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July 2007
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Make your own ABC Adventure Movie
This site to create a personalized adventure movie is something that kids of all ages will enjoy. You just upload a picture and their big adventure is created, including a trip in a hot air balloon, diving, water skiing, space flight and more! After you watch it, you can even share it with friends and [...]
10 Free Harry Potter Activity Sites
Finally the last book is out! It’s getting very good reviews and I’m sure it will be enjoyed by all fans. Here are 10 activity, craft, printables, recipe and activity sites for you to enjoy: 1. The Official Harry Potter Site - tons of games, downloads and activities 2. Printables4Kids - this post has lots [...]
Children’s Book Illustrator Offers Free Coloring Pages
Elizabeth Dulemba is a wonderful children’s book illustrator, and she is now offering free coloring pages every Tuesday on her web site. The last picture was a cute dragon. If you scan and send back the colored page she’ll post it on her site for everyone to see!
Fun ways to reuse plastic bottles
If your family regularly buys plastic bottles of pop or juice, the recent post at MyEducationJunction, 10 Things You Can Do With Empty Plastic is one you’ll want to check out. I love the bowling play set, and cutting off the bottom of the bottle for use as a paint cup is an excellent idea! [...]
Games and activities to do with your toddler
Even if you have oodles of toys, it can be difficult to come up with new and creative ideas to keep toddlers busy. I ran across a site that has a list of 70 games and activities to do with your child. It’s a great list, including ideas like playing “shadow tag”, wash the car [...]
Ratatouille Printable Activity Book
Ratatouille looks like such a fun movie! I haven’t seen it yet, but hope to soon. The main movie site has a free printable activity book that includes mazes, dot to dots, what’s missing activities, puzzles and some beautiful coloring sheets! Definitely one to check out and let me know what you think of the [...]
Special Recipes for Special Kids
KidsHealth.org has an area on their site dedicated to recipes for kids that is worth a peek if you’re looking for new ideas on what to serve and easy recipes that kids can help make. The great thing about this site is that there are recipes for kids with Diabetes, Cystic Fibrosis, Celiac Disease, Lactose [...]
3D Paper Craft Fun
Via Heart of the Prairie, I found this amazing site by Canon where you can learn to make a zillion different things to play with out of paper. There are instructions to make animals and toys and even a “Craftown” with over 30 different buildings and vehicles! For each item, you can download both the [...]
Practice Math in the Grocery Store
I posted recently about some free math worksheets to help keep kids from forgetting everything they learned during the school year. Now Printables4Kids has a fun way to practice math during your regular grocery store trips. From estimating how much the groceries will cost, to figuring the difference from the actual cost, this worksheet will [...]
Draw and paint online with Noggin and BillyBear
Have you visited the Doodle Pad on Noggin.com yet? They have a seasonal drawing area that changes every couple of months, and right now the kiddos can make a cute summer creation with glitter pens, finger paint, stickers and crayons. Moose is there to give directions and help them along, and you never know when [...]
