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Use staples and felt and learn this no-fuss way to make a festive tote for all your goodies. Or, replace the staples with metal rivets for a sturdier version.

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Take your felt sheet (ours measured 12 in. x 12 in.), and fold it in thirds to create a 4 in. x 12 in. long rectangle.  Press firmly along the creases. Open the sheet and fold it into thirds the other way.  Press firmly along these creases as well.

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Following the crease lines, trim
 two 4-inch slits on opposite ends.  If you need help following the 
crease lines, use a pencil to lightly trace the lines so you can cut 
more easily.

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The felt sheet should now have 
three square flaps on opposite ends.  Align the three flaps on one end 
together to create three sides of the basket.  Staple the felt together 
neatly along the top.  Tuck the loose bottom flap in underneath.  Adult 
supervision may be required!

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Do the same for the opposite end.  You should now have the basic bottom of the basket.

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To make the handle, pick three pipe cleaners of different colors.  Braid these together.

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To attach the handle to the 
basket, pinch together the folded flap on the side of the basket. 
   Using scissors, make a small quarter-inch long cut about 1-inch below
 the edge of the basket.  Do the same for the opposite end.

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Take your pipe cleaner handle 
and insert one end into the hole and fold up the ends on the inside to 
secure it.  Do the same for the opposite end.

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You now have your basket!  Use 
extra felt or pipe cleaners to decorate your new basket.  Try adding 
ears, a nose, and a bunny tail.

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Have you ever grown your own crystal geodes? Try this egg experiment and grow your very own borax crystals in a shell! Experiment with different borax concentrations and see how big your egg geodes can grow.&nbsp;Discover everything that eggs have to offer with <a href="https://www.kiwico.com/us/store/dp/eggsperiments-project-kit/2979" target="_self">Eggsperiments</a> from the <a href="https://www.kiwico.com/store">KiwiCo Store</a>! Use the scientific method with a series of egg-based experiments that explore chemistry, physics, and biology.

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Borax (sodium tetraborate) is a naturally-occurring mineral salt commonly used as a laundry booster or cleaner. As with any other cleaning product, it should be kept away from children not under direct supervision of an adult. Do not allow children to ingest Borax. If consumed, contact a poison control center immediately. Wash hands after play, as prolonged skin exposure may cause irritation.

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Start by preparing your borax solution. Add 4 tablespoons of borax and 1 cup of water to a jar. Microwave the solution in 30-second intervals, stirring after each internal. After about 2 1/2 minutes (or 5 intervals) the borax should be completely dissolved. You can always microwave the solution for a few more seconds or add a tablespoon of water, if the borax is not yet dissolved. &nbsp;

The jar and solution will be very hot. Be careful when taking it out of the microwave!

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While your crystal solution is cooling down, start preparing the eggshells. We cracked the top portion of the egg open and removed the egg to make little egg cups for our geodes.&nbsp;

You'll want to rinse out the inside of the egg to get rid of all the egg white.

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Brush some glue on the inside the eggshell, and then sprinkle borax inside the shell. Pour out any excess borax. Next, wait for the glue to dry. The borax coating inside the egg will act as starting "seeds" for crystallizing  the borax solution.

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Fill a cup with crystal solution and add a few drops of food coloring. You'll need enough crystal solution in the glass to fully submerge the eggshell. If you have enough crystal solution, you can make multiple colors of crystal solution. 

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Once the eggshell is dry and the water is room temperature, gently lower it into the crystal solution. Let it sit overnight or until your crystals have reached the size you want. If you want more crystals, you can mix up a new batch of the borax solution and drop the egg into the new solution.

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Once you are satisfied with the size of the crystals, carefully take out the shell and place on a paper towel to dry. When your egg geode is&nbsp;dry, you can put it on display to amaze your friends and family! 

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I had a few spare planting pots sitting around, so I decided to pull together this simple and fun activity for my visiting niece. Together we shaped flowers out of clay and decorated a tiny pot. After the clay dried, my niece gave the decorated pot to her mother.

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Choose a variety of colored clay. Crayola's Model Magic works well because it is easy to shape and doesn't stain. However, any type of clay that hardens will work.

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Decorate the pot however you like! To make flowers, we rolled up green clay for the stems and shaped red clay into petals.

Let the clay dry according to the packaging directions -- usually about 24 hours.

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My kids just loved this colorful Easter craft!  It was the perfect addition to our Easter decor and, after dinner, the kids are going to give one to each of their grandparents!  We love crafts that can double as handmade gifts for the family to cherish!

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Gather all materials.  We had some great felt flower stickers and some foam bugs that we used for this.  We also used leftover birthday tissue paper that we had cut into small squares for another project.

