Tag: Coloring Book for Kids

This mailbox is designed for Catch the letters inside the basket! Making this Valentine’s Day mailbox looks harder than it actually is. You can see pictures below on how to get started with hot air balloon formation. I started with a foam ball but you may choose to start with an egg shape instead. This will delete one of the steps (6.) from the instructions below. Support list: Red and white threads plus a smaller amount of tan colored threads Hot glue gun and hot glue white school glue Small recycled plastic bottle for basket Four toothpicks masking tape Newsprint […]

This mailbox is decorated with butterfly stickers and white rick-rack trim. The traditional Valentine’s Day mailbox is wrapped in heart tissue paper and then decorated with butterfly stickers. The colors are all traditional Valentine’s Day: red, hot pink, pale pink, white, and lavender. Support list: Sturdy recycled rectangular box with lid Wooden Coffee Stirrers (2) Fancy wrapping paper, patterned scrap paper or tissue paper in Valentine’s Day colors Paper for lining the box Extra carton for the box tray Stickers of your choice trim rick rack White school glue and hot glue mod podge masking tape. Step by step instructions: […]

Here is our example of a side book from my Snow White story collection. On the left, “Snow White” is the first page. True, the evil stepmother is the second page. Snow White’s text: “Once upon a time, there lived a beautiful girl, her lips red as blood, her skin white as snow, and her hair black as night. She was called Snow White.” Wicked Page Text, Queen/Mothermother: One day her stepmother, an evil queen, asked her magic mirror, ‘Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who’s the fairest one of all?’ The mirror answered, “Snow White.” The Queen was so jealous […]

Most people don’t tend to think of princesses as practical people! But then most princesses aren’t forced to do what King Ludwig and Lord Garp command! Bedelia, the most practical princess ever written about, always finds a way around the absurd demands of her father and suitor. . . Eventually she found a very practical “true love” with Prince Berian. This Guy Williams book was a favorite of our two daughters and I know parents will enjoy the refreshing story of the Queen making great choices because of her unique sense! An old worn copy of our children’s favorite princess […]

Small brown and blue glass vials, 2 inches tall. “One of the first potteries in America was at Bean Hill in Norwich, Connecticut. They made yellow-brown earthenware that was salt-glazed. The salt-glaze technique was discovered around 1680 by a servant. There was an earthen pot over a fire with brine in That for curing salt pork. While the servant was away, the brine boiled, and the pot became red hot, and it was found that the sides were glazed. The local potter used this discovery and salt glaze became an established fact.” Westerwald pottery, from Germany, was characterized by stamped […]

Howling windby Winifred V. Jordan I like to hear the old wind gust blow,When I’m safe in bed, you know!Everything inside and outside is spinning,As if the most powerful and very brave! I like when the old howl singsseas, islands, ships and things,and tales of foreign lands,And pirate treasures in the depths of the sand! But I like it more when the wind howls climbsflying in the sky, where he is, sometimes,It fills big clouds, full of snow,and beat them round to and fro; Then it snowsOn every hill and street in the city.And when I wake up, you shall […]

The bunny pattern below was designed by Hazel H. Sample over a hundred years ago! Recreated here for young students to sew their dolls, to include in their Easter baskets or just to have a fun sewing lesson for beginners. Support list: scrap flannel or cheesecloth Multiple colors of embroidery floss Small buttons and lace trim Step by step instructions: Print and cut out the patterns, leaving a 1/4-inch seam allowance. Trace around the paper copy on the fabric scraps of your choice using a pencil or washable fabric marker. Cut out two sides for each bunny you are making. […]

Novelty specificationsBy Edith V. Wyatt One day while searching for my hat,I woke my grandmother up from a nap.That’s one thing Grandma hates, -I say-Caught napping during the day.The reason – I was told –Makes people think she’s getting older.You looked at me hard for a while,Then I slowly started bonding.But she quickly puts her jacket on the floorAnd she looked around her glasses.I stood there and started smiling.That’s when the problems started.It puts these old specs into great interest,And when they get lost she is definitely upset.“You need not stand there, sir, and cough,Because I just took off those […]

This 18-inch Maggie doll has auburn wavy wig, brown eyes and tan skin. The back of the box reads…“Dearest friends: From head to toe, you can be sure that your Heidi Ott doll is 100% handmade with the finest materials. We invite you to take a closer look and enjoy every feature of your new best friend. You will see that her beautiful eyes, arched eyebrows, rosy lips, and flushed cheeks are all hand-drawn with great care. Examine her garments and look for double-stitched fabrics for long-lasting quality, as well as pretty extras like hand-knitted lace and pretty finishing on […]

The invention of the screw injection molding machine by American inventor James Watson Hendry in 1946 changed the world of dolls forever. Thermoplastics can be used to produce dolls and other plastic toys more quickly and at a much lower cost, because recycled plastics can be reshaped using this process. Additionally, injection molding of the plastic required much less time for the doll parts to cool, because the plastic was not completely melted before being injected into the molds. By 1948, the process was widely available, and injection-molded plastic toys began to appear by the millions in dime stores and […]