By Randa on March 31, 2007
I discovered a great French site that has a zillion mazes to print. The mazes range from very difficult for older kids, to very easy for the young-uns. Check out these free mazes at the Jeu Labyrinthe site.
Posted in Printables | Tagged mazes
By Randa on March 28, 2007
Here’s a cute little bunny with an egg to color – a nice page for Easter time or anytime! Click on the bunny to open the free coloring sheet.
Posted in Printables | Tagged coloring, original
By Randa on March 27, 2007
For many Easter only means the Easter Bunny and coloring eggs, but for those of the Christian faith, Easter is about Jesus rising from the dead. Here is a site that has lots of Easter coloring sheets that are centered on that message. You can color them online or print them out. Everything from Palm [...]
Posted in Playables, Printables | Tagged bible, coloring, Easter
By Randa on March 25, 2007
I mentioned the games at the Fisher Price website a couple of months ago, but it was just a general link to the site. This time I’d like to point you to the ABC Animal game. As my son has recently begun to recognize letter shapes, we have made this game a daily visit. He [...]
Posted in Playables | Tagged games, toddlers
By Randa on March 23, 2007
Printables4Kids has a new Easter printable that allows for maximum creativity- you can decorate your own Easter Egg! Looks like lots of fun!
Posted in Printables | Tagged Easter
By Randa on March 22, 2007
Okay, this isn’t exactly free but it’s pretty cheap and I thought it was such a great idea I had to post it. The creative mom at the Scribbit blog posted about making a golf game for her kids out of dowel rods and aluminum cans. The only tools you need are a saw, [...]
Posted in Makeables | Tagged games, sports
By Randa on March 20, 2007
Here’s a free printable worksheet that has the clocks set in 5 minute intervals that will help the little ones practice telling and writing the time. I found it at a nice site called Time for Time that has some good teaching resources for teachers and parents, including this page that has some games [...]
Posted in Teachables
By Randa on March 18, 2007
Via mommysavers.com, I found this cute craft idea that looks like it would really take a nice long time to do and get those creative juices flowing:
Using an old catalog or magazine, cut out pictures of chairs, tables, curtains, bathroom fixtures and other furnishings. Spread out a newspaper or large sheet of drawing paper. Sketch [...]
Posted in Makeables | Tagged crafts
By Randa on March 16, 2007
It used to be that you could only watch Veggie Tales on your VCR/DVD player, but now you can see them on Qubo on NBC Saturday mornings. Here’s a link to a fun Veggie Tales game that I think you’ll like. You shoot the little guy out of the catapult into a bucket of slime! [...]
Posted in Playables, Teachables | Tagged television
By Randa on March 15, 2007
For the “starving” artist in your household, this activity should make any sandwich more fun. Using drops of food coloring in milk, paint your bread and then lightly toast and make a pretty sandwich! For a more detailed description from the Family Fun website, view the full recipe here.
Posted in Eatables | Tagged recipes