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Wherever you go now a day you see these huge alphabet letters in the craft aisles at places like Walmart, AC Moore and other big name craft shops.

 You can do many things with these giant letters. You can add fabric like the one you see here on your right. Then you can add some type of trim that you can get at any craft or fabric store. This would be one option.

 
On the other hand, another thing you might try is cover the letter in glitter. You can buy glitter almost anywhere. My favorite is the Martha Stewart brand. She has fine glitter and they are so colorful too. Let your imagination run wild. Think of a chameleon and do it in stripes or maybe polka dots.

 

You could decorate a letter with colorful buttons, or maybe with mosaic squares. Alternatively, even with photographs as you see in this photograph to the right. Yes,...there's many fun and innovative ways you can decorate these letter.

 
The key is just to have fun and use your imagination!








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Alphabet Fun Children's Rhyming Picture Book Alphabet Fun rhyming book is filled with creative pages that are meant to be silly and have your children wanting to read it over and over again. The book uses colorful pictures that makes it fun to learn their ABC's and all the letters in the alphabet. Available on amazon




ABC Come Play With Me: A Picture Alphabet Book for Young Children

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Personalized Gym Bag

This is a fun craft for Mom to make for their sons and daughters who love sports! Or you can even get the kids involved and help to create a bag that is perfect for them.

Materials needed:

• 1 yard each of narrow offray coordinating soccer ribbons (or ribbon of your choice)
• 6" wide solid ribbon
• Felt numbers and letters
• 1 Decorative patch
• Coordinating buttons
• 1 Gym bag
• Glue
• Scissors

Instructions:

1. Apply the narrow ribbons across the front of the nag and glue into place.
2. Add patches and player's name and number to personalize the bag.
3. Add buttons for a finsihing touch.

*You can do the same project for any sport --just purchase related ribbons for that project. (ie...football,tennis,golf etc...)
**You can even make it girly bag by making a ballerina bag, tennis bag,acting bag or even an overnight bag---just purchase appropriate ribbons to make it girly. Use your imagination and have fun!

Books related to project:

"My four-year-old son loves all of the Froggy books! And when he signed up to play soccer, we read this book every night for the entire season. He chants "Head it, boot it, knee it, shoot it . . . " before every game or practice. We are now buying a copy for the team to autograph and give to the coach. Every soccer mom should get this book! (As well as the other Froggy books!)" Reviewed by: Anonymous
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"Yes, this is a beautiful, moving story of a girl's dream come true. I bought it for my 6 year-old grandaughter who loves her ballet lessons. I hope the book will encourage her to pursue her own dreams, whatever they may be. This is an example of a classic in children's literature. It can be read again and again and has life lessons for the young and the old" Reviewed by: L Stubbs 
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Ribbon Wrapped Headband

I found this cute little craft in Joanne's the other day when I took my daughter to get some fabric for a project.

Supplies you will need:

• A plain headband
• 2 yards of 7/8" ribbon
• 1 and 3/4 yards of 1/4" ribbon
• Scissors
• Fabric glue

Directions:

1. Glue the end of 7/8" ribbon to the inside at one end of the headband.
2. Wrap the ribbon around the headband and repeat,overlapping each previous wrap slightly until the entire headband is covered.
3. Cut and glue the ribbon end to the inside of the headband to finish.
4. Glue the 14" ribbon to the inside of the headband on top of the other ribbon.
5. Wrap the ribbon around the headband on top of the 7/8" ribbon,spacing the wraps equally apart to create a striped effect.
6. Finish by gluing the ribbon to the inside of the headband
7. With the remaining 7/8" ribbon,make a 2 looped bow and glue it onto the top of the headband for added decoration.

***You can make other bands like the ones here by adding decorative cloth daisies,beads,lace and ornamental things.

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"I loved this book! I got my first relaxer at 8 or 9 so I have never learned to care for natural hair. This became a big problem when my daughter was born with a head full of it. I got through the baby stage OK, but now she is two and her hair is thick and kinky. After using styles that put too much stress on her hair, big chunks started to fall out and I knew I had to do something. I went to the Web to see if I could find a site or book that talked about hair styles for African-American children. I found Kinki Kreations and went to the nearest Border's the next day. I immediately began to use the tools and suggestions in the book, which was easy to read and understand, and had lots of illustrations. This was incredibly helpful to a novice like me. Within two days I had washed, trimmed, and combed out her hair as the book instructed and put it into little twists. I have never gotten so many compliments on my daughters hair! Her hair has stopped breaking, it's growing rapidly and is strong and healthy. The natural oils recommended have worked wonders. My heart sang when my little girl told me, while admiring her new twists in the mirror, "Mommy, I like my puffy hair". I am indebted to Jena Williams for sharing her knowledge and philosophy in this great little book." Reviewed by:Mocha Mom For more information visit-- AMAZON

"I bought this book for a friend and she loves it!! It is a great book, with easy to follow instructions!" Reviewed by:Joy 
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