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Once the weather gets cooler and your family spends more time indoors, you might want to find fun and creative ways to keep everyone occupied. Luckily, there are a number of fall-ready craft ideas that the whole family will love to make. Here are just a few.

Tree Branch Coasters [countryliving.com]
If someone in your family is handy with a saw, you can make these tree branch coasters that you’ll use every day. This rustic craft is made using slices from a tree limb, and once the sawing is done, everyone in the family will have fun sanding them down and adding cute leaf motifs.

Gourd Birdhouse [marthastewart.com]
Give birds a place to nest this fall with this creative birdhouse made out of a gourd. Simply create a tunnel-like opening for the birds to enter, add some comfy nesting materials inside and hang the whole thing from a sturdy branch or pipe.

Fall Terrarium [midwestliving.com]
Turn summer’s popular succulent-filled terrariums into something festive for fall with this fun DIY project. Add some mounded moss as the base inside of the terrarium jar or other glass vessel, and then top it with small pumpkins, gourds, twigs, and other foraged finds from outside.

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Whether you’re looking for a quick cup of coffee before work or a place sit and sip your coffee in a leisurely atmosphere, you’ll find both at 2 Rivers Coffee. This independently owned and operated coffee shop has a quaint, cozy interior filled with local artwork and homey furnishings, including a comfortable sofa and wooden café tables where customers can use their laptops or chat with friends.

The menu includes espresso bar offerings like flavored lattes, cappuccinos, and European-style espresso, or if you’re more of a coffee purist, a traditional cup of joe is sure to do the trick. Hot tea and chai lattes are available for anyone who doesn’t prefer coffee, and there is also a small selection of bagels, pastries, and sandwiches for both breakfast and lunch.

2 Rivers Coffee
2351 Loop 337
New Braunfels, TX 78130
(830) 643-0032 ‎
www.2riverscoffee.com
www.yelp.com/biz/2-rivers-coffee-new-braunfels

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