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Gather 2 cups water 1/4 cup honey 4 black tea bags 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cinnamon stick 1 teaspoon ground cloves 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg 2 cups milk Go 1. In a medium-sized pot, bring the water to a boil. 2. Add honey, tea, vanilla and …

Growing up on a farm in Senlac, a tiny town in Saskatchewan, Canada, Curtis lived and breathed hockey. “I started playing hockey when I was 4 years old,” Curtis says. That year his father built a backyard skating rink. By the age of 5, Curtis was playing on an organized team.  Curtis did everything he …

Gather elastic cord scissors 2 long, skinny balloons (the kind used for balloon animals) Go 1. Cut a 7-inch piece of elastic. 2. Cut each balloon into four pieces. Remember to cut off the tips and ends of the balloons! 3. String balloons onto the elastic, as if you were stringing beads. 4. After all …

Gather white knee sock rice permanent markers Go 1. Fill sock half-full of rice. 2. Tie a knot at the open end. 3. Decorate the sock with markers. (Do not use stickers or acrylic paint.) 4. Once the ink dries, heat sock in the microwave for 30-60 seconds. 5. Place warm sock around neck and …

Basic Macramé Knot Gather scissors 50 inches hemp cord (found at craft stores) Go 1. Cut a 14-inch piece and a 35-inch piece of cord. 2. Fold each piece of cord in half and match the loops at the top. Tie the loops into one knot. 3. Arrange the strands so the two short pieces—the …

Growing up, Gatlin Green loved being around her older brother, Cooper. They acted in commercials together, started their own singing duo called “Cooper and Gatlin” and had a great brother/sister bond. Plus, both played characters on Adventures in Odyssey, with Gatlin being best known for her role as Priscilla Peterson. But Gatlin felt something was …

Evilyn’s Shoe Box Club from Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, has packed almost 2,000 shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child. (You can read her story in the December 2012 issue.) If you want to organize “packing parties” at your church, or simply pack one box for a child in need, keep these tips in mind: 1. Always …

Gather small Styrofoam ball parchment paper 3/4 cup white craft glue 4 tablespoons white craft paint ice cream cone sprinkles Go 1. With an adult’s help, cut the Styrofoam ball in two. 2. Place one half of the Styrofoam ball flat side down on a piece of parchment paper. 3. In a small bowl, stir …

I fingered the jagged cuts crisscrossing my vinyl bicycle seat. A large rock with a sharp edge lay near the bike rack. It could’ve done the job. No question who did it. His bike was locked right next to mine—Steve Schleming. Noah leaned against the rack, his back to our school. “This is why you …

Gather tennis ball permanent marker 1/2 cup soil 1/2 teaspoon grass seed Go 1. Ask an adult to cut the top 1/3 off the tennis ball. 2. Draw a face on your tennis ball. 3. Fill the ball with soil. 4. Sprinkle the seeds on the dirt. 5. Spray the tennis ball gently with water …