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Dr. Seuss Party
Recently we threw a party for Dr. Seuss’ Birthday! We have celebrated his birthday in our family for the past decade and it has become a fun tradition that my kids all look forward to. Here is how we pulled it off using simple supplies, little expense, and not much time (as it was in the middle of the week on a school day). I also made some free printables that are free to download below. Hoping these ideas and printables can be fun for your kids too! Decorations: I made simple cutouts of Dr. Seuss’ silