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CREATIVE FAMILY FUN: Leaves to treasure this autumn

— November 3, 2021

Memories of times and places from my childhood flood my mind this time of year whenever I toss on a light jacket and grab a rake. I remember jumping in piles of newly raked leaves on…

CREATIVE FAMILY FUN: Frame and bookmark summer memories
— September 23, 2021

Weekends are made for families, and fall is all about the changing color palette of the great outdoors. Put them together, and you have the potential for awesome adventures in your…
CREATIVE FAMILY FUN: Repurpose bottles for Earth Day fun
— April 13, 2021

This spring, as we near Earth Day on Thursday, April 22, the thought hits me how I’m actually very grateful for recycling and the way my family, the neighborhood and our city has…
Earth Day craft: Print ‘roses in bloom’ with celery stalk stamp
— April 18, 2020

Earth Day, celebrated on April 22, is a good annual reminder to imagine creative ways to reuse what we typically throw away, even little things. Here’s one that may lurk in the produce…

CREATIVE FAMILY FUN: Fabric blooms brighten back-to-school wardrobe
— August 19, 2021

There’s flower power in kids’ and their moms’ imaginations. Just ask Robyn Anderson, busy mom of three active daughters. “I love fabric and can’t get enough of prints, stripes…
Kid-made place cards enliven holiday table
— November 12, 2020

Thanksgiving Day and the “here before you know it” December holiday season are approaching. The weeks of celebration are all about giving, sharing and experiencing that intangible…
Sandpaper offers fresh artistic expression
— March 19, 2020

DONNA’S DAY: I have a variety of bright, chubby crayons my toddler-age granddaughter loves to grab tightly in her fist and press on paper, or to be honest, anything in reach….