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February 2007
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Print and play toys
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!
Toy Review Site
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 [...]
Printable biology coloring pages
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!
Printable coloring page - girl playing outside
Here’s a cute little girl playing outside to color. Hope you enjoy it! Click here to open.
Wedding gown dress-up game
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 [...]
Kangaroo craft - make a paper bag puppet
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.
Clown printable coloring page
This coloring sheet has a funny clown giving a little girl a balloon. Have fun! Click here to open.
Soft Pretzel Recipe
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 [...]
Free Bible Coloring Pages
More coloring pages! These are bible illustrations, and there are LOTS to choose from. Click here to visit site.
Fruit and berries word search
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.
Soccer and wrestling printable coloring sheets
This the first post in an ongoing series of sports coloring sheets. Today we have soccer and wrestling. Have fun coloring!
Fun Printable “Ad Libs”
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!
Printable alphabet tracing sheets for preschoolers
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- click on the images to open and print: Letters A-L Letters M-U Letters V-Z
101 things to do with kids
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 [...]
Search Engine for Kids
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!
How to make a 3-D Paper Snowflake
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!
Printable Play Money
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 [...]
Mary Englebreit Kids Site
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!
Free vocabulary screensavers - more than 10 languages
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.
Printable number tracing sheet for preschoolers
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!
Learn to type the fun wayga
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!
Play with your food!
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 [...]
Play Speak n Spell and Simon online
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!
Non-violent Hangman!
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.
