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Tutorial and giveaway: Flutter-sleeve dress

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 fluttersleevedressAshley from Smashed Peas and Carrots created this flutter-sleeve dress for her daughter.  It’s made from fleece, so it’s practical for the cold winter months.  Not only did she create a tutorial showing how she made this little dress, she’s also giving one away!  The one she’s giving away is sized to fit a 6-12 month baby.  (Or perhaps a 12-18 month, depending on the child’s proprotions.) 

If you know a little girl who needs a cool winter dress, go to Smashed Peas and Carrots for the details and to enter the giveaway.  Giveaway ends on Friday, October 30, 2009 at 9:00 pm CST. 

Or, if you love this dress but your child isn’t the right size for it, go to the tutorial to find out how to make one of your own. 

[photo from Smashed Peas and Carrots]

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Homeschool Giveaways has a printable tropical birds copywork book kids can use to practice cursive or print writing. They also have links to more fun printable activities, mostly about parrots, toucans and cockatoos.

Homeschool Share has a printable lapbook all about parrots. This one is a lot of fun because it includes things like the pros and cons of owning a pet parrot and some parrot jokes alongside information about where parrots live, why they have hooked beaks and their lifespan, among other things. 

Use colorful bird puzzles to reinforce number order with this free printable puzzle collection from Craft Play Learn. It includes five different bird puzzles that are each eight pieces. 

And if you want to look at toucans in particular, check out this toucan study guide aimed at elementary students from Tina’s Dynamic Homeschool Plus. This isn’t a free resource but it’s 31 pages all about toucans, their life cycle, anatomy, what they eat, role in the rainforest ecosystem, activities and more well worth the cost. 

How about some tropical bird crafts? This 3D macaw parrot from The Craft Train is a great one, also not free but super cute and easy to make with the printables. 

I Heart Crafty Things has a super cute parrot made with cardboard and card stock. If you hang it from the ceiling it will even spin.

Or try the cute cardboard tube parrots from Kids Craft Room, which kids will love to decorate (you could even use feathers if you have some). You can also make a parrot (or whatever other tropical bird you like) from a paper plate with these instructions from Crafts on Sea.