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Free Puppets

If you have been hanging in there with me through the last few days, you know that I have been exploring some frugal gifts for the holidays. We talked about putting together a nice puppet playhouse for nothing. Now, of course, we will need some puppets to go with the puppet playhouse. There are several ways to make puppets for free using common items that you already have around the house. When you make your puppets, they will have more of an impact if you choose a theme. You can choose a fantasy fairy tale theme and make a prince, … Continue reading →

Free Puppet Playhouse 2

I have been thinking lately about free gifts that are not only easy to make but will actually be appreciated by kids. Fortunately, my kids are willing to be the testers for some of these ideas. Yesterday, I shared part one for making a free puppet playhouse. It took you through getting the basic playhouse put together. The next steps are to add the details and the decoration. Go ahead and decorate your playhouse with paints. Acrylic paints work well, but you can use tempera paint for safety if the kids are painting it with you (covering the playhouse with … Continue reading →

Free Puppet Playhouse

With the holidays coming up, I admit that I am starting to panic a little bit. There are all of those Christmas gifts to purchase, and frankly, our finances haven’t fully recovered from a series of household expenses that we have had over the spring and summer. So, whenever I can brainstorm for fun but free or thrifty holiday gifts, it is a good thing. Here is an idea that pretty much anyone can use as a gift for young children. While you do have to make it yourself, you will find that you can pretty much get all of … Continue reading →