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Easy Stashbusting Project: Stitched Scrap Fabric and Felt Memory Game

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A Memory game is one of the easiest and most versatile toys that you can give a kid. Little kids who can’t yet play a full-on game can have fun simply matching the tiles. Slightly older kids can play a simplified game with just six or nine tiles. More tiles support more sophisticated game play or multiple players. But playing alone is fun, too! Your favorite kid may even already own a few iterations of Memory. This stitched scrap fabric and felt version, however, is special. Using fabric prints requires a kid to develop a different type of pattern recognition...

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15 Perfect Easter Paper Crafts for Kids

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From bunny hats to tulip forks, these Easter paper crafts are perfect for springing into your Easter celebration Your completely creative kid is ready for a paper craft, and you can practically smell the spring in the air. Yup, it’s time to get artsy with Easter paper crafts for kids! We found some of the best, so between bouncing bunnies and fun flowers, there’s definitely an easy art activity here for everyone. 1. Handmade Easter Card View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jen Walshaw (@funactivities4kids)   Surprise family, friends, and neighbors with these adorable DIY easter cards...

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Summer Camps for Middle Schoolers

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If your child is in middle school, it feels like there are fewer camp options. Kids don’t need as much supervision, but they need to spend their days doing something off the screens, right? This roundup of summer camps includes camps for rising 6th through 8th graders. For middle schoolers ready for leadership opportunities, see also our East Bay Guide to CIT Opportunities for Teens & Tweens. For junior high kids wanting to sleep away from home, see Northern California Overnight Camp Guide for more ideas! Campers doing mountain biking | Photo: Avid4 Adventure Thank you to our sponsors: The...

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Legoland strikes back at Universal in Texas theme park showdown

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Peppa Pig is taking on Shrek, SpongeBob SquarePants and the Trolls in a schoolyard brawl between Legoland and Universal Studios to decide who rules the playground with dueling Texas theme parks aimed squarely at preschoolers and tweens. Legoland parent Merlin Entertainments announced plans this week for a new Peppa Pig theme park in the Dallas-Fort Worth area just as Comcast got the green light to build a Universal Studios kids theme park on the other side of town. Sign up for our Park Life newsletter and find out what’s new and interesting every week at Southern California’s theme parks. Subscribe...

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A 2nd Peppa Pig Theme Park coming to Dallas area in 2024

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Come 2024, a family of adorable pink pigs will be moving to Texas. North America’s first Peppa Pig Theme Park in Winter Haven, Florida, just celebrated its first birthday Feb. 24; now, Merlin Entertainments has announced it will open a second Peppa Pig Theme Park location in the Dallas-Fort Worth area in 2024. TARAH CHIEFFI/THE POINTS GUY The new Peppa Pig Theme Park will be located in North Richland Hills — a suburb to the northeast of Fort Worth, next door to the 17-acre NRH2O Family Water Park and less than 30 minutes from the Legoland Discovery Center and Sea...

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