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Make your own flowers

Don’t worry if your kids don’t have green thumbs. This great little kit ($17.50) from Pop Flower Shop has everything they need to create a one-of-a-kind bouquet that never fades -- or goes out of style.

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By Lylah M. Alphonse

Lylah M. Alphonse is a journalist, blogger, and mom and stepmom to five kids. She is a Senior Editor at Yahoo! Shine, writes about juggling full-time career and parenthood at The 36-Hour Day here at Work It, Mom!, and blogs about everything else at WriteEditRepeat.blogspot.com. Follow her on Twitter: @WriteEditRepeat.