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The dance move? 

No. 

The swimstroke? 

No. 

Soooo, just a regular, old butterfly then?  

Yup!

But trust us.

There's nothing regular or old about this one. 

Our butterfly is gonna be a BUDDAH-FLY! 😎 

This week, get ready to metamorph some paper into a beautiful BUTTERFLY!

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It is another installment of DPPL's Move & Groove Tuesday! 

We are still coming at you from the Des Plaines Park District, but at a different location. 

Did you guess the location correctly?

Each week look for a new fun way to get moving around Des Plaines.  

We'll post them on DPPL's Facebook and Instagram pages and here on the blog. 

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This week: we bake Peeta Mellark's Cheese Buns from The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins.

AND we invite YOU to bake along with us.

Share what you make by tagging us with #DPPLBakes, send us your favorite recipes, or just enjoy reading our entries.

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There are people who think that crafting is all about “the making”, and that if you are not making something all the time, you are not a crafter. I don’t think so. If you haven’t felt like picking up a craft project in a while, that’s okay. You’re still a crafter. To infuse your spirit with creative energy, let me introduce you to one of our online learning resources, Creativebug. 

Continue Reading "Stay Crafty With Creativebug" →

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