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Picture Frame Crafts For Your Kids Party

by Patricia B. Jensen

One of the most popular party favors is a framed picture of the party guest taken at your kids party. He or she could be showing off a silly hat or party costume, performing an outrageous party game stunt, or wearing a face full of frosting and ice cream.

Having party guests create their own make-and-take frame to display this memorable photo makes it an even greater treasure for the memory box.

Start with a plain square of cardboard with an opening the size of your picture. When the decorating is done, simply glue picture to the back of the frame.

Here's a brainstorm of frame ideas and decorating materials kids can use:

* Cut your photo into a circle and glue to the center of a nice shiny CD. Decorate with star stickers.

* Cut frames from different colored craft foam. Layer the foam squares for a unique effect.

Decorative foam pieces in many unique shapes and themes are available at your craft store.

* Make a simple craft stick frame and decorate it with faux gems, sequins, sparkles, or stickers.

* Fashion a frame with craft clay.

* Use faux craft fur to make a really "wild" looking frame. Great for a jungle themed party.

* Tie one end of a long length of colorful yarn to your cardboard square. Wrap the yarn around and around the square until it is completely covered.

* Glue tiny Barbie doll accessories such as combs, brushes, sunglasses, and purses. Ideal for a Barbie party or little girl's dress up party.

* Brush a square of cardboard with white craft glue. Sprinkle craft sand onto the glue in different colors and patterns. Shake excess sand onto newspapers and let dry.

* Use outdoor treasures such as tiny pine cones, leaves, and small stones to make a nature frame. Perfect for a garden party or bug party.

* Colorful buttons in various sizes and shapes can be laid out in an interesting design.

* Apply geometrical shapes of felt in a creative pattern.

* Cover your frame with pretty fabric.

* Apply colored clay shapes to your cardboard square.

* Hard edible sugar decorations for cakes come in a variety of themes. These can be used to decorate your frame.

* Different shapes of macaroni make interesting frame decorations. Try elbows, wheels, bowties, and fusilli.

* Tiny colored pompoms make a cute soft frame. Apply complementary colors in rows.

* Tear off one inch pieces of multi-colored tissue paper. Pinch between fingers, dip in glue and apply to your frame.

* Small dried beans or peas laid out in intricate patterns make a unique frame.

Kids will love the hands-on party activity and parents will enjoy their child's picture displayed intheir own uniquely creative frame.

Copyright 2005 Kids Party Paradise All Rights Reserved

About The Author

Patricia B. Jensen is a mother of three and kids party enthusiast. She is the webmaster and owner of Kids-Party-Paradise.com - a complete resource for kids party ideas including invitations, cakes, decorations, games, costumes, favors, and food.

For all the latest party news, read her Kids Party Blog.

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The Money Jar Trap

by Jeffrey Strain

Hundreds of thousands of people place their extra change into a jar or bank every night when they return home thinking that they are saving money. In reality, the dynamics of saving coins has changed over the last 10 years so that by placing your extra coins in a jar, you may actually be losing money. This is the new money jar trap.

The money jar has been a classic way for people to save money for generations. The concept was easy. After coming home for the day, you simply empty out your pockets and put the coins into a jar. When the jar was full, you take it to your local bank, have the coins counted and place the money into your savings account. While this sounds simple enough, the savings generated in the coin jar may not be worth their fa The Money Jar Trap Recipe

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Jeweled Shamrock Pendant

by Lynda K. Smith

March 17th is St. Patrick's Day and according to tradition if you are not wearing at least a little something green you just might get pinched and why put yourself through that? Let's face it most of us do not look very good in green attire but, there are ways around this.

A pretty green pendant to wear on your lapel for the occasion would be fun and festive especially if you make it yourself.

I chose the Shamrock or Four Leaf Clover because, According to Irish tradition it represents blessings and who doesn't like getting blessed?

This St. Patrick's Day craft project is geared for adults, it is not easy enough for children to do unless an adult is right there helping the child through each step.

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Television's Mysteries

by TV Crazy Man

The Twilight Zone of other Television Programs

You unlock this door with the key of imagination. That's what Rod Serling would say. It appears to me that the Twilight Zone may have affected more than the 30 minutes it controlled every week those many years ago. So with the keys of your imagination lets journey farther into the Outer Limits of television and discover that the weird and the bizarre were not just limited to the great classic sci-fi hits like the Twilight Zone and the Outer Limits. Nor is the unexplained always presented on Ripley's Believe it or Not.

The Mysterious changing Andy Taylor

What happened to Andy Griffith from the black and white days of the Andy Griffith Show to the days of color? It is common knowledge the bl Television's Mysteries Recipe

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Ten Easy Steps to Great Kids Party Pictures

by Patricia B. Jensen

Kids parties and pictures go together like cake and ice cream. If you're the designated shutterbug for a kids party, be sure you're up to the task. A quick study of these valuable picture-taking tips shows you how to become a first rate kid party photographer.

1. PREPARE

If you're going digital, make sure your memory stick has enough space to accommodate the pictures you intend to take. Delete or download as necessary. Check and charge the battery too.

If you're using film, be sure you have more than enough so you don't have to run out to the store in the middle of the action. Check and replace batteries if necessary. If your camera requires it, set it to match the ISO on the film.

2. TELL THE STORY OF THE EVENT

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