Looking for a Halloween-themed activity? Here’s how to make Halloween Shadow Puppets of a witch, a Jack O’Lantern and a ghost, and have some chillingly fun theater time! Download the FREE template (Halloween_Shadow_Puppets-Muumade_Free_Template-Letter (US Letter size) or Halloween_Shadow_Puppets-Muumade_Free_Template-A4 (A4 size)) and follow the quick and easy instructions below. You will need: Muumade’s Halloween Shadow Puppet […]
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Doodling patterns inside Chinese characters is a great way to familiarize yourself with their beautiful shapes while at the same time having fun by making beautiful patterns. But what exactly is doodling? According to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, the word doodle is defined as an “aimless or casual scribble, design or sketch.” Now that does […]
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This is a tutorial on how to make a waist pouch from a pocket. The finished waist pouch is a practical and fun accessory. You can use it to carry around small essentials, such as keys, coins and cell phones. This project is also a great way to upcycle an old pair of pants. They […]
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In this free tutorial, you will learn how to make pom-pom ducklings. These ducklings are very easy to make and are irresistibly cute. Also, despite being tiny, they can stand on their own legs! (Note: The Mallard daddy duck talking to the pom-pom ducklings in the photo above is a Little Felt Duck, made from […]
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Winter greetings! I know the weeks before Christmas are a very hectic time of the year. So here is how to make an easy but elegant DIY Pop-Up Christmas Tree Card for this year’s winter greetings. The materials and tools that you will need are: 1 sheet of white paper (it can be either US […]
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Sometimes leotards and swimsuits are so thin that you wish they had a lining. So, here is how you can hand-sew a layer of lining into garments made of stretchy fabric, such as spandex (also known as elastane or Lycra). (Note: Please click on the photos to enlarge them for a close-up view of […]
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A sock puppet that really swallows food is a puppet that can ‘eat’ whatever you put into its mouth! This is because the puppet’s mouth is connected to its tummy. There are a lot of tutorials available online to learn how to make sock puppets, but I have not found any puppets with a […]
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String art is a great way to create decorative wall hangings. With only nails and string, you can transform a few shapes or letters into art in whatever colors and sizes you wish! Making string art can also be a fun family project. Above is the string art project that we made with our […]
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Paper mache is a great material for making light-weight boxes and bowls. This post contains instructions for making a heart shaped paper mache box with lid, as well as a bowl. The first part of the heart shaped box project is to make a box from thin cardboard. (If you prefer to make a […]
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The Chinese Zodiac is based on a 12 year cycle, with 2017 being the year of the rooster. So to celebrate the New Year, we made a variety of origami roosters and chickens. We chose three in increasing order of difficulty, which we think would be fun family activities for the New Year. (The […]
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