Summer is here and it might mean you have a vacation or two in the near future. We have several fun trips planned for this summer so I've been thinking of ways to entertain my kids while on airplanes and in cars. Having various forms of entertainment is key, which is why I have come up with this fun travel entertainment pack for kids. By gathering a few things around your house, take a quick trip to the store and printing these DIY lacing cards, you will be all set with some fun … [Read more...]
Simple Preschool Learning Activities
A big thanks to Teach My for joining this season's Holiday Gift Guide and sponsoring this discussion. I have been blessed to have my children spread out enough in age that I have had one on one time with each of them. Now is the season that my youngest gets his one on one time and we love it! He is such a smarty pants that I have to keep coming up with new ideas to teach him and enforce the things he already knows. Today I want share some of the simple preschool learning activities that I … [Read more...]
St. Patrick’s Day Snack Bags
St. Patrick's Day is here so here is a quick little treat bag idea for all your little friends. We just got some sketch pens for the Silhouette and so we decided to try them out on the Silhouette Portrait for this project. There are 4 main steps in this project: Step 1: Print The first thing you need to do is print bag tags using your printer. This will only print the chevrons, white text bubble, "I'm", "to be your Friend" and the registration marks (the black square and the … [Read more...]
St. Patrick’s Day Crossword Puzzle Printable
My kids love it when I get really into holidays. I try to spread the celebrations out so that it builds the excitement for the holiday that is coming. Today I have a St. Patrick's Day crossword puzzle for you to print for your kids. The questions are easy enough that it can be completed by elementary school kids (my Kindergarten, however, couldn't answer most). Don't miss our other St. Patrick's Day printables, treats and crafts! … [Read more...]
Kids Valentines Cards You’re a Beary Good Friend
It's our favorite time of year - time to make cheesy homemade Kids Valentines Cards. My kids look forward to this every year. My husband and I come up with several ideas and they decide which they want to take to school. This year the overwhelming favorite from all our options was this darling paper bear cut out holding a bag of mini gummy bears with a sign that says "You're a Beary good friend, Valentine." I think all three kids are going to take it to their parties. Kids Valentines Cards … [Read more...]
You’re the Star of my Show Valentine
It may be true that at your child's Valentine's Day party there is going to be so much junk food that you don't want to contribute to that with the Valentine they hand out. In the past I hadn't ever really thought the amounts of sugar until I helped with the party. Last year the room Moms in my daughter's class threw a very fun party, but boy was there a lot of junk food getting consumed! Since I didn't want to add to the sugar-fest this year we created non-candy Valentine's that you can simply … [Read more...]
Love is in the ‘Air’ Valentine Card
Ever year we try to think of cute, creative and clever Valentine's to make our children for their school parties. My husband and I look at the candy available and then think of cheesy sayings and designs to put them on. This year, my daughter is getting a heart card with an Airhead mini to pass out to her classmates. I always love it when I can squeeze a pun into their Valentine cards. Here is the design we came up with This cut file includes the front of the heart with the … [Read more...]
“Piece of Cake” DIY Valentine
Valentine's Day is my favorite holidays because I love making homemade Valentine's for my kids to take to school. It seems to be the only time of year that corny jokes are popular with everyone. I also love all the cute mailbox ideas my husband makes as well. My kids get really into it and love talking about different ideas we all have for cards and mailbox designs. My kids love that they are some of the only ones to bring in clever, handmade Valentine handouts for their parties. Here is a … [Read more...]
You’re a Gem Valentine – Printable Cards
With non-candy Valentines becoming more and more popular I find myself wanting to make more variety for you all. I love these darling "You're a Gem Valentine" that feature a diamond ring eraser. Though the colors may be feminine, every kid loves a shaped eraser so these are a fun card to pass out no matter gender. While I will share with you how to make these yourself below and provide the printable, if you want to skip the hassle of printing out all the cards, cutting them out, cutting out … [Read more...]
I Spy My Valentine
Without doing it on purpose, the theme for my children's Valentine's this year is non-candy. I bet parents and teachers appreciate non-candy Valentine's since during their party I'm sure they get enough sweets. I don't mind handing out candy Valentine's, I just didn't get the inspiration with candy this year. I am, however, in love with this I Spy My Valentine card. Buy the kit: I LOVE the "I Spy My Valentine" cards we made this year. My husband really loves them since he secretly … [Read more...]
You Brighten My Day Valentine Card
Sometimes a Valentine's Day card doesn't have a play on words (like our Starburst or Airheads cards) with the candy at all. Sometimes the color of the candy offers the inspiration. Perfectly yellow, little drops of sunshine inspired our "You Brighten My Day" homemade Valentine card. These cute handouts will be for my son's Kindergarten class. Let me tell you, once I got this idea in my head, it was HARD to find little boxes of Lemonheads. So, I'll save you the trouble. On Amazon you can get … [Read more...]
Starburst Valentine’s Day Card
It's time to start thinking about what Valentines your child wants to take to school. This is a really fun and easy Valentine that your child can give to all their friends. Once you have the card printed your kids can help cut, glue on the stars and tape on the candy. Step 1 - Print out the shooting star shapes and stars Step 2 - Cut out shooting star shapes and the stars. I have included a printable for the shooting star shape and the stars. For those of you with a silhouette cutting … [Read more...]
Free Printable Christmas Games
This year has flown by! But to be prepared for the holiday season, I'm already stocking up on fun and games to be done over the Winter break. Free printables are some of my favorite things, so I'm really excited to be offering a couple free Christmas game printables today! These are really fun games. You can print them out and let your kids enjoy them now or over winter break! I can't believe it's almost time for Winter break! Free Printable Christmas Games Here is how it works, in case this … [Read more...]
Free Halloween Coloring Pages
It's fall ya'll! I love fall because with it begins the holiday season with Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. My family loves to celebrate each of these holiday's to the extreme, and I want to help you as well!! Here are a few free Halloween color pages to get you ready for the Halloween season. To be able to print these coloring pages just click on the link and you'll be able to download the page and print it at home. Jack-o-Lantern Jack-o-Lantern coloring page (pdf … [Read more...]
May the Fourth be with You printable card
The beginning of the year is great because it is loaded with some really fun holidays like New Years, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day and Easter. Then there is a little bit of a dead period. May is approaching which bring us some lesser known or celebrated holidays like May Day, Cinco de Mayo - ok so this one probably is very highly celebrated, and Star Wars Day - May the 'Fourth' be with you. Here is a fun printable card complete with light saber (glow stick) to help you celebrate this one … [Read more...]
