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The use of sewing cards strengthens the wrist and tiny fingers while perfecting their pincer grip - the use of the thumb and pointer finger that is used to grab things - which is needed to hold a pencil correctly.

DIY Sewing Cards

My youngest is now 4 years-old, and that means we start pre-school.  While I began collecting items for our homeschool at Just Between Friends last spring, there are some items I have chosen to make myself.  Sewing Cards were an easy place to start. Pre-Schoolers Need Sewing Cards While to some, a sewing card may …

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I'm excited about our foaming hand soap. All of that beautiful, luxurious foam is created with just a small amount of soap combined with water.

DIY Foaming Hand Soap

With young children, hand washing can be a challenge.  If we use bar soap, they leave it disgusting with all of the food and dirt that they went to the sink to wash off.  If we use liquid soap, they go through half a bottle by pumping and pumping because they want a handful of soap. …

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If you've ever looked for raised garden beds, you know there are hundred of options. Here is an easy DIY raised garden bed that anyone can make!

DIY Raised Garden Beds

  DIY Raised Garden Beds If you have ever looked on Pinterest for raised garden bed ideas, you probably had the same results that I did.  Easily hundreds of beautiful gardens, made with just about any material imaginable, and at a wide variety of price points.  While some of the raised garden bed kits are …

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IKEA Hack of the MÅLA Easel

Recently, I wandered the showroom at IKEA and found the MÅLA easel – a basic children’s easel where one side is a wipe-off board, and the other side is a chalkboard – for $14.99!  I couldn’t believe it! Brand new, and still cheaper than what I was used to seeing at consignment sales for a …

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