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Recipes November 7, 2018

Holiday Cookies #1: Pinwheel Cookie with Dates & Mango Filling

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So this year I have decided experiment with holiday cookies.  To make and receive holiday cookies is something millions of people out there enjoy during the holiday season.  Personally I am a classic girl: give me sugar cookies during the holidays and I am a happy camper.  But with tons of types of cookies out…

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Tutorials November 6, 2018

Holiday Card Paper Wreath DIY

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Todays DIY Craft will be a paper wreath made from cardstock, to put a personal touch on your greeting cards. We will be using the quilling technique which is the art of curling ,rolling and glueing paper together to make pretty designs. At first I didn’t know the name of this art stye until I…

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Recipes October 31, 2018

Lace Pancakes

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Last week in class we made “Lace Pancakes” with the kids .Just like regular pancakes we had to make the batter , by whisking together all the ingredients and making sure it didn’t have any lumps.  The fun part of these types of pancakes is the ability to create fun designs. The class went well…

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Tutorials October 27, 2018

Ballerina Ornament: A DIY

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I first came across the DIY several years ago.  The original DIY was to make a paper Umbrella.  But as I was making samples I glued it incorrectly and the ballerina was born.  Here is our DIY for the umbrella we made a while ago. As briefly mentioned above, Ballerina came about accidentally.  As in…

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Recipes October 23, 2018

Lemon Poppy Zucchini Muffins

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About a week ago, I got to one of. my schools to find two big platters of veggies from an event the night before.  Since they were going to throw them away, I decided to grab the mini bell peppers and the mini zucchinis.  I kind figured I could always find something to do with…

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Tutorials October 19, 2018

Kanzashi Butterfly: A DIY

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  Supplies: 4 silk shantung squares that are 2.5″ x 2.5″, 11/0 sized glass beads, glass beads size 20lneedle, thread the same color as the fabric, 2 head pins, not shown: hot glue gun, Crafter’s Picks glue or similar to help adhere beads to fabric Take the first square and place it in front of…

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Recipes October 16, 2018

Flame Roasted Red Pepper Soup

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Last Friday at one of my schools, I came to find 2 platters of veggies from an event the night before.  They were gonna throw the veggies out so decided to grab a ton of small bell peppers and some mini zucchinis.  I decided to make one of my fav soups: Roasted Red Pepper Soup.…

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Tutorials October 12, 2018

Delicate Bracelet: A DIY

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During the spring 2018 term, I was looking for a jewelry activity to do with my Craft Market students.  For the winter term, we had used the basic French braid to make friendship bracelets.  But now I wanted a fairly easy technique to make a different bracelet. I came across a DIY on Pinterest one…

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Recipes October 9, 2018

Mac ‘n’ Cheese Bites

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We recently made Mac ‘n’ Cheese Bites in all our cooking classes.  Always a big hit with the kiddo’s, I would say that the classes went well.  Well … they went well for the most part, the Cooking Wars! and Baking Wars! classes did have a few issues, which included teams forgetting to add some…

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Past Fun September 17, 2018

Summer Magic: Unicorn Headbands Class

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Over the summer we held a number of workshops at Grand Bazaar Market on the UWS.  The kiddos had a fabulous time as did I.  Check out a few of the pix I managed to take.

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About Me

 

Hi! I’m Eddie Mazarura, a lifelong maker and educator with more than 20 years of experience working with amazing kids in elementary and middle school, including brilliant neurodivergent students who have inspired me along the way. This blog is where I share hands-on tutorials that blend creativity with practicality, covering everything from paper crafts to fabric arts, from scrumptious bakes to crafty woodwork, and everything in between. My classroom and my craft table often overlap—many of the ideas you’ll find here also inspire the fun, engaging activities I bring into my creative classes with students. Let’s make something wonderful together!

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