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We decided that we wanted to make smaller plaques so we cut our sheets of adhesive foam into fourths and used two pieces for each project.  My 9-year-old drew an egg shape on her foam piece and I drew egg shapes for my younger kids.

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We cut out the first egg and used the leftover hole to trace an identical egg on the other piece of foam.  Be sure to trace your egg shape on the back of your foam piece (where the adhesive is) to make sure that the two pieces match up.  We had to learn this the hard way when our first project didn't match up!

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Once all the egg shapes were cut, the kids carefully peeled the adhesive backing off of their foam pieces.  My 4-year-old was able to do this easily without any help.

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I cut contact paper squares to cover the egg hold and the kids laid the contact paper on top of the adhesive side of their foam piece.  My son laid his contact paper with the sticky side facing down so he had to start over.  The second time we were very careful to help him attach his contact paper to the foam with the sticky side facing up!

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Once everyone had their contact paper attached to both pieces of foam, they decorated the contact paper on one piece with their tissue paper squares.  Some of the kids tried to make patterns.  My 4-year-old just sprinkled and then squashed his tissue paper.

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After decorating, the kids laid their second piece of foam on top of their decorated piece.  They were very careful to attach them so that the egg holes lined up.

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My kids then added foam stickers to their plaques.  I loved this extra piece of personalization.  When everyone was finished, we hung a garland across the kitchen window to finish off our Easter decor.

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tissue paper (squares of various spring colors)

Easter Egg Suncatcher Plaque

My children and I love to decorate for each and every holiday. I love when we can make our own decor. These egg blocks are just adorable. We even made a few as gifts.

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If you don't have wood scraps around the house, ask any hardware store for theirs. Usually there is a pile close to the wood cutting station.

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Emma and I cut egg shapes from pretty scrapbook paper. She used mod podge to seal an egg shape to one of the wood squares.

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We sealed the top with another layer of mod podge and let it dry for about an hour.

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We decided to use some letter stamps for an extra special touch. Are these cute or what? They look great on our mantel.

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Egg Blocks

I love how imperfectly darling this little basket came out. My daughter enjoyed personalizing each popsicle stick as she built this little spring gem!

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I cut a recycled coffee cup in half for this basket. It was a great way to teach the kids to reuse and recycle!

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Emma got to work on each craft stick. She used markers to decorate the sticks in spring colors.

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We used tacky glue to attach the sticks all along the side of the cup. Tacky glue works the best to hold them in place while drying.

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Once they were all on we added a ribbon around the basket to make it extra pretty. This also helped to hold everything together.

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With a hole punch and pipe cleaner, we added a little handle. Emma headed straight outside to collect some newly blooming flowers in her sweet basket.

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Decorate your house with this simple Easter egg wreath craft. 

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Cut the middle out of your paper plate. Cut ovals out of construction paper or encourage your child to try cutting the ovals. 

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Decorate the eggs with markers, paint, or stickers. I envisioned polka dots, stripes, and springtime decorations. Instead, he made Angry Birds, Tic Tac Toe, and happy face eggs. It's times like these when I remember it's all about the process and creativity and not about the end product. 

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Arrange and glue the eggs onto the paper plate. 

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You can layer the eggs or arrange them onto your wreath in any way you want. You could even add a ribbon to hang it. This craft would also work well with egg shapes cut from craft foam. 

construction paper - cut into ovals

paper plate

Easter Egg Wreath

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There's nothing sweeter in the spring than fuzzy little animals... even sweeter when they're made by hand! I had so much fun making pom-pom bunnies and loved the end result.

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Gather the materials to make your DIY pom-pom bunnies!

If you don't have pom-pom winders, can create your own out of cardboard by cutting two U shapes from cardboard. We created a large one that was 4.5 inches wide and a small one that was 2 inches wide.

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Start by creating a small pom-pom for the head and a large pom-pom for the body. Wrap yarn around the "arms" of your pom-pom maker and make sure not to wrap too tightly. The more yarn you use, the thicker and fluffier your bunny will be! For the small pom-pom, we wound the yarn about 15 times. For the large pom-pom, we wound the yarn about 40 times.

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Cut a 10-inch piece of yarn and tie it in the center. Tie the yarn so it leaves one long tail. Gently remove the yarn from the pom-pom winder. In this step, we used a contrasting yarn color to better illustrate what we did. Feel free to mix or match your yarn as you like.

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Take scissors and cut the loops to create your pom-pom. We also trimmed the yarn to create a nice rounded pom-pom shape. Make sure not to cut the long tail on the pom-pom. Repeat steps 3-5 with the large pom-pom maker to create the bunny's body.

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Take the two pom-poms and tie the long tails together to create the bunny. Trim off any excess yarn.

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