the sleigh, in my opinion, but you could always print it at 75% or something. It would make a great decoration for the wall of a hall or stairway, since 8 or so reindeer would stretch out a ways.  http://kidscraftzone.com/post/Santas-Printable-Sled-and-Reindeer.aspx

Speaking of reindeer, you have to check out this little Christmas reindeer box project.  It is adorable. http://familyfun.go.com/printables/reindeer-gift-box-704323/

  • Disney’s Family Fun, also has a great holiday train.  You just print, cut and assemble.  It would be cute displayed under the tree with your gifts, and the kids will love doing it.
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They also have an incredibly cute tiny elf shelf sitter, that you can assemble with the kids. http://bit.ly/4JSbgU

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Don’t overlook origami, when doing holiday paper crafts with your children.  Origami-Fun.com has a photo list of origami projects, including cranes, flowers and stars.  These would be lovely on the Christmas tree,  as package decorations or as gifts for your child to give.  http://www.origami-fun.com/printable-origami.html

Origami-Club.com  includes simple to follow video snippets, showing you how to do holiday origami projects.  Just click on the picture of the project that interests you, and you will be given the option to see the instructional diagram or video.  I personally preferred the videos.  The link I have given leads to Christmas specific projects, but there are plenty of  other projects available on the site.  I am a bit of a traditionalist myself.  The cranes are my favorite.  This site also has some great holiday printable patterns, to make your own Christmas origami papers.  http://www.origami-club.com/en/xmas/index.html

These are my favorite free holiday paper craft projects for kids (and adults), that are all readily available online.  If you know of some great free paper craft printables or instructions accessible on the web, please share them with us.  I will be doing a separate post for coloring pages, so please don’t include those,  just crafts or printables,  that can be made into something beyond a simple colored page.

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