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I want to give moms, grandmas and childcare specialists ideas on what to do with children that will stimulate their imagination and creativity. Kids need to be kept active, especially on rainy days. There is more than coloring books and paint by numbers. Stay tune for ideas!</description><link>http://surpriseinthemail.blogspot.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (Isabelle Larose)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>9</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/SurpriseInTheMail" /><feedburner:info xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0" uri="surpriseinthemail" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" /><feedburner:feedFlare xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0" href="http://www.bloglines.com/sub/http://feeds.feedburner.com/SurpriseInTheMail" src="http://www.bloglines.com/images/sub_modern11.gif">Subscribe with Bloglines</feedburner:feedFlare><feedburner:feedFlare xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0" href="http://fusion.google.com/add?feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2FSurpriseInTheMail" src="http://buttons.googlesyndication.com/fusion/add.gif">Subscribe with Google</feedburner:feedFlare><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384828186649944032.post-5273839177970326360</guid><pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2007 16:59:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-02-08T11:28:35.114-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Craft Idea - Idee Brico</category><title>Glaçon « yeux de monstre » d'Halloween</title><link>http://surpriseinthemail.blogspot.com/2020/10/glaon-yeux-de-monstre-dhalloween.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Isabelle Larose)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>Une idée simple pour réaliser de magnifiques glaçons imitant les yeux de monstre pour la fête d'Halloween. Les glaçons sont à mettre dans les boissons des invités !

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Je ne pense pas qu'il y ait un âge idéal pour donner de l'argent de poche à son enfant. Mais il n'est jamais trop tôt ou trop tard. Peu importe la somme.

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-4 cups of flour
-1 1/2 cups of salt
-1 1/2 cups of water

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1.Mix the salt and flour in a bowl.
2.Add water gradually to form a ball.
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ARGO DO-IT YOURSELF CLAY THAT'S SAFE FOR KIDS
2 cups baking soda
1 cup Argo Corn Starch
1 1/4 cups water
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