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Play money can be used for tons of different activities. You could print it to teach your child about frugal shopping habits, or you could print it as part of a marketing campaign for your business. Whatever the case may be, you might be surprised by just how easy it is to print your own play money. The guide below will help you see that for yourself.

1 – Design the Money

Before you get your printer ink going to work on your play money, you need to have an image to print. You can download templates for money on the internet, and then all you have to do is adjust the amounts on the money and the images on it. You can also design your own money if you have some creative skills on the computer. Figure out what size you want the money, and then put a border around that area on a page. Add an oval in the middle with a face for the money, and put numbers and information all over the bills based on what you need them to look like. Repeat this image throughout the page so you have something to print.

2 – Load the Printer

Make sure your toner cartridges are still somewhat full on your computer, and then load it with the paper you want the money to go on. You can get colored printer paper to put the money on, or you could use standard white paper. It just depends on what you want your money to look like.

3 – Print the Money

Print the money out on your paper, and then flip the paper to reload if you plan on putting an image on the other side of it. Make sure that you load it the direction that will make the money come out right, and also make sure the images you print on the back line u correctly with the images on the front. Then you will have pages of money to cut out.

4 – Cut out the Money

To cut out your bills, you can use a pair of scissors or a paper cutter. The paper cutter will give you straight lines at all times, and it will cut through multiple pages at once. That is your best bet if you want to save time and get good results. With all of your bills cut out, all you have left to do is use them.

Most kids love craft projects, and most parents love seeing their kids being creative. You don’t have to spend a ton of money just to see your child’s creativity blossom to its full potential. You just need some ideas to get you started. Here are a few low cost craft projects that you can try with your child.

Coloring Pages

Printing your own coloring pages doesn’t take much more than a few drops of printer ink and some time on the computer. You can print pages from some sites online, or you can create your own with some image editing software. You could put some simple shapes on a page and print them out, or you could put words one the page with blank spaces in the middle. Feel free to make this a learning opportunity as well as a craft project. You won’t spend much on paper to get the job done.

Mosaic Tiles

You might think that working with mosaic tiles would be incredibly expensive, but it really isn’t if you know what to buy. Many home improvement stores will throw away tile that gets broken in their stores, or they will sell them at really low prices just to get rid of them. You could call around local suppliers to see if any of them have some leftover tiles you can use. Then you could print off images to fill in with broken tile so you have a rough idea of how to create the mosaic. Then all you will be spending money on is the item you are doing the tile work on, the mortar for the tile, and the toner for your printer. You can get small vases for next to nothing to tile, and the mortar won’t be expensive either.

Noodle Necklaces

Who doesn’t like a good noodle necklace to wear to a fancy event? Okay, maybe noodle jewelry is more suited for dress up time, but it can still be fun and cheap to make. You can buy a huge set of noodles for less than $2 at a local food store, and then all you need is some string to put the noodles on. You can use paper to make charms for the necklace, or you can paint the noodles to make them look different. Whatever you decide to do, you can feel happy knowing you aren’t spending a lot of money doing it.

Here’s a little video we created in honor of Earth Day 2010

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Depth of Field in photography is one of the most important tools that you can use to assist you in achieving much better results as you understanding of how important your point of focus is and how to in that include your subjects as part of the background, or to separate them from the background. You do not need to use a depth of field calculator to determine depth of field, with a manual focusing lens that has the correct information listed on it; it is easily possible to determine what area of your photograph will be in focus and what area will not be in focus. Regardless of whether you are involved in digital photography or film photography, the use of depth of field is not only vital in giving you better quality photographs it will also assist you to improve your skills and knowledge in their chosen field of photography. Depth of field can be a very good digital photography tool and when you combine depth of field with shutter speed and aperture (or f-stop) it allows you to be much more creative with your photography. My videos will explain to you various aspects about depth of field for example will provide you with some camera tips, digital photography tips, nature photography tips, night photography tips and perhaps a few tips on macro photography.

Here are some great digital photography tips. Remember, Garbage In, Garbage Out. The better your pictures, the better they will look printed with your inkjet printer and ink cartridges.