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Category: Hands On

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Collage Candleholder Craft from Vibe of Portland

Your kids can easily create this colorful candleholder project from Vibe of Portland....
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DIY Snow Dough

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Kids Craft: Milk-carton Masterpieces

Introduce your kids to printmaking and upcycle your used milk cartons....
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Low Mess Fall Art Project: Leaf Mobile

Get ready to welcome autumn with this creative mobile project....
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Caterpillar Collage Project

Let the kids get creative with this fun and easy collage project....
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DIY Snow Globes

This fun winter craft from Yellow Scope science kits also demonstrates a scientific concept to your kids....
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Make Yarn-Wrapped Halloween Decorations

Help your child use odds and ends to make sweet, yarn-wrapped Halloween or harvest decorations....
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Plant a Butterfly Garden

Try this fun planting project from Al’s Garden Center to bring more butterflies into your yard!...
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DIY Stamps from Cardboard

Refashion cardboard into DIY stamps and make your own collagraph prints....
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Hands On: Science Experiments

This winter break, turn your kitchen into a makeshift science lab with these fun (and only mildly messy) experiments from Mad Science Portland. Kids are natural scientists — they […]

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