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182536591116373660_fkHRRZxT_b. 87960998941675177_I30QQtIg_b. 17 Traveling with Kids Tips & Road Trip Ideas. Engaging road trip ideas while traveling with kids!

17 Traveling with Kids Tips & Road Trip Ideas

I've got you hooked up with traveling with kids tips, games, activities, snacks, as well as arming you with must-have organizing ideas. Whether you're traveling by car, boat, or plane you'll be able to use these road trip tips for almost any age of kiddo. Traveling with Kids Tips 1. Road Trip Pillow Case ~ These road trip pillow cases are FAB-U-LOUS! 2. Road Trip Ideas 3. 4. 5. 6. Road Trips 7. 8. Dvd coloring case. So I still haven't gotten around to recycling of all of these empty DVD cases.

dvd coloring case

Now I am trying to think of how to reuse them. Hmmmm... {wheels turning} .... and this is what I came up with.... ... a coloring case! It's kind of an updated version of a crayon roll complete with paper storage. Want to use your DVD cases too? {gather your supplies} empty DVD case {now, every DVD case is slightly different so you may need to make adjustments depending on the style of case you have} thin cardboard {I used an old USPS mailing box} card stock fabric colorful paper {for the outside artwork} spray adhesive {this is going to be your best friend for this project!}

Utility knife and self healing mat {what you do} This first part is a little tricky. Here is what mine looks like after being cut.... Now, cut a piece of cardboard to fit inside that space... Cut a piece of fabric to wrap around the cardboard. Lunch box chalk board notes. By Liz Stanley | Back to school shopping can get expensive and is not usually very creative.

lunch box chalk board notes

Well, here is your solution! Get your craft on with these fun and functional back to school tutorials. Give your kiddo’s old shoes a make over, make some unique and fashionable tees, or make a little something to celebrate school being in session. There is a craft for everyone, so check them out! Nggallery id=’123139′ 101 Idea “I’m Bored” Jar. Summer is fast approaching, and I have small(ish) kids in my family that I usually end up babysitting (but don’t tell them that) during summer vacation.

101 Idea “I’m Bored” Jar

Definitely fun times. Except when they approach me with dreary faces and dully pronounce the two most irksome words known to mom (and babysitter)-kind: “I’m bored.” My usual response is, “Hi Bored. 101_Ideas_Im_Bored_Jar_Tongue_Depressors. Tutorial: Magnetic Paper Dolls. Helen Page's Elissa. Right-click on the image below to save it to disk.

Helen Page's Elissa

See links at bottom of page for more versions. Helen Page's Nellie. Right-click on the image below to save it to disk.

Helen Page's Nellie

See links at bottom of page for more versions. View 300 dpi version (color) View black & white version (150 dpi) or 300 dpi. Dancing Debbie p1. Click on the image above to open a larger version in its own window The gift wrap sheets are 29 by 20.5 inches, with 6 repeats of the pattern.

Dancing Debbie p1

Due to some outfits falling across the tile boundaries, it requires an extended panel to get a complete copy of each outfit in the gift wrap layout, shown above. This web site also provides the images in two other formats: as repeatable tiles, and with the pieces repositioned on four letter-sized pages for easy printing. Six and Sweet Sixteen. 1955, Merrill #2582 This set comes in a folder, with one pocket containing 3 cardboard pages 7 x 11 inches for the dolls, and the other pocket containing one large 23 x 32 inch sheet which unfolds into eight 8 x 11.5 inch panels.

Six and Sweet Sixteen

The inside folder shows a pink bureau below a shelf of dolls on the left and a vanity table with two chairs on the right. According to Mary Young, the artist is Maxine McCaffrey. The version of Six and Sweet 16 #2582 pictured in her Collector's Guide to Saalfield, Lowe and Merrill has the same cover as mine, but it includes six pets instead of three (the six pets can be seen on the back cover), on a separate cardboard from the dolls. It was reprinted in 1960 as Big 'N Little Six Sisters, also numbered 2582.

Many thanks to Jean Woodcock, who owns the Merrill copyrights and has given her permission for these scans to be shared online and printed for home use only. Betsy McCall Paper Doll Story Book. Simon and Schuster, 1954 illustrated by Hilda Miloche This book was published in October 1954, in time for the holiday gift season, and advertised in McCall's magazine.

Betsy McCall Paper Doll Story Book

It contains 4 punchout pages of dolls and play pieces, 6 costume pages, and 26 story pages, many of which function as play scenes for the dolls. The inside pages are 11 by 8.75 inches. The front and back covers are 11.5 by 9 inches and serve as storage envelopes. Betsy McCall Paper Dolls - The First Ten Years.