It is almost time for the kids to head back to school! Here at About.com we've been busy preparing lots of great ideas for back to school. Our About.com Hobbies Guides have all sorts of back-to-school projects and ideas for you to think about, contests for you to enter, and even more activities for you to participate in! Check it out.
- At About.com Cross Stitch, Connie has a number of Back-to-School-Themed Cross Stitch Projects ranging from a cute little blackboard sampler to a trio of samplers based on school subject themes like math, science, and language arts.
- Over on About.com Contests, Sandra shares all sorts of sweepstakes. Win everything from a laptop from Academy Sports to a 50,000 dollar prize from Dollar General. Get all the details and lots of tips on winning contests too.
- Lesley from About.com Miniatures has tiny printable school notebooks and spiral bound books and school bells as well as two 'backpack buddies' to decorate a backpack with to help a child id their pack. Hortense the Hippopotamus and Churchill the Polar Bear are both easily made from felt.
- Everyone could use a new bag for the new school year, so why not knit up a quick carrier for the essentials? Sarah at About.com Knitting has a Felted Satchel would make a great lunch bag, and the Entrelac Pouch or Pencil Bag are both great choices for holding small school supplies.
- Cheryl Fall, About.com Guide to Needlework, takes you back to school in style with her free Fall-Themed Needlework Charts. She has a perfect design that personifies the saying, "An apple for the teacher."
- Beth Peterson, the Pottery Guide, is positive that kids and clay go together. If you are a teacher, a home-schooling parent, or just want something to do with your kids that is fun for everyone, check out her review of the book, Clay Connections. It has great project ideas as well as tips for doing pottery with kids and is written for those that don't have a lot of experience with clay.
- If you are a fan of stamping, Kate has all sorts of ideas including customizing storage files, turning an a old biscuit tube into a pencil holder or making back to school bookplates that are a perfect way to personalize kids books - get them involved in the project! Kate also suggests the Backpack Kids, digital stamps and other images perfect for making back-to-school themed projects. Backpack Kids Digital Stamps with the four Backpack Kids characters are available in jpg and png formats (the png format has a transparent background which is ideal if you want to combine them with other digital stamps), with a 'Back to School is Cool' sentiment. Backpack Kids Pocket Card allow you to use the Backpack Kids digital stamps to make a pocket card for special notes. The Backpack Kids 'This Belongs To' is perfect to add to books or other possessions to proudly proclaim the owner. No more mix-ups!
- And of course there are my own back to school projects. Get the secrets to taking back to school photos and be ready later in the year for the yearly school photos. Another important type of photo is an emergency id photo. Not only will it provide you with a realistic photo of your child in case of emergency, but it will also provide you with an amazing archive of photos of your child's growth through the year.
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