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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…
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Fall Activities for Kids
Happy fall! Though the leaves on our trees haven’t yet begun to change and the weather still is pretty warm, (we are actually expecting a heat wave this week), we have started some fall activities. I wanted to share two printables I recently made to help my kids decorate our home for fall. My kids really enjoy helping me to get our house ready for all the seasons. There is a Happy Fall coloring banner as well as a fall tree template that can be used in a variety of ways. We also created trees out of gingerbread dough, baked and frosted them, then added Fruity Pebbles cereal as leaves…
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Princess Kitty Birthday
Our middle daughter recently turned seven and requested a birthday party based on her current favorite book series, Itty Bitty Princess Kitty by Melody Mews. The stories feature an endearing kitty named Itty who lives in Lollyland with her parents and is best friends with a unicorn, butterfly, and bunny. There are thirteen books in the series so far with a fourteenth one set for release early next year. The books navigate many topics in regard to friendship, how to treat others, and be true to yourself. It also features grumpy fairies, mermaids who sing the time, and magical places where treats grow on trees. It’s no wonder these books…
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Summer Olympics
We are just a day away from the Summer Olympics! If you are hosting an Olympic watch party, planning an Olympic themed birthday, or would just like to be able to watch some of the games in peace with kids, you have come to the right place! Here are a few easy ways to decorate, keep kids busy, entertained, and excited to watch the games. Everything is free to download below. Hope it can be fun for your family as well! As the summer Olympics will take place in Paris, France this year, I wanted to set the scene for my kids. I made this sign for our front door.…
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Father’s Day Coloring Cards
Father’s Day is just around the corner! Today, I wanted to share with you some Father’s Day coloring cards I recently made. My kids have been busy coloring, writing, and making cards for their grandpas, uncles, and daddy. I hope these printable coloring cards can be useful and fun for your family too! This is a set of two cards, that will print one to a page and measure 5X7. This file is best printed out onto 110lb white cardstock, cut around the dark black border, then folded in half to make cards for kids to color, write, and gift to a father figure they wish to celebrate. As my…
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Mother’s Day Coloring Cards
Mother’s Day is just around the corner! Today, I wanted to share with you some Mother’s Day coloring cards I recently made. My kids have been busy coloring, writing, and making cards for their grandmas, aunties, and me. I hope these printable coloring cards can be useful and fun for your family too! This is a set of two cards, that will print one to a page and measure 5X7. This file is best printed out onto 110lb white cardstock, cut around the dark black border, then folded in half to make cards for kids to color, write, and gift to a mother figure they wish to celebrate. As my…
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Bird Nest Paper Craft
Today I wanted to share a simple spring craft for kids. All you need are some paper bowls, construction paper in green and brown, and the template that is free to download below. My kids really enjoyed making their own unique birds, eggs, and nests. I hope your kids will enjoy this too! First invite kids to paint their bowls. We used acrylic paint in nutmeg brown. In an effort to be more mindful of our environment, we purchased these compostable bowls to paint. After the paint is dried, kids can then glue on strips of brown construction paper and paper leaves to add more texture and interest to their…
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Bunny Crafts and Games
With Easter this weekend, I wanted to share some simple bunny themed crafts and games. Hope they can be helpful and fun for your kids! This file is best printed out onto regular printer paper, given to kids to color, cut, then paste onto toilet paper rolls. The pattern should fit onto standard toilet paper rolls but if you buy the ginormous toilet paper rolls from Costco, you will need to trim the ends. There are bunny feet included that you cut, fold, and paste to the bottom of the toilet paper roll or you could keep it really simple and just make bunnies without feet. We used this template…
