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Jurassic Party: Dinosaur Themed Birthday

April 29, 2013

I’m the first to admit that for me planning kid’s birthday parties is both exciting and dreadful. I love thinking of creative ideas and activities for the party but I worry about the dollars spent and whether or not it will go well- I can’t help myself, I’m a worrywart! My son just turned 6 [...]

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DIY Art Materials: 3 Easy Homemade Paints for Kids

April 24, 2013

Lately I’m all about one thing when is comes to our kid’s craft activities: EASY. With a newborn and two older kids I just don’t have time to do anything that takes much prep work, so I’m always on the look-out for kid’s activities that I can quickly throw together…enter these three homemade paint recipes: [...]

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DIY: Sticker Birth Announcements

April 12, 2013

We welcomed our beautiful third child, Leon, into this world on March 7th. Motherhood is an amazing gift. Looking into the eyes of a newborn just melts your heart…and caring for a houseful of kiddos melts your brain…. I haven’t had more than a few minutes to myself lately and very little time to do [...]

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DIY: Jewelry Made From Office Supplies

April 1, 2013

I am obsessed with office supplies. I love fancy paper stores like Paper Source but there is always a thrill in making magic out of ordinary office supplies, the kind you find at Staples. After Clara and I improvised a paper clip jewelry project awhile back, I wanted to continue making jewelry from office supplies. [...]

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Science for Kids: Ice Sculptures

March 27, 2013

This post was originally published on the first incarnation of this blog www.CreateALD.tumblr.com. Here it is again, revamped! Hot days are already inching their way back here in California….I found this project in one of my favorite science book for kids: Science Arts: Discovering Science Through Art Experiences. It’s a great combination of science and art projects [...]

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Baby Break Part 2: Leon’s here!

March 11, 2013

We are so excited to announce that Baby Leon arrived last Thursday, March7 after a very speedy (precipitous) labor… We’re taking it easy for a bit but check in later this month when we’ll be back to making stuff! Here is a beautiful video my husband made celebrating his homecoming: I’m home

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Our Creative Week

March 1, 2013

Our Creative Week is a snapshot of the activities that have kept us occupied over the past week, some are impromptu projects, others more planned. Hope this inspires your creative week. Baby Leon is almost here and I wanted to post one more Creative Week before we go on a short baby break! Here is what we have been up [...]

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Baby Break!

February 28, 2013

With the impending birth of our third child, Babble Dabble Do will be taking a short baby break! I’ll be periodically posting over the next couple of weeks but not at the normal pace. Looking forward to introducing him to you all! -Ana

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Art for Kids: Glowing Paper Planets

February 24, 2013

If you have little astronomers in the making and are looking for a fun and easy planet craft for kids, making Paper Planets definitely fits the bill and the results are amazing! I found this idea in one of my ever-favorite books The Best of Making Things: A Hand Book of Creative Discovery; they were listed [...]

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Our Creative Week

February 21, 2013

Our Creative Week is a snapshot of the activities that have kept us occupied over the past week, some are impromptu projects, others more planned. Hope this inspires your creative week. 1. Homemade Stamps One of my fave DIY posts so far! Homemade stamps are fun to make, fun to use, and I think the results are amazing. For [...]

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