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Monster Mashups

I love using discarded items to make fun crafts like these colorful monster mashup creations! With some help from my niece, we created silly and spooktacular monsters to decorate the house for Halloween. For our creations, we used packing crinkles for our monster fur, bubble wrap for spooky...

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Leaf Candle Holder

Autumn is my favorite season for food, temperature and decorations! For a quick and inexpensive DIY decor project, try creating this fall leaf candle holder to add a little atmospheric light to your home. 

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Leaf Rubbing Habitat

The Brandywine Valley is lush with plant life, especially in the summer months. Using collected leaves you find outside, try out this fun DIY project to create your own colorful work of art! Adding pollinators fluttering about gives your artwork another dimension.
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Preserving a Maxfield Parrish Family Scrapbook

Discover a fascinating family scrapbook that belonged to Philadelphia-born painter Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966) and learn about the efforts to preserve it for future research in the Brandywine's Walter and Leonore Annenberg Research Center.
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Accordion Memory Book

With just a few simple materials, you can create a unique keepsake for yourself or a friend. Follow along for inspiration in creating an easy accordion book to store photos and mementos.
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