Graduation is a very special event in a child's life (and also in the life of the parents and other adults in that child's life. Whether it is graduation from preschool, 6th grade, high school, or any other grade, it symbolizes a major accomplishment for that child.

Check out my creative ideas to help celebrate this special accomplishment. You can try making these special gradution crafts for parties, gifts, and decorations. You can also submit your graduation crafts to be published here.

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Home-made stepping stones are a great way to decorate and personalize your garden or yard! Home-made stepping stones make great gifts and are also creative keepsakes if they are made using a kid's hand print, footprint, or even photos.

You can run out to a craft store or search online to find kits to help you make stepping stones, but those can be a little expensive. Before you spend the money, read through my garden stepping stone tutorial. I share with you a list of the supplies you will need to make your own stepping stones. This list includes different items you can use for molds, your options when it comes to cement and concrete, and different objects you can use to embellish your stepping stones. You will also find detailed step-by step directions.

If you want to learn how to embed photos into stepping stones, recycle normal household items into stepping stone molds, and how to decide what kind of concrete to use, read through this collection of stepping stone tips. These tips, many shared by visitors, will certainly help you when making your own stepping stones. If you have a helpful hint or tip about making stepping stones, please take a moment to share them for all to read.

You can share your stepping stone photos too! Browse through this collection of photos featuring home-made garden stepping stones made by me and also visitors like you. Once you make your garden garden stepping stones, you can submit your photo to be shared with everyone.

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It is week number two of the current craft challenge. I haven't received any submissions yet, but I look forward to getting many! The current craft challenge item is shrink plastic. Take this opportunity to try working with shrink plastic if you never have; or, if you are like me and have childhood memories or using shrink plastic, have some fun sharing it with your kids or grand kids.

Work on a shrink plastic craft and then submit it to be published here. You can also links to shrink plastic projects:

• If you are submitting a craft project, use this simple form.

• If you are submitting a link to a craft project, use this simple form. Make sure you mention that your submission is for a Make-it-Over Craft Challenge. Also, make sure you let me know whether it is okay to use a copy of a picture of the project.

Here are some craft projects you can use to get your creative juices flowing...

• Frog Craft Foam Visor
• Clay Pot Cow
• 3D Paper Star
• Spiral Snake Craft
• Beverly's Scrapbooked Journals
• Puzzle Piece Necklace Craft

If you have questions or comments about this craft challenge, use the comment feature below. Suggestions regarding this feature? Again, use the comments feature to post your suggestions; and, thanks for playing along. If you want a reminder when Make-It-Over challenges are posted, sign up for the Family Crafts newsletter.

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We are already almost half-way through May. Are you looking forward to a Summer break?

• Bottle Cap Alien Magnet Craft - Make these magnets for your own refrigerator, a school locker, or to give as gifts!

• Bottle Cap Necklace Pendant Craft - Follow these directions, shared by Pene Hays, and you can create a fabulous pendant for a necklace or even a bracelet using bottle caps.

• Light Bulb Bumble Bee Craft - Find out how to create a cute bumble bee craft using a light bulb and a few other supplies.

• Photo Apron Craft - Jennifer Determan submitted this apron craft. While she helped her kids make this apron as a gift for their grandmothers, this can be a great gift for anyone; especially a father who likes to Bar-B-Que!

• Bath Salt Recipe - Sheryl explains how to make colored bath salts. A fun gift idea.

• Colorful Butterfly Mobile - A visitor named Sassy Gal explains how to make a cute butterfly mobile using tissue paper and chenille stems.

• How to Draw and Color a Mexican Flag - The colors of the Mexican flag represent the countries history and independence. Learn how to color the Mexican Flag and draw the emblem with these tips.

Enjoy, and remember, if you complete any of these crafts, take a few moments to send me a picture and it can be featured here too!

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