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I can’t believe it’s almost February! January has just flown by, and Valentine’s Day is only 16 days away. Here are some fun coloring sheets to get you in the mood for Valentine’s Day .
Bee Mine
I Love You Heart
And click here for a list of more fun coloring sheets!

The official Hot Wheels website has loads of free fun. Be sure and visit:
Games – the best part of the site, filled with ‘tons of supercharged games’ like 3D Horsepower Hazard, Micro Madnetics Turbo Tester, and Mystery Maze Mayhem.
Cars – gaze and drool over all the cars, the 2007 New Models,Treasure Hunt Vehicles, the [...]

I’ve never known a kid (or an adult for that matter) who didn’t like cupcakes, and Valentine’s Day is the perfect excuse to make and eat them! Here’s a fantastic recipe for Valentine’s Day cupcakes from FamilyFun that uses Fruit by the Foot to decorate the cakes as roses.
 What you need:

 12 mini cupcakes
White icing
Scissors
6 rolls [...]

Check out these fun dinosaur activities from Printables 4 Kids. Make your way through the maze to find the dinosaurs in the Dinosaur Maze, color the scene with the Coloring Page, and try your skills in the Dinosaur Word Search.

VeggieTales newest movie The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything: A Veggie Tales Movie just came out on Friday. The movie website has oodles of fun activities to enjoy. Meet the Veggies and view video clips of them, learn to Talk Like A Pirate, play games like Jump Ship! and Me (Artichoke) Hearties.  And there’s also [...]

When I was a kid I loved making Playdough with my mom and sister. I enjoyed mixing the food coloring in and seeing it streaked through the dough, making it was just as much fun as playing with it! Here are some great recipes for making it yourself.
Basic Nonedible Playdough

1 cup flour
2 T cream of [...]

I came across a great website today and just had to share it. Wonka.com is absolutely filled with lots of fantastic games like Fun Dip Knid Knocker, Space Rescue, Inventonator, Chocolate Pipe Madness (who wouldn’t want to play a game with a name like that?), Great Nerds Chase, and more.

I have quite a few empty wrapping paper tubes leftover from all those Christmas gifts, and I’m sure I’m not the only one. If you have any around the house try making some of these great crafts instead of just throwing the tubes out. The first two are pretty simple, and the second two are [...]

Now that the holidays are over and gifts have been given and received, its time to write the thank you notes. This task is nearly universally dreaded by kids, but is important not only because it’s good etiquette but it also teaches appreciation for others’ time and effort. Starting kids young will make thank you [...]