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New Year’s Eve Kids Activities

December 14, 2015 By Vicky

Has your New Year’s Eve celebrating changed since you had kids? Maybe you once stayed up until the wee hours of the morning toasting and celebrating a new year. Now you sit at home and ring in the new year in another time zone so the kids can go to bed and you can too….

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Christmas Crafts for Kids – Q-Tip Tree

November 27, 2015 By Vicky

Tis the season for Christmas crafts for kids! If you have kids that love art and being crafty then you have probably done your fair share of Christmas crafts. I knew we have. Over the years we have made a Cardboard Tube Christmas Tree and Angel Christmas Ornament just to name a few. Today I am…

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Q-Tip Painted Snowman Craft

January 19, 2015 By Vicky

Oh how my daughters wish they lived in a place with snow. Two of my kids were born in New York but moved to sunny California before they could see snow. Having grown up with harsh winters on the East coast, I have never been a fan of snow. But I am a fan of…

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Valentine Ideas for Kids – Glitter Hearts

January 14, 2015 By Vicky

These days my girls are all about love and hearts. There are no less than 8 hearts currently hanging in our kitchen. I knew that they would love making these Glitter Hearts because in their minds glitter makes everything better. I know some moms are not fans of glitter. I can see why. It makes a…

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Homemade Christmas Ornaments with Tissue Paper

December 15, 2014 By Vicky

Each year we use an Advent calendar to prepare for the holidays. We either have activities, experiences or readings that help us better understand Christmas and have fun as we count down the days. The other day, our Advent activity was to make Homemade Christmas Ornaments with Tissue Paper. For a little over $1, you…

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50 Santa Crafts for Kids plus Our Favorite Santa Books

December 3, 2014 By Vicky

We just put up our tree this weekend and are switching our Christmas spirit into high gear. Who am I kidding, my kids are in the Christmas spirit all year long. They love the reason for the season, the traditions and the fun stories of characters like Santa and Rudolph. I went in search of…

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Christmas Crafts for Kids – Cardboard Tube Christmas Tree

December 1, 2014 By Vicky

My husband teases me because I have been collecting a bunch of cardboard tubes and saving them for projects. OK, it might not be the fact that I was collecting the tubes but where I was storing them, namely on the kitchen counter. Each day it would be overflowing with tubes and I would promise…

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Kids Homemade Christmas Ornaments

November 24, 2014 By Vicky

Some of our favorite Christmas traditions involve ornaments. Since the kids were born I have bought them each a special ornament every year. I write their name and the year on the bottom and one day, when they leave the house and have their own tree to decorate, they will have a nice collection of…

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Snow Gak Sensory Play

November 5, 2014 By Vicky

I should give my kids a byline on this post because they had a big influence on how it came to be. We took a trip to the dollar store this weekend and of course they had out all their winter and Christmas stuff. Among those goodies I found these tiny fake snow balls. I…

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Valentine’s Day Mobile with Tissue Paper Dyed Hearts

January 15, 2014 By Vicky

  One of our favorite mediums to create art is tissue paper. We have used it for so many fun kids activities such as Tissue Paper Turkey Craft and Coffee Filter Flowers Made With Tissue Paper. So when I was looking for a Valentine’s Day activity for my preschooler, I went back to my trusty…

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Hi, I'm Vicky, founder and content creator at Mess For Less. If you are looking for play and learning activities for kids, kid friendly food, parenting tips and general family fun, you will find it at Mess For Less. I invite you to learn more about me or drop me a note. Thanks for stopping by!
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