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PRETTY PINECONES FOR CHRISTMAS DECOR

November 18, 2014 by Carisa

How to make Pretty Metallic Pinecones for Christmas Decor from Messes to Memories

I love simple, inexpensive and beautiful decor. My husband is still a student in school and we are raising a family on a student’s stipend… which is hard to do! But I still want my family to be able to create beautiful memories and feel the spirit of Christmas!

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Filed Under: DIY for the Holidays, Holiday Crafts, Home Decor, Parenting Tips & Tricks

ABC SERIES: H is for HAPPY

November 15, 2014 by Carisa

H is for Happy and helping kids understand other emotions from Messes to Memories

Parenting is tough. Teaching kids how to handle their different emotions is super hard! The other day Lanae had a meltdown and I felt completely overwhelmed.

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Filed Under: ABC Series, Kid Crafts & Lessons Tagged With: emotions, happy, kid crafts, photo books, resources for preschoolers, resources for toddlers

THANKSGIVING TURKEY CRAFT

November 11, 2014 by Carisa

A fun and easy turkey craft for children to practice their fine motor skills, plus it doubles as fun decor from Messes to Memories

This Thanksgiving Turkey craft is so fun! We made it last year and Lanae played with it for a couple weeks then we used it as decoration for another week or two for Thanksgiving.

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ABC SERIES: G is for GRANDMA & GRANDPA

November 5, 2014 by Carisa

Learning about the letter G and making something special for Grandma & Grandpa from Messes to Memories

Um hi! So for those of you who follow along with the ABC Series. I have a serious apology to make… You probably thought that we just stopped doing these fun little lessons. And, if you thought that, you were right… for a while!

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Filed Under: ABC Series, Kid Crafts & Lessons Tagged With: ABC Series, resources for preschoolers, resources for toddlers, teaching the ABC's

SIMPLE & SWEET DIY GIRL’S NECKLACE

October 13, 2014 by Carisa

Simple & sweet DIY Girl's necklace from Messes to Memories

A week later I’m finally getting around to putting a post together about Lanae’s matching Simple & Sweet DIY Girl’s Necklace. It was so simple and so easy. I think it has some beautiful character. And the best thing of all… Lanae loves her new necklace.

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Filed Under: Kid Crafts & Lessons, Sewing for Kids Tagged With: girls clothes, jewelry, kid crafts

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