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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.
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  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.

Comments

  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.

Have you read?

Celebrating Mexican Independence Day

Lots of Americans seem to think that May 5 is Mexican Independence Day, but that holiday actually falls on Sept. 16.

May 5 is the celebration of the Battle of Puebla, in which the Mexicans defeated the French in 1862. Independence Day marks the beginning of their fight for independence from Spain in 1810. That was the day of what’s known as El Grito de Dolores, or the cry of Dolores, for when the Catholic priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla rang the church bells at his church in Dolores and declared that Mexico should be free from Spanish rule. 

They would fight for their freedom until 1821 when they finally gained independence. 

Fabulous Classroom has a little of the history and ideas for celebrating the holiday for all age groups. There’s also a link to a good video in that post about the real story of Mexican Independence Day. 

Twinkl also has a good tops about the history and different activities, discussion ideas, crafts and foods that can be incorporated into lessons at school or used at home. 

I also found a few pins that no longer link to a website but include good information on Mexican Independence Day, including some questions for students to answer based on the reading. You can find more printables and questions for kids from TX Homeschool Mama on Etsy (also available in Spanish). 

You can find a lot more paid resources about Mexican Independence Day at Teachers Pay Teachers. 

Mexican flag crafts are a fun option for celebrating Mexican Independence Day (though the current iteration of their flag has only been in use since 1968). Kids Activities Blog has a free Mexican flag printable and a few different ideas for decorating it including dot markers and torn tissue paper. 

You can also find some great Mexican crafts at Red Ted Art. The post includes all sorts of Mexican inspired projects including Day of the Dead crafts, Frida Kahlo pinatas and upcycled musical instruments. I love the giant paper flowers they shared from Honestly WTF.