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Doctor Party
Recently we celebrated my favorite doctor’s birthday… my husband who is a pathologist. We served some of his best-loved foods and I made some fun themed printables that is free to download below. Hoping these ideas and printables can also help you to celebrate your favorite doctor, future doctor, or healthcare worker. Decorations: I made these Snellen inspired eye charts to place around the house to decorate. There are some free editable versions that you can find online, however I wanted a thicker font and more control over where each letter was placed as well as a border so I made my own. My husband doesn’t exactly go by Dr.…
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Unicorn Birthday
Recently our middle daughter turned 5 and requested a unicorn themed birthday. Colorful, unique, and lovely, it was a wonderful theme that reflected my daughter. Here is how my kids and I created an easy and affordable birthday party to celebrate with her family and friends. Hoping these ideas and printables can help your kids to enjoy some simple yet still magical fun. Decorations: When planning, we always start by looking at what we already have. My daughters have been obsessed with unicorns for years. I am actually surprised it took us this long to have our first unicorn themed birthday. We gathered all their unicorn toys as well as…
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Pool Noodle Dragon Boats
Looking for a simple, inexpensive, and fun craft with some open ended creativity? We recently made these dragon boats out of pool noodles and the kids had a blast designing their own then testing them to see if they could float. All you need is a pool noodle, some adhesive foam sheets, and the template that is free to download below. Hope you will give these a try with your kids! This template is best printed out onto regular paper and used as a template to cut out onto pieces of adhesive foam in varying colors. To make the dragon boat body, I cut pool noodles into roughly 8 inch…
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Juneteenth Watercolor Resist
Today I wanted to share a simple craft I recently made with my kids to observe Juneteenth. All you need is a white crayon, some watercolors, and the template below that is free to download. I also made some simple coloring pages to help the kids commemorate and celebrate this important occasion. Hope they can be fun for your kids as well! This file is best printed out onto white cardstock and given to kids to trace the burst, arc, and star with a white crayon. The star will also need to be colored in with a white crayon. Next give kids blue watercolor to paint the space above the…
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Memorial Day Crafts and Coloring for Kids
Happy Memorial Day! Hope everyone has been enjoying their long weekend thus far! The kids have been crafting and coloring, helping me to decorate. I wanted to share some of the projects we have been working on together. They are all very simple to create using the printables below, a few craft supplies, and some items from the pantry. Hope they can be fun for your kids as well! I made some simple coloring pages that can be given to kids to color and hang to decorate. My kids really enjoy coloring and even hum when they color. They love displaying them for different holidays and occasions as well. The…
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Star Wars Worksheets for Kids
Are you looking for some fun themed worksheets for your kids? I am a big believer that worksheets can actually be fun and engaging especially if you take advantage of your child’s current interests. They also make for a quick and low prep activity. Just print and pass out to get kids excited to work on their math and literacy skills. My toddler (age 2 and a half) is currently working on number recognition so I made this BB-8 inspired worksheet for her. She did well, not so much coloring within the lines, but was able to recognize all her eights, and only once mixed up a three for an…
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Earth Day Coloring Pages
Here are a few coloring pages to help observe Earth Day. They feature a happy can, drop of water, and tree along with some helpful reminders as really everyday we should be striving to live more sustainably. They are free to download below. Hope your kids enjoy! After coloring, we hung up this sign on our pull out trash can as a gentle reminder. We hung this sign up in our bathroom by the sink. My kids really enjoyed these coloring pages and my oldest two were excited to carry a pile to distribute to their classmates today. We also made this simple craft out of a giant punch balloon,…
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Easter Countdown for Kids
Count down to Easter with this easy and fun printable. It is free to download below for personal use. Hope it can be helpful and fun for your family or classroom! This file is best printed out onto cardstock and given to your kids to glue on cotton balls, covering each day as you count down towards Easter together. The day before Easter, you should have a fluffy bunny similar to the one pictured below. This was a fun way to help answer, how many more days Mom?! We also made these super easy and fun pool noodle carrots by rolling cut up pieces of orange pool noodles in rectangular…
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Paper Leprechaun Hats
Make these simple and fun hats for Saint Patrick’s Day! My kids always look forward to this holiday when we enjoy all things rainbow and green. These printable paper leprechaun hats can also feature your child’s age and is free to download below. I hope it can be of use to your family too! Feel free to print the ages you need and save the rest for future years. Simply print onto white cardstock and give to your child to color or paint. My kids chose to do both. Next cut all the pieces out. Then glue or staple together to form a special leprechaun hat. Making paper hats and…
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L.O.L. Birthday
Recently my oldest daughter turned 7 and requested an L.O.L. Doll themed birthday. Fierce, creative, and so fashionable, it was a fun theme that reflected my daughter’s personality. No one was surprised when she told us her favorite dolls were Queen Bee and Royal Bee. Here is how my daughter helped me to craft her DIY home birthday party to celebrate with her family and first grade friends. Hoping these ideas and printables can help your kids to also enjoy some simple and fabulous fun. Decorations: We made pool noodle music notes and some cardboard boomboxes to help add a pop of color and fun to our kitchen. The pool…
