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10 Favorite Educational Apps
If you have an iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch, likely the kids want to play on it all the time. If you’re anything like me, you want at least some of that time spent doing things that are educational. Developers have created some amazing apps that are both educational and totally fun. Here are 10 [...]
Simple Zoo Animal Pictures to Color
Today I have some cute and simple zoo animal coloring pages for your kids to enjoy. These simple shapes will allow for lots of creativity and some letter learning as well. There are 3 zoo animals to color (click the link to open and print): Elephant Coloring Sheet Fun fact: Elephants are the largest living [...]
Practice Cutting With Scissors
Learning to use scissors is hard! But kids love to cut paper don’t they? Here’s a printable scissors practice sheet to help your little people learn to use them. Click here to open and print!
Easter Activities and Coloring Sheets
‘Tis the season for resurrection, not only in nature, but primarily in the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus on Easter Sunday. Easter eggs are always one of the highlights of the holiday for kids, and there are lots of other fun holiday activities that make this time of year special. Here are some of [...]
Fun Yarn Art Flowers
Springtime is the perfect season for flower art projects. If your child is excited by the warmer days of spring, why not help him or her create some beautiful yarn art flowers to herald in the season? Yarn art flowers are easy, inexpensive, and fun to make. Plus, since there’s really no “right” or “wrong” [...]
Easter Word Search
Here’s a fun activity sheet for Easter! Hope you enjoy this word search and enjoy celebrating Easter.
Do-It-Yourself Springtime Bubble Solution
Spring is the perfect time for children to play outdoors. After a season of cold winter weather, most children are extremely anxious to get back outside. When spring arrives, it can be a lot of fun to make your own bubble solution. Homemade bubble solutions are easy to make. As an added bonus, you’ll never have to run [...]
Four Leaf Clover Hunt and Coloring Page
Time for a four leaf clover hunt! Get out all the green crayons and markers and have fun coloring this field of clover, while looking for the lucky four leaf shamrocks! Click to open and print The four-leaf clover is an uncommon variation of the common, three-leaved clover. According to tradition, such leaves bring good [...]
7 Ways For Kids (and Parents) To Get Better Results With Watercolors
We’ve all bought the standard set of watercolors for our kids and watched as they paint little masterpieces to hang on the fridge. For kids who aren’t that into art, the standard set of Crayola watercolors may be enough. But if you have a child who enjoys painting, there are some simple ways to make [...]
I love you because…
This wonderful idea has been floating around the internet for a while, and since Valentine’s Day puts us in the mood for love I thought I’d make some free printables so you can tell your kids of the many ways that you love them. Choose one of the styles below- click to open and print. [...]
Paint a Pretty Swirly Valentine
We had some fun this week painting Valentines using rubber cement to “mask” a swirly pattern. They turned out really pretty- here’s how we did it:
Pink Breakfast Menu for Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is on a Saturday this year and that means lots of time to make a Valentine themed breakfast. Here are some ideas for your menu using just red food coloring and a Heart Shaped Cookie Cutter: Pink Pancakes (of course) You can make these by simply adding red food coloring to regular pancake [...]
Super Hero Coloring Sheets and Word Search
Do your kids like to don a blanket or towel as a super hero cape and run around the house getting rid of the bad guys? Here are a couple of coloring sheets and a super hero word search to add to the fun! Click on the images to open and print!
Make a Valentine Mailbox
If your child is like most children, there’s a good chance that he or she is planning to exchange Valentine’s Day cards and treats with his or her friends this year. To make this process even more fun, why not help him or her create a fun and functional Valentine’s Day card mailbox? All you [...]
Valentine Snakes Printable Coloring Page
Here’s a snakey Valentine’s Day coloring page to enjoy! Click here to open and print! Need some Valentine’s Day cards? Check out our free printable cards here!
Printable Valentine Maze
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.
Fun With Angry Birds!
Do you and your kids love Angry Birds? There are a ton of fun crafts, recipes and activities to do for those of us who just can’t get enough. Check these out: Try these red bird bagel sandwiches – aren’t they cute! Learn to draw the birds and the pigs using these simple, step-by-step instructions. [...]
Homemade Stamping Fun for Kids
Using traditional rubber stamps or the newer clear stamps is an activity that is enjoyable for adults and children alike. Unfortunately, these stamps can sometimes be expensive. The solution to this problem is simple – make your own homemade stamps! Using these simple instructions, both you and your children will be able to make interesting, [...]
Christmas Card Collage Crafts
Decorating your home for the Christmas season is probably a task that you look forward to each year. Christmas decorating just seems to have a way of brightening up the overall look of your home, in addition to the spirits of each family member. However, you don’t have to spend a lot of money on [...]
Christmas Tree Coloring Sheet
Here’s a swirly, fun Christmas Tree to color. Click on the image to open and print!
Thankfulness “Wreath of Blessings” Printable
In this day and age of materialism, bad manners and an over-abundance of “stuff”, Thanksgiving is a great opportunity to remind kids to be thankful. This activity is a fun way to remind kids (and us!) how much we have to be thankful for. Color the wreath with pretty Fall colors, and inside, write all [...]
Free Halloween Costume Printable Coloring Sheets
Halloween is fast approaching- here are two coloring sheets with some cute costumes! Click on the images to open and print!
Apple Head Dolls for Kids
Making apple head dolls is a very old crafting technique that is thought to have started with the Seneca Indians. These dolls are fun and easy to make, and are a great way for a child to discover his or her creativity. It’s also a very inexpensive craft that requires very few materials. Since there [...]
8 High Protein Kid Friendly Snacks
There are many reasons for the child obesity problem in America today, but certainly one of the major reasons for many children is a poor diet, especially when it comes to snacking on junk food that’s high in sugar and colorings and low in nutrients. Parents can help by providing healthy snacks that are high [...]
