Marie LeBaron

Marie LeBaron is the founder and managing editor of the popular parenting blog Make and Takes, and author of the book Make and Takes for Kids. She’s a mother of 3 living in Seattle. There’s always some sort of project going on in her home, her kitchen table is often cluttered with crafts. When she’s not crafting and creating with her kids, she loves to read, crochet, and blog!

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Valentine's Day Craft Ideas: Pop Out Heart Valentine

Gift your Valentine with a super sweet heart pop out card kids craft. Family and friends will love to receive a fun Valentine's Day card with a pop out surprise!

Looking for a great Valentine's Day Craft Idea? Try these cute Foam Heart Friendship Necklaces!

Kids will love painting with cotton balls, giving them a new tool to use as they paint, as well as making fun designs for winter.

Make a few of these handmade ornaments to hang on your tree. They are a simple and sweet craft idea to add to your holiday decorations!

With the holidays approaching add a little crafty DIY to your dinner parties. Here is a fun creative craft idea the kids can help with, making the table setting much more festive, with these paper tube painted napkin holders!

We are getting ready for holiday gift giving by crafting some handmade cards!

We are getting ready for Thanksgiving dinner by making some handmade place cards for the dining table.

We are decorating the house for the Thanksgiving holiday by crafting these fun window displays.

We're crafting fun projects to help us decorate our home for the fall season. These pumpkins created from yarn are just the thing to add that handmade holiday touch to your home decor.

Of course, during the Halloween holiday, it’s fun to dress up and decorate with spooky creatures. But monsters are fun all of the time! We’re crafting these “monsterific” felt puppets to help give a scare.

Need a great but simple snack that your little ones can help make? Make this kids kitchen tasty apple treat!

We are seeing so many different shapes and sizes of pumpkins all around our neighborhood. So we thought we'd bring some of the pumpkin fun indoors with a super simple craft for kids.

With the fall season upon us, it's time to craft up some apple projects. These apple-shaped straw buddies are great for kids to make and use every time they sip on apple juice or apple cider!

We're making backpack tags to personalize our school backpacks. These are made from a recycled cereal box, covering a square piece with the fun craft supply washi tape. It's a no-mess craft you're sure to love!

It's that time of year' back to school! Let's cheer on our teachers for this new school year by paint stamping a High Five to a Great Year card!

How about making a handmade felt goodie bag to gift to your child's teacher on the first day of school? Try these simple steps and have the kids create them before the 1st day of school!

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Marie LeBaron

Articles by Marie

Valentine's Day Craft Ideas: Pop Out Heart Valentine

Craft Ideas: Foam Heart Friendship Necklaces

Craft Ideas: Cotton Ball Winter Painting

Craft Ideas: Crafty Felt Stitched Ornaments

Craft Idea: Painted Napkin Holders

Q-tip Painted Trees

Watercolor Thanksgiving Place Cards

Stained Glass Window Turkeys

Pumpkin Yarn Art

Monster Felt Puppets

Kids Kitchen: Apple Pie Tortillas

Pumpkin Beaded Pipe Cleaners

Apple-Shaped Straw Buddies

Washi Tape Backpack Tags

High Five Card for Teacher

Goodie Gift Bag for Teachers

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