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By: Crafty Father's Day Gifts | Feels Like Home

Crafty Father's Day Gifts | Feels Like Home — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 01:40:41 +0000

[...] Time for Flash Cards posted a Shrinky Dinks keychain craft for Father’s Day, but I think the Shrinky Dinks hand craft that Allie posted earlier in the year would make a nice Father’s Day gift, [...]

By: Tot School- Love (2/15-2/19) « Making Time For Mommy

Tot School- Love (2/15-2/19) « Making Time For Mommy — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 04:57:49 +0000

[...] Kissing Hand Necklace (idea from No Time For Flashcards). As a working mom I love the idea of this necklace. The Kissing Hand is a great book. I own it but [...]

By: Lenetta @ Nettacow

Lenetta @ Nettacow — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 03:00:38 +0000

I’m just like everyone else, I saw this and said AWWWW! :>) I linked to this on my weekly roundup, the post is under my name. Thanks for sharing!
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By: Heather @ Not a DIY Life

Heather @ Not a DIY Life — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:46:18 +0000

What a sweet idea!! I’ve never been away from Ladybug overnight (she’ll be 3 in May) but I know the day is coming soon. This is wonderful – thank you!
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By: Playful Picks (February 8, 2010)

Playful Picks (February 8, 2010) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:04:48 +0000

[...] Kissing Hand Necklace @ No Time for Flashcards – lovin’ the Shrinky Dinks + one of my fave stories [...]

By: Gina

Gina — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:36:05 +0000

What a wonderful & creative way to create that connection when we can’t be together. I used to travel often for business and could tell that it was taking it’s toll on the kids. It took us a while to connect the dots but certain things only happened when I was gone (like my daughter pulling & eating her hair – yeah, it was bad).

Some things that helped us was that I would leave little notes for my husband to give them throughout my absence when they started to get sad. I would record a short video or take a picture of myself each morning and send it to them.

The big thing that helped us was that I would record a reading of our favorite bedtime stories and my husband would share the recordings with them each night. That was such a hit!

I really like this idea and will be traveling soon so I’m going to hunt down some shrinky dinks.
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By: Nikki

Nikki — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:15:10 +0000

Thanks! We’ll be near a Michael’s on Saturday so we’ll pick them up then. Allie, thankyou for keeping the crafts all as inexpensive as possible; we truly appreciate it. We’ve had so much fun with your ideas and tailoring them to our two kids. I’ve been reading for over a year now and all my friends comment, “that’s such a cute idea…” when they visit (don’t worry, I give credit where it’s due ).

I’m not sure if this is the place to link or not but we’re also doing this as a surprise for DH for Valentine’s day. Definitely a nap time creation (though I included some of the kids’ phrases too). http://transcraftinental.blogspot.com/2008/02/valentine-gift-idea-little-book.html
We’re using label-stickers (no sticker machine), hand writing and using shipping tape to “laminate” the covers.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:58:17 +0000

I love that last shot. What a sweet idea. I have some shrinky dink sheets around here and that looks like a great way to use them!

By: Patty

Patty — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:37:02 +0000

Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for this project. My mother in law was recently diagnosed with cancer, and the prognosis is not good, and I’ve been trying to think of something my 3 year old son can do for her that would be special for when we can’t be with her. This is just perfect.

By: Lolli

Lolli — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:35:27 +0000

What a precious idea! My youngest would love this, especially as he gets ready for school.
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