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March 2007
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Free printable mazes for all ages
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.
Bunny coloring page
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.
Religious Easter coloring sheets
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 [...]
Online ABC animal game for toddlers
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 [...]
Make an indoor golf game
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, a [...]
Learn to tell time printable worksheet
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 for [...]
Make a magazine house
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. [...]
Paint your sandwich
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.
St. Patrick’s Day Word Search
St. Patrick’s Day is this Saturday, so here is a word search to get you in the mood to wear green! If you’re interested in learning more about the true history of St. Patrick, check out the entry at Wikipedia. Did he really drive the snakes out of Ireland?
Featured Guest Blogger Stephanie C. recommends Berenstain Bears sites
Today we have a new feature on Free Stuff 4 Kids: a Guest Blogger. Today’s guest blogger is 10 year old Stephanie C. from Reynoldsburg, Ohio. She has two neat sites to recommend: Hi Kids! Do you want to visit a really fun web site? It’s all about the Berenstain Bears and it’s part of [...]
Free Green Dot Pacifier with built in fever alert
Check out this nifty pacifier - it has a color change dot that is green at normal temperature, but turns black if the baby has a temp of 100+. You can get a free sample by e-mailing them. Not sure how long this offer will last.
Learn to draw
Have you ever wanted to learn to draw animals? There are several really good tutorials on the BillyBear4Kids web site. You can learn to draw a penguin, a cat, a frog, faces and hands, etc. in simple step by step lessons. There are lots of other neat drawing activities on the page too!
Free book download - Oz series by Frank Baum
I’ve mentioned downloading books for kids before, and here’s another site that has books for the older set. Librivox.org has over 400 works of fiction available for download (they also have non-fiction, poetry and other works), and they have some of my favorite books - the Oz series by Frank Baum. I know everyone has [...]
Two printable mazes for older kids
On ChristianAnswers.net I found a nice maze for older kids, and it has a good Christian message to go along with it. Also, on BillyBear4Kids.com there’s a fun elephant themed maze that is a challenge!
Printable stuff for kids to play school
Playing “school” is a common game for kids, and today I’ve made three printables for you, to make the game more fun! Teaching Certificate (just fill in your little teacher’s name) Attendance Sheet Grade Sheet Your pretend students could do some of the printable worksheets on this site, like this one, or this one. Have [...]
Kool-Aid PlayDough
I came across this new and improved version of homemade playdough on the Rainy Day Resource site. The Kool-Aid colors the playdough and makes it smell really nice- way better than that weird smell that regular homemade stuff has. 2 cups flour 4 teaspoons cream of tartar 1 cup salt 1 1/2 cups boiling water [...]
