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Tiger Lantern Craft
Today I wanted to share a simple paper craft I recently made with my kids to help decorate for the upcoming Lunar New Year as this coming Tuesday, we will be welcoming the Year of the Tiger. All you need is some construction paper (in orange and black), the free printable templates below, scissors, and glue. Hope it can help to add a little fun to your family or classroom celebration as well! 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…
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Christmas Crafts for Kids
Happy Holidays! Today I wanted to share three simple crafts that my kids have enjoyed making this season. They all take minimal preparation, inexpensive supplies, and were enjoyed tremendously by my kids ages 2-9. Hope they can help to add a little peace and joy to your family as well! This file is best printed out onto regular paper and used as a template to create pool noodle snowflakes. Simply slice a white pool noodle into approximately 1 inch diameter discs using a knife and cutting board. Place your pool noodle onto the center circle in the template and make slits where each line intersects the circle. Your child can…
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Thanksgiving Activities for Kids
Need a few last minute low prep activities for Thanksgiving? I’ve got you covered. There is a printable turkey hat template that can feature your child’s age as well as some festive math worksheets. They are all free to download below. I hope they can be fun for your family too! This file is best printed out onto white cardstock and given to your child to color, embellish as desired, cut out, and staple together to form a turkey hat. Feel free to print the ages you need and save the rest for future years. Making paper hats and coloring are two activities my kids really enjoy plus they also…
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Military Puppets Craft
Happy Veterans Day! Today we honor all the dedicated heroes to whom we owe our freedom. I made some printable military puppets to help my kids observe today and to also help them to learn more about the different branches of our military. This file is best printed out onto regular paper, given to your child to color, cut, and paste onto toilet paper rolls to create their own puppet heroes. You can add googly eyes or challenge your child to draw in different facial expressions. The six puppet templates included (in no particular order) feature the uniforms of the United States Marines, new Space Force, Army, Air Force, Navy,…
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Harry Potter Birthday
My oldest loves reading and has recently discovered the magical world of Harry Potter. This is how we turned our home into Hogwarts to help him celebrate his 9 and 3/4 birthday using inexpensive supplies and limited time. I also made some free coloring pages, craft, as well as many themed party printables that is free to download below as well. Hoping these ideas and printables can help your kids to also enjoy some simple magic and fun. Decorations: These flying brooms take less than 15 minutes each to make using pantyhose (of all things), pool noodles, and kraft paper. I also cut up an old tan bedsheet to make…
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Sesame Street Birthday
My youngest recently turned two and we celebrated with a small but fun Sesame Street birthday party. This was the fourth Sesame Street birthday party that I have created for my kids and it was a bit bittersweet for me as it will likely be my last. There is just something about Elmo and all of his friends that has captivated all of my children around the age of two making it just a perfect theme for a toddler birthday. Here is how I pulled it off using simple supplies, little expense, and not much time. I also made some printable craft activities for my daughter as well as a…
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Pool Noodle Apples and Pumpkins
Fall is officially here! Recently we had the opportunity to visit a local farm and enjoyed a great time picking out a variety of apples and pumpkins. I made some pool noodle apples and pumpkins with the kids to extend our fun at home and wanted to share this simple craft as well as all the learning fun we have completed using them. These pool noodles apples were so simple and inexpensive to make. They require minimal supplies. You only need pipe cleaners, straws, and a pool noodle. Using a knife and cutting board, I sliced up a red pool noodle and poked a hole on top for the kids…
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Labor Day Printable Activities for Kids
I made a few printable activities for my kids to help observe the holiday and understand why we celebrate it. There is an I Spy coloring activity, writing, as well as mystery math activity. They are all free to download below for personal, single classroom, or library use. We also pulled out some activities I made last year (Labor Day mini-book, coloring pages, and community helper popsicle stick puppets) to add to the fun. This file is best printed out onto regular paper and given to your child to color, count, and complete. My kids love I spy games. This can also be laminated or placed in a laminated pouch…
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First Day of School
Wow it’s September already and school is starting. I made a few printable activities to help my kids celebrate their first day of school and wanted to share them. There are free coloring pages that can double as photo props for the first day. There is also a printable banner and some fun cupcake toppers. Everything coordinates with the printables I made for their last day of school last year and is free to download below. Feel free to download, print the grade you need, and save the rest for future years. My kids love coloring and often hum while they complete their coloring sheets. It’s fun, calming, and helps…
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Peach Yogurt Popsicles
We are fortunate to live close to some local farms and recently had the opportunity to take the kids peach picking. They were so ripe and sweet, that of course we had to taste test a little and couldn’t just bring home a few. With some record hot weather surrounding us, they were destined to turn into cool treats. These homemade popsicles are both healthy and delicious, perfect to make with your kids to enjoy the last bits of summer. Ingredients: 8 cups of peeled, pitted, and roughly chopped peaches 32 oz plain whole milk yogurt 1/2 to 1 cup granulated sugar (depending on how sweet your peaches are and…