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Dino–MITE!! Anyone else picturing JJ Walker? Anyone? Good Times? Anyway, love the candy “spikes” on these cards. Find the free printable for Dino-Mate Valentines HERE at Embellish.…

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And speaking of candy heart pops, yet another one of mine to share (I swear this isn’t turning into only me, I just have an incredible busy and productive month. I promise to slack off in a big way come March. Maybe April.) I made these kid-friendly candy pops for Valentine’s Day–and they really are kid-friendly since my four-year old …

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STILL have leftover candy canes? Make candy heart pops! Learn how HERE at PaperVine. And bonus, check out the cutie kids with their candy pops!…

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Looks like a cutie chocolate cupcake with pink icing. It’s really a cutie edible chocolate cup filled with pudding and topped with meringue. Oops, just gave it away. Find the recipe and how-tos HERE at Club ChicaCircle.…

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SWAK! And hugs, all so neatly on your midday plate. Make a hugs and kisses lunch HERE at Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons.…

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This isn’t technically edible with the hot glue gun involved, but this does pay tribute to candy. I made some conversation heart rings and barrettes, though you can use the same technique for any jewelry. Find the how-tos HERE at Celebrations.…

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Quick! There’s still time before the groundhog sees his shadow (as I’m hoping, to have more Winter as we seemed to have skipped it thus far). Make a groundhog snack HERE at Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons.…

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My marshmallow love bugs are included in this roundup of Valentine’s crafts for kids over at Parenting. The roundup includes some edibles, some not, but it’s a great roundup, so I had to share with you. They also included our own Amanda‘s so clever lollipop flowers (made with egg cartons!) from Crafts by Amanda. And I adore …

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I’m loving this fancied up version of Martha Stewart’s lollipop flowers… So beautiful and way better than a plain on lollipop. Learn to make them with step-by-step photographs HERE at Rachael Rabbit.

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I’ve seen plenty of candy necklaces before, and have even posted on them here, but I’ve never seen any using this method with the wrapped candies and reinforcement labels. Don’t they look so very sophisticated? Find the how-tos to make them HERE at Bowdabra Blog.…

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Please tell me that I can justify including these clever Valentine’s Day cards here because there are cupcakes involved. Well, cupcake supplies. Cupcake picks specifically. Even more specifically, cupcake picks turned perfect tool to make 3D Valentine’s Day cards. Find the free printable to make your own HERE at Cute as a Fox.…

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Tinkerlab is one of my all-time favorite kid craft/activity sites on the internet today. Rachelle came up with a great way to get people to start thinking ‘creatively’. Starting on February 6th, you can join her Paper Bag Challenge. You can even grab a cute little button to put on your blog…. Plus!! You can join in on a chance …

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Aren’t these paper candy baskets for Valentine’s Day the cutest? And they also have accompanying kids’ Valentine’s Day cards. Find the free printable and how-tos HERE at Party Planning Center. And find the how-tos and free printable for these 3D heart cupcake toppers HERE.

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You know, I’m all talk about cookie pops on my other blog, but my versions are really just decorated cookies on a stick. These cookie pops are really cookie pops. Lollipopesque cookies. Lollipop-evoked cookies? I’m not articulating the difference well, so I’ll just send you to the source. Learn to make these colorful, kid-friendly pops HERE at Paints and Pans

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Pretty much every single morsel of food on Meet the Dubiens is adorable, so pausing on these adorable toadstool peanut butter and jelly tortillas is a relatively random choice. Except that toadstools are super duper extra adorable by nature. Find the toadstool tortillas HERE, and be sure to linger a bit on the rest of the site.…

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The Groundhog Day ideas are just flowing now. I remember once lamenting about the dearth of Groundhog Day sweets out there. Make these cute Groundhog Day desserts HERE at Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons.…

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Aw, is there anything more classic than candy and silly sentiments for Valentine’s Day? I’m loving this “I chews you” gumball machine Valentine’s Day card. Find the how-tos and free printable HERE at Living with  Threemoonbabies. Spotted on Fun Family Crafts.…

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Geez, you can turn anything into a rainbow! I love this idea for adding color to fortune cookies. Find the recipe and how-tos HERE at Kiboomu!. Spotted in this roundup of crafts for Chinese New Year HERE at The Crafty Crow.…

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I have been the lesson plans editor here at Craft Gossip for a while, and it always amazes me that there are still wonderful blogs that I haven’t come across yet!  Red Tricycle has a great list of kid craft blogs, most of which I had never seen before. You won’t be disappointed with this list, otherwise I wouldn’t have …

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Hee hee. Find the how-tos for these monkey candy favors for Valentine’s Day and other ideas HERE at Fiskars.

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Oh, hello Mr. Tomato. Make tomato heads HERE at Parents, where you’ll find lots of other ideas for getting kids to eat their veggies.…

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For glossy art that dries not sticky, who would’ve thought of corn syrup and food coloring? So smart. Find the how-tos HERE at candice ashment art. Spotted on The Crafty Crow, image from Crafty Crow.…

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It’s been over two years since I last posted on Funky Lunch, and I think we all need a reminder. Have you visited lately? Check out their fun sandwich gallery HERE. And look, they have a book!

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Eek, a cat and a mouse in the same lunch box? Wonder how they pulled that one off. Make a cat n’ mouse bento box HERE at Parenting.…

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Doesn’t this just seem so very, very cruel? And yet here I am posting it. Please forgive me, Snowman. Make toasted marshmallow snowmen HERE at Family Fun.…

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