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Coordinated Craft: Decorated Tins

You and your kids can make cute, coordinated containers for their room or any space in the home. This is a great way to continue a theme in a bedroom or playroom to add a few more touches of the theme throughout the space. If you have leftover fabric, that will work great, but you can also use wrapping paper, posters, and other paper products that contain images that go with your theme. Whether it’s a trademark character, or a favorite animal, you can use several different materials to decorate your containers, and they will make great storage for crayons, … Continue reading →

Myths About Marriage

Do you like to watch late night television? Do you like to listen to love songs? Do you enjoy classic films? Do you love to read romance novels? I am not ashamed to admit that I love to do all of these things and just like watching a Disney production of Cinderella and seeing the …happily ever after, we are binging on an image of marriage that likely never was. Shows like Ozzie and Harriet, Bewitched, and The Donna Reed Show showed us families that consisted of mom and dad. They showed us that they didn’t have real problems like … Continue reading →

Got Cork?

Do you want to make an area in your home, such as a music room, a playroom, or the workshop, more soundproof? Would you like to bring in some additional texture to enhance the existing decor? Maybe you just want a place to display important reminders. Adding cork to a room is the perfect way to accomplish all these things and more. You can use cork to provide a customized area in your child’s room where he or she can exhibit artwork, special notes, photos, and greeting cards. Hang cork on walls or doors to create the perfect display area … Continue reading →

The Disney Fairy Tale vs. The Original Fairy Tale

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Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess who lived in a very big, foreboding castle. With the death of her father, her evil stepmother took rule of the castle and the rest, as they say, is history. Or is it? Disney has completely revamped the traditional fairy tale and while these sanitized tales are fantastic for children and adults alike (and even in some cases, make the characters more enjoyable), many people are unaware of the roots of these stories. Much darker and more literal, these tales forego the musical interludes and cut right to the chase. For … Continue reading →