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Saint Patrick’s Day Printable Activities
If you are looking for some simple and engaging activities for your kids this Saint Patrick’s Day, you have come to the right place. Here are a few printables that are all free to download for personal use below. There is a gold coin alphabet hunt, counting mat, lucky soup recipe for water play, as well as some simple shamrock templates that can be used for more crafting fun. Hope these printables and ideas can help to add some simple and enjoyable fun for your kids this holiday season! This simple alphabet mat is a fun way for preschoolers to work on letter recognition. Print onto cardstock and laminate or…
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Mardi Gras Masks
Today I wanted to share some printable masks that kids can make and wear to observe Mardi Gras. My kids really enjoyed decorating and wearing their masks and learning a bit more about why people celebrate this day. I hope your kids will enjoy these too! This file is best printed out onto white cardstock and given to kids to color and decorate as desired. My kids love painting and were recently gifted this wonderful fine tempura paint set from PRIMO. They really enjoyed the large selection of colors and how vibrant they were. My oldest daughter wanted to make her mask more bird-like. We discussed how some masks worn…
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Valentine Printable Activities
If you are looking for some simple and engaging activities for your kids this Valentine’s Day, you have come to the right place. Here are a few printables that are all free to download for personal use below. There is a candy heart alphabet hunt, X and O snack sort, love potion water play recipe, as well as some simple heart templates that can be used for more crafting fun. Hope these printables and ideas can help to add some simple and enjoyable fun for your kids this holiday season! This simple alphabet mat is a fun way for preschoolers to work on letter recognition. Print once onto cardstock and…
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Rice Krispies Treats
These Rice Krispies treats are such an easy no bake treat that kids always enjoy. As a mom of four kids who love sharing treats, I have easily made hundreds of batches. They are a hit every time and people always rave about them. The only tweak I made to the original recipe is adding two extra tablespoons of unsalted butter but I have found it makes them so much more moist and delicious. I also have learned a few tricks along the way that help make them turn out perfect every time. Hope you enjoy this recipe that is great to make with your kids to enjoy and share!…
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Year of the Snake Crafts and Decorations
Today I wanted to share a few snake crafts and decorations I recently made to help decorate for the upcoming Lunar New Year as on January 29th, we will be welcoming the Year of the Snake. Hope it can help to add a little fun to your family or classroom celebration as well! Paper Lantern Cut Template These files are best printed out onto regular paper and used as a template to cut out onto colored construction paper. If you don’t have construction paper, regular white printer paper will work just fine. Your kids can color in their snakes using crayons, markers, or oil pastels. You could also print out…
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Squishmallow Winter Birthday
Recently my oldest daughter turned ten and requested a Squishmallow Winter themed Birthday. Here is how we created an easy and fun party to celebrate with her friends and family using simple supplies, little expense, and time. I also made some themed printables and templates that are free to download below. Hope they can be helpful and fun for your kids too! Decorations: I used pink and white paper plates we already had and adhered them to the wall with painter’s tape to quickly create Manny, the Squishmallow snowman. Some construction paper and paper plate scraps in black and orange were cut out to form his eyes and nose. Neon…
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New Year’s Printables for Kids
Here are a few printable activities I have made to help my kids ring in the new year. There is a coloring crown, coloring page, writing activity, banner, and cupcake toppers. They have all been recently updated for 2025. Hope they can help to add a little fun to your celebration as well! All downloads are available below for personal, single classroom, or library use. I hope your kids enjoy them! This file is best printed out onto white cardstock and given to your child to color, decorate, then cut and either staple, tape, or glue to create a festive crown to wear. I like to lay out a chip…
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Hello Kitty Halloween Birthday
My youngest recently turned five and requested a Hello Kitty Halloween Birthday. Here is how we pulled it off using simple supplies, little expense, and not much time (as we celebrated her big brother’s birthday just the night before). As usual, I made some themed party signs and craft templates that are free to download below. Hope these ideas and printables can be helpful and fun for your kids too! Decorations: I used white paper plates we already had and adhered them to the wall to quickly create Hello Kitty. I used poster board scraps in black and yellow to cut out her eyes and nose. I made a simple…
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DIY Halloween Decorations
My kids love Halloween and really enjoy helping me to decorate our home. We often decide on a theme together, dress up as a family, and decorate our home according to the theme which is often dictated by one of my kids’ birthdays as we celebrate two in October. However this year, my kids decided against coordinating, so we turned our home into a not so spooky haunted house with a graveyard. Here is how we did it using minimal supplies, time, and budget. Hoping these ideas can help you to add some fun to your home as well! We started off with five pieces of scrap wood that were…
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Halloween Printables for Kids
If you are looking for some simple and engaging activities for your kids this Halloween season, you have come to the right place. Here are a few printables I have made that are all free to download for personal use below. There is a ghost craft template, ghosts and bats snack sort, candy corn alphabet hunt, as well as a spooky soup water play recipe. Hope these printables and ideas can help to add some simple and enjoyable fun for your kids this holiday season! This file is best printed out onto white cardstock and used as a template to cut out onto black cardstock. You will need contact paper…
