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January 2007
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Two winter printables
We live in a part of the country that usually sees snow in the winter several times, and this winter we’ve barely seen a single flake! Here are some fun, flaky printables to try out- one for older kids and one for the younger crowd.
Connect the Dots
Snowflake Match Up
(pdf format)
Make an entertaining picture book for your toddler
I never would have thought of this- it was my mother’s idea. She filled up an empty photo album she had lying around (the small kind that holds just 4×6 photos) with pictures of babies, kids and other familiar things from magazines, and also threw in some pictures of family members here and there. [...]
Don’t have a cow!
This game at PBS Kids is a fun way to practice alphabet skills. There’s even an online version in case you’d rather not print and cut out the cute little cows. Moooo!
Free children’s book downloads
Looking for entertainment for those long car trips? Check out Storynory- they have an extensive collection of children’s stories that you can use in all sorts of ways. You can play them on your computer, transfer them to your iPod, or burn them to a CD. They have everything from Bible Stories to [...]
Candy Cake- better than Rice Krispy Treats
I found this recipe in Good Housekeeping last year and I don’t think I’ll ever make regular Rice Krispy Treats again. I have made it several times and everyone raves about it.
Here’s the recipe:
4 ounces semisweet chocolate, broken into pieces
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 bag (10.5 oz) miniature marshmallows
6 cups crispy rice cereal
1 cup [...]
Make your own pop-up book
Freelance illustrator Clay Cantrell has a great web site, with some really nice illustration work as well as some fun stuff for kids. I loved these simple pop-up book instructions. It would be a great project for a creative child of almost any age from preschool on. Heck… I’d like to go make one- [...]
Free formula samples
Via Parent Hacks: there are likely free formula samples available at your pediatrician’s office. I can attest to this, having gotten some samples from our pediatrician when my son was only a couple of weeks old. The sample also came with a free book that was a bit like “What to Expect the First Year”, [...]
Online games for babies, toddlers & preschool
I first visited this Fisher Price Games site when my son was about a year old. He really didn’t get it at the time, and was more interested in just banging on the keyboard! As he has gotten older, he’s still interested in the banging, but it’s starting to sink in that what he’s doing [...]
