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10 Weird and Wonderful Dolls of the 1960s
What a time the sixties were, from clothing to hair and dolls to cars. Here are some of the popular dolls and doll trends of…
Graffiti Highway in Centralia Pennsylvania 2018
Graffiti Highway in Central, Pennsylvania is actually an old, abandoned section of Route 61. About a mile long, people come here from all over the…
Doctor Foster Went to Gloucester Paper Cutout Puzzle
If you are teaching your child or children the Doctor Foster nursery rhyme, here is a cutout puzzle to go with the rhyme. This Mother…
7 Things You Never Knew About Coffin Nails
Back in the mid 1700s, England made its coffin nails out of pig iron. These nails were used to hammer accessories, such as handles, onto…
Spain Paper Doll 1909 Cutout
Little Carmen of Spain is the third paper doll cutout in the Dorothy Dot series published back in 1909. The paper doll has two lovely…
8 Old Sage Herb Superstitions
Many of us grow sage in our herb gardens and some of us go as far as to add the fresh or dried leaves to…
Norway Paper Doll 1909 Cutout
As the paper doll Dorothy Dot continued her travels around the world, she came to Norway. This little paper doll is named Hilda Norway and…
Crafts People Used to Make from Corn Husks Including Corn Husk Dolls
Every summer we throw away or compost an amazing amount of corn husks when we could be using them for crafts and for making corn…
A Collection of 10 Old Coconut Recipes
The coconut craze continues with these old coconut recipes from the previous century. Some of the recipes seem a bit weird and some look like…
Jack and Jill Cutout Puzzle from 1909
Whether it is the early 1900s or the present day, all children should know the Jack and Jill nursery rhyme. The paper puzzle below was…
