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Our editors post a lot. Around 25-40 posts a day. And strangely a lot of people complain (yes, we know!). But there is so much crafty goodness to be found that it is necessary to post several times daily to keep up.

So here are the tips on how you can keep up:

  1. Come to the site directly (http://craftgossip.com). Scan the items on the front page, right click on items that interest you and open them in a new window or tab. Then scroll right to the bottom and click to go to page 2. Repeat the scrolling and right clicking. If you do this daily, you will not miss out on any good ideas.
  2. Go directly to the blog (s) that interests you the most. See all our blogs in the section on the left. Repeat the above process.
  3. Like us on Facebook: http:/facebook.com/craftgossip. Do some socializing while getting your daily CraftGossip fix.
  4. Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/craftgossip. Make sure to retweet everything that interests you.
  5. Subscribe to our newsletter. It sends you everything via email that the editors posted in the last 24 hours.
  6. See all posts made yesterday via the “All Daily Posts” link (see to the left under the blog names). Similar to the newsletter.

Whew! With so many ways to get the updates, there is no excuse now not to stalk us. Go ahead. And please show some appreciation by using our link to us buttons.

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  1. Thanks for this – I thought I’d got the hang of blogs but there are a couple of tips here that will make keeping up with you guys easier.

  2. You can also sign up for the RSS feed using Google Reader – that way you can easily track what you’ve already read and get caught up quickly! You can sign up either for the individual blogs you want to follow, or get everything from the CraftGossip homepage! 🙂

  6. Don’t forget the RSS feed! That’s how I subscribe. Makes the many posts per day more easily manageable. 🙂 Not complaining!

    I do wish, though, that each of the blogs had its own feed (so I could subscribe to just the ones I am most interested in instead of all of them in the same feed) AND the full feed enabled — it’s frustrating to have to click over to the site just to click on the “get the tutorial” link at the end of the post about a project.

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Bastille Day for Kids

When I was writing about France the other day, it occurred to me that Bastille Day was also coming up (July 14, to be precise), and I wasn’t sure that I had written about it before. On further digging I realized I had, but it’s been a few years, so let’s take a look at some more ideas for celebrating this pivotal day in French history. Of course anything in the post on France would be great to do as well. 

First, if you want to start with a kid-friendly explanation of Bastille Day, get the basics from Britannica Kids. 

Learn more about the French Revolution and play the Storming the Bastille game from Tina’s Dynamic Homeschool +. It looks a little like Chutes (or Snakes) and Ladders to me, but I think you might start over instead of just going back when you hit a guillotine space. She also has a France unit study that includes a printable lapbook and making pain au’ chocolat. 

The Princess and the Frog made a wafer cookie Eiffel Tower (which they originally found on our Edible Crafts site; love a full circle moment!). When I went looking for that I also saw Eiffel towers made of pretzels and gingerbread, so get creative with your building challenges. 

Make a fun French flag collage with this tutorial from Sparkle Living Blog (via Real Creative Organized). Search for French clip art or royalty free photos online to add to your artwork. And if you’re looking for more France themed crafts, check out this collection from Artsy Craftsy Mom. My favorite is the little printable city, which came from Handmade Charlotte, but there are lots of cute craft ideas here for Bastille Day or an day. 

Grab some Bastille Day coloring pages from Plantz Matter, which also has a little French lesson if you want to learn some basics. Coloring Pages for Kids also has some good options for Bastille Day coloring.