Mar

31

The Weather Channel kids! website is a fun, educational website with free fun for kids. Check out the Weather Encyclopedia (in the WeatherED section) for information on flooding, thunderstorms, tornadoes and more cool stuff. The Let’s Play! section as some neat ideas for both outdoor and indoor activities. Do you know what advection fog is? What about the ionosphere and the intertropical convergence zone? Visit the weather Glossary to find out, strike up a conversation on the subject with a sibling or parent, and watch their face when you start talking about mammatocumulus!


Mar

28

spiderman1.JPGSpider-Man is one of my favorite superheros (he definitely has some sweet powers!). Here are some Spiderman coloring pages for your enjoyment.

Spidey #1

Spiderman #2

Spiderman #3

Doc Ock  - hands down the coolest villain of the Spiderman comics.


Mar

24

activitytvlogo.jpg I have another fantastic website for you to check out today! ActivityTV is a fun website with boatloads of free step-by-step activity videos. There are 15 different categories to chose from, including Cooking, Jewelry, Paper Airplanes, Juggling, and Origami; with multiple videos in each section. Each activity is labeled under one of three different levels of difficulty, Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert. All the activities are simple, creative, and fun for all ages. Be sure and check out my personal favorites, Cartooning and Magic.

Stop by the games section of the website too, and play four free online games. Have fun!


Mar

18

rain.JPGSpring is almost here! Celebrate the season with these Spring themed printable activities.

Coloring Sheet 1

Coloring Sheet 2

Dot to Dot

Word Search


Mar

18

Kendra Cleavenger and Richelle Fawcett have won the FreeStuff4Kids contest! Kendra won the toy from KangarooBoo and Richelle won the Amazon.com gift certificate! We’d like to say a special thanks to everyone who participated in our first contest!


Mar

13

cross.jpgHere are four Christ-centered coloring sheets to enjoy this Easter season.

Palm Sunday

Last Supper

Jesus Carrying Cross

The Resurrection

And for more Easter coloring try this great site, it’s absolutely full of good pages!


Mar

12

horton.JPGThe new adaptation of Dr. Seuss’s beloved book, Horton Hears A Who comes out this Friday. The movie website had lots of free games; Unicycle Streets and Horton’s Coloring Club are really cool. And make sure you check out the activities page for some fun printable coloring pages and bookmarks. Have fun playing!


Mar

6

lace.jpgSome of my most fun Easter memories are of decorating Easter eggs. My family does it every year, usually with a store bought kit, but sometimes we spice it up with other cool ideas. Here are thirteen of my favorite decorating ideas for you to enjoy this Easter.

1. Marbled Eggs - wrap fresh eggs in onion skin, insert the egg (with skin) into pantyhose and tie the ends so the egg can’t escape. Place eggs in deep saucepan. Add cold water to about 1″ or more above the eggs. Heat until water is boiling, then remove from heat. Cover and let stand about 24 minutes. Immediately cool eggs in cold water in a bowl to prevent further cooking. Remove the pantyhose - eggs are marbled.

2. Tie Dyed Easter Eggs - tie dye hard-boiled eggs with food coloring, vinegar, and a colander following these easy instructions.

3. Ribbons - use double-sided tape to decorate eggs with strips of rickrack or ribbon (attached lengthwise). This looks really good on eggs that have already been dyed.

4. Crayons - after boiling your eggs let them cool for a few minutes. While the eggs are still warm hold an egg with a paper towel and use a crayon to color it. The heat of the egg will melt the wax, making fun designs.

5. Mosaic Eggs - completely cover blown egg shells with tiny dots of pasta or rice by putting tiny beads of glue on the shell (not on the pasta or rice). After the glue has dried color egg by putting a dot of paint on the pasta and rice.

6. Rubber Bands - wrap your egg with a few rubber bands before dyeing it. To get a few different shads, take the egg out of the dye, remove one of the bands, and put it in a different color dye.

7. Lace Eggs - decorate ceramic eggs with a lovely lace pattern using a doily.

8. Sponged Eggs - paint a hardboiled egg with acrylic craft paint and a brush. After the egg is dry sponge white paint on the egg to create a fun pattern.

9. Disco egg - dye a blown egg. Dilute craft glue with equal parts water and glue and cover the egg. Roll it in superfine glitter and let it dry.

10. Stamped Eggs - use canceled postage stamps and glue to decorate your eggs. If the stamps are stuck to the envelope, soak them in warm water for 15 minutes and peel them off. Just make sure they’re completely dry before you glue them to the egg.

11. Easter Bunny - cut two egg cups from a paper egg carton and paint them white. Cut pieces of craft foam for feet, ears, and teeth. Glue the feet to one cup, and the ears, teeth and some googly eyes to the other cup. When the glue is dry put the egg in the bottom and cover with the top cup. Follow the link to see how to make a chick.

12. Stickers - if you don’t want the mess of dying the eggs, just use markers and stickers to make your own patterns and swirls.

13. Silk-Tie Eggs - this is my favorite idea, my family has been doing it for a few years now and its a blast! It uses silk from old ties or shirts to die the eggs. If you don’t have old ties to cut up, try thrift stores and yard sales, the crazier the pattern the better!

Blown Eggs Some of these ideas use blown eggs. To blow out an egg, begin by using the tip of a sharp utility knife to pierce both ends of the egg; turn the knife in one of the holes to widen it slightly. Then, poke a straightened paper clip through the larger hole to pierce and “stir” the yolk. Hold the egg, larger hole down, over a bowl, and then blow the contents out with a rubber ear syringe (available at drugstores). marthastewart.com

Hard-boiled Eggs One of many ways to hard-boil eggs: Put eggs in a large pot, in a single layer and cover with COLD water. Turn on the heat under the eggs and as soon as they come to a full boil, remove them from the heat and let them sit in the hot water for about 15-20 minutes.


Mar

4

cupcake.jpgHere are some great Easter treats for you to enjoy while waiting for Easter day!

Easter Birds Nests

Melt the butterscotch morsels in a medium microwave safe bowl. Add chow-mein noodles to melted butterscotch and mix. Shape the mixture into a circle on wax paper. Use a large spoon to make indention in the nest’s center. Let it harden and then put the jelly beans or chocolate eggs in the center of the nest. Enjoy!

Two more tasty Easter treats:

Easter Bunny Cupcakes

Brownie Eggs


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