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Category: Sparkle Crafts

Sparkle Crafts Sparkle Craft: DIY Wooden Buildings
Perhaps you’d like to build a town, like Martin and Sylvia in "Our Own Town." Why not start with some handmade wooden buildings?
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Sparkle Crafts Sparkle Craft: Painted Story Seashells
Inspire some impromptu storytelling with these painted seashells, just like Martin and Sylvia in the Martin & Sylvia: Saturdays! story, “Sudden Story.”
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Sparkle Crafts Sparkle Craft: Snowman Mug Buddies
Is there snow where you are? Whether or not you are surrounded by wintry white, these mug buddies are a festive way to celebrate the winter season.
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Sparkle Crafts Sparkle Craft: Secret Messages
As it turns out, there are many ways to communicate without using words or without being able to see. For example, you can make secret messages using milk. With a little bit of magic – and with supplies you already have around the house – you can reveal the message for all to see!
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Sparkle Crafts Sparkle Craft: Colorful Silhouettes
Why not create some colorful silhouettes to add to your own family wall? Or use our silhouettes to get a wall of your own started!
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Sparkle Crafts Sparkle Craft: Stitched Snowflakes and Cranberry Garlands
Craft your own handmade cranberry garland using berries and wheat-O's. And with some simple materials – a bit of yarn, some recycled cardboard – you can make your own snowflakes that stick around even if there’s none out your door.
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Sparkle Crafts Sparkle Craft: Magical Marbled Paper
When you make marbled paper, you simply can’t be perfect. The nature of the craft means that you’ll be pleasantly surprised in the end every time!
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Sparkle Crafts Sparkle Craft: Family Flag
Make a flag that represents your shared family culture, inspired by the Martin & Sylvia: Saturdays! story, “Around the World."
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Sparkle Crafts Sparkle Craft: Your Own Sewn Treasure Bag
Made with a burlap fabric, this treasure bag is easier for little fingers to sew and the open-weave means that the dirt and sand that might be stuck to treasures found outdoors will fall right through as your little ones carry their new-found bounty home.
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Sparkle Crafts Sparkle Craft: Marionettes
What kind of person are you – which do you like better, cats or dogs? Today you get to create your very own perfect pet marionette – or string puppet – whether it’s a cat or a dog (or both!)
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