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Stained glass heart sugar cookies

There are so many amazing Valentine’s Day crafts and ideas out there but, to be honest, it just feels like I was in the thick of the Christmas holidays. Any crafty ideas this time of year need to be satisfying, simple, and pretty speedy to do. These adorable stained glass window cookies not only look cute, but make a great Valentine’s gift or addition to a February lunchbox.

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Wacky Cake | Easy Cake Recipe for Kids

I did not set out to share this as a blog post. However, once we got going, I realized that this was definitely a recipe that other parents should know about! If you’re looking for a quick, easy recipe that yields a cake appropriate for a family or small group, try out the “wacky cake.”

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COWABUNGA! Ninja Turtles Birthday Party

My favourite DIY moment of the year remains my kid’s Bday. He gets so excited about our themes that it is well worth it. For #4: Ninja Turtles. It’s a great theme to work with as the turtle face lends itself to so many applications and the color scheme is easy and festive (green, blue, purple, red, orange).

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Bike Seat Bum Warmer

My husband has big plans to push through this winter cold while still biking to work. He hates the crowded TTC commute in the morning and much prefers a trek along the rail path. I bought him some warm gloves and a face mask for Christmas, but realized that his leather seat would be pretty chilly on the posterior. So I decided to remedy that with a quick and relatively easy, trial-and-error construction of a bike seat cover.

By: Jodi

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