Feb

28

Print and play toys

February 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment

All you need is paper to create these fun toys at this site.  There are space ships, race cars, an Italian villa (complete with fountain!) and even animals and games to play for hours of fun!


Feb

27

Toy Review Site

February 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment

If you’ve ever wanted to know more about the toys you’re considering buying, or just wanted to browse around a site that had lots of detailed descriptions to see what you might like to buy? Consider visiting The Toy Review. The site has reviews of tons of items, which you can browse by age group or type of toy. They’re constantly updating the reviews, so it’s a good site to bookmark for a return visit!


Feb

26

Ever had a burning desire to color a plant cell, the human heart, or a skeleton? How about the life cycle of the monarch butterfly, or ants at a picnic?  At the Ask a Biologist site, you can print some really interesting coloring pages and learn stuff at the same time!


Feb

25

Here’s a cute little girl playing outside to color. Hope you enjoy it!

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Feb

24

For all the little girls (and big girls) who like to play dress up, this is the PERFECT site. My 10 year old friend Stephanie says it’s one of her favorite places to visit.  You can dress the models in all different styles of wedding gowns, change their hair, makeup and accessories. There are even Vietnamese and African wedding outfits to choose from!  click here to visit.


Feb

23

Print out the free template and make a neat kangaroo paper bag puppet, complete with a little joey in the pouch! Click here to visit site for instructions and printable templates.


Feb

22

This coloring sheet has a funny clown giving a little girl a balloon.  Have fun!

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Feb

21

Soft Pretzel Recipe

February 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Use this recipe and make letters and numbers instead of the traditional pretzel shape!

2 - 16 oz. loaves frozen bread dough
1 egg white, slightly beaten
1 teaspoon water
Coarse salt

Separate thawed bread into 24 - 1 1/2″ balls. Roll each ball into a rope 14 1/2″ long. Have children plan and design pretzel shapes. Put pretzels one inch apart on greased cookie sheet. Let stand for 20 minutes and brush with combined egg white and water. Sprinkle with coarse salt. Place a shallow pan containing 1″ of boiling water on bottom rack of oven; bake pretzels at 350 degrees on rack above water for 20 minutes or until golden brown.


Feb

20

More coloring pages!  These are bible illustrations, and there are LOTS to choose from.  Click here to visit site.


Feb

19

Today’s free printable is a word search! Find the fruits and berries.

Have fun fueling your body every day with colorful fruits and vegetables. Remembering the rainbow makes it easy to get the colorful variety of fruits and vegetables you need every day.


Feb

18

This the first post in an ongoing series of sports coloring sheets. Today we have soccer and wrestling. Have fun coloring!


Feb

17

Check out the “Ad Libs” at Printables4Kids.com.  The first one is about a trip to a farm!  Just fill in the blanks with nouns, adjectives, etc. and get ready to giggle!


Feb

16

Like the number tracing sheets I posted several days ago, these alphabet sheets are designed for preschoolers to learn to write their letters. The letters are nice and big- perfect for tracing with a crayon. There are three sheets:

Letters A-L | Letters M-U | Letters V-Z


Feb

15

This list of 101 things to do when there’s nothing to do at About.com is something I’m going to print and put in my purse for the next time we’re stuck with my son in the airport, car, etc. The nice thing is, they’re all FREE activities. Some of my favorites:

Tell a story, taking turns one sentence at a time
Thumb wrestle (then you can print out the thumb wrestling championship belts!)
Teach the 9 times table trick (that is cool - I’ve never heard that one before!)
See who can go the longest without talking (my personal favorite)


Feb

14

What a great idea!  Quintura for Kids is a search engine that is kid-friendly and fun to use.  You can read a detailed review here at Webware.  Check it out and let me know what you think of it!


Feb

13

Have you visited Wikihow.com?  They have instructions on how to do a million things.  One of my favorites is the instructions for making a 3-D paper snowflake.  They’re beautiful, and are great indoor decorations for when there are lots of flakes outside!


Feb

12

Printable Valentine Maze

February 12, 2007 | 1 Comment

What’s the way to your heart?  Through your stomach?  See if you can find your way to the center of this heart- click here for a Valentine’s Day maze.


Feb

12

Printable Play Money

February 12, 2007 | 23 Comments

Ready to play grocery store, or bank? Here is some play money in denominations of 1, 5 and 10 to get you started - each page has three bills. To learn more about dollar bills, head on over to the NIEHS kids pages where they have a whole page about the symbolism of the dollar bill.

Click the links to open and print the PDF files for

one dollar bills | five dollar bills | ten dollar bills

Don’t spend it all in one place!!


Feb

10

Mary Englebreit artwork is some of my favorite, and now her website has an area just for kids.  There are online games, coloring pages and crafts, as well as music and videos with her beautiful artwork.  Click here to check out all the fun stuff!


Feb

9

Get in some vocabulary practice in French, German, Spanish and even Chinese or Croatian! These free screensavers would be great for any age. I’m going to download and brush up on my college German! Click here to visit the site.


Feb

8

Here is a sheet designed to help preschoolers learn to write their numbers.  The numbers are big enough to easily trace with a crayon.  Click here to open the PDF.  Have fun!


Feb

7

If you’re looking for a way to improve typing skills, the Word Shoot game at Cognitive Labs is a fun way to do it. It’s also a decent way to practice spelling!


Feb

6

Sometimes making a work of art out of food can encourage those picky eaters to gobble up things they’ve refused in the past.  Better Homes & Gardens has several food “sculptures” for you to try.  I particularly liked this Hot Diggity Dog recipe which has the veggies, main course and dessert all arranged to look like a cute puppy.


Feb

5

Remember the Speak n Spell toy?  Here it is in electronic form.  Boy this brings back memories.  After I ran across this, I wondered if you could play Simon online and sure enough - here it is!  Makes me want to go drag out my Atari!


Feb

4

I guess Hangman really is a rather violent game.  I had never really thought about it.  Someone else did and now you can download and play this cute game.  The words are chosen from the Dolch list, so it’s perfect for kids. Ok, it’s still called “hangman”, but there’s no hanging involved.


Feb

3

A reader sent me a link to a site by Waterford Press that has lots and lots of animal printables for kids.  They have mazes, activity sheets, quizzes, color sheets, etc.
Give this one a try - draw the hummingbird


Feb

2

Parent Hacks has a simple recipe for mac & cheese that is as quick as the box stuff, but more healthy:

Cook macaroni (if you can get a hold of the whole wheat kind, so much the better). When done, drain, return to the pot, and add a generous pat of butter. Once the butter melts, sprinkle in a tablespoon or so of flour. Use your fingers to sprinkle in the flour so it doesn’t clump in one spot. Stir well. Add a splash of milk, and then some shredded cheese (cheddar, or a mix of cheddar and jack). Stir till everything’s nicely melted. Add a little more milk if your kids like things saucy.

Parent Hacks is one of the great parenting sites- stop over and visit when you get the opportunity.


Feb

1

The Superbowl is coming up… who are you rooting for?  In preparation for the big game, see how you do unscrambling the team names - click here.


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