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Pirate hat treasure box and gold coins Surprise your little pirates with these easy to make pirate accessories. Time: about 15 minutes Cost: under $5.00 Material: 2 pieces of felt Needle and thread Fabric paint Yellow foam sheet Empty baby wipes container (the plastic ones that come for free in the big boxes of wipes) Brown and yellow construction paper Tape Scissors Directions: Pirate hat: Place one piece of felt on top of the other. Cut out the shape of a pirate hat. Sew each end of the hat. Using the fabric paint draw stitch marks and a skull and cross bones in the middle Treasure box and treasure Measure the brown construction paper against the baby wipes container. Cut out pieces to cover all sides. Tape the paper to the container.  Using the yellow construction paper make decorations for the treasure box including a lock and hinges. Using the yellow foam sheet cut out circles for gold coins.

2 easy ways to make your own paint by numbers. It's easy to customise these paint by numbers. Use characters your children like and numbers they are learning. For an easy activity choose a simple picture from a colouring book. Cut the picture out of the colouring book. Number the different parts of the picture. Make a legend associating each number with a colour. To make another easy paint by numbers simply draw a favourite character, number the different parts of the picture and make a legend of the colours and numbers. Get creative and have fun!

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Family of Astronauts With a few supplies you can make these fun personalised magnets. Time: about 20 minutes Cost: under $5.00 Material Material: Foam sheets Magnets Markers Foam glue Scissors To infinity and beyond Directions: Draw space shapes on the foam sheets ex: astronauts, helmets, belts, space ship, windows, stars, moon, alien and alien ship etc. Cut out shapes. Glue the helmets and belts onto the astronauts. Glue the windows on the space ship. Glue the alien in his ship etc. Decorate with the markers. Let dry. Add magnets Glue magnets to the back of each shape. Let dry. Put on the fridge for display and for play! Explore!

 An easy classic Valentine's dessert!  Chocolate covered Bananas   What you need: Strawberries Banana 3 oz semi-sweet chocolate Sprinkles  Toothpicks   1/4 tsp oil  Chocolate covered Straberries    Directions: In a saucepan melt chocolate and oil over low heat. The little bit of oil keeps the chocolate from clumping. Wash and dry the strawberries.  Cut the banana in chunks. Pour sprinkles into bowls. Line a plate with wax paper or plastic wrap. I line the plate with valentine's napkins then cover in plastic wrap to make it more festive. Choose a peice of fruit, insert a toothpick, dip in the melted chocolate, dip in sprinkles then place on the plate. Dip all the fruit in chocolate and sprinkles. Put in the fridge for 1 hour or until ready to eat. Enjoy!

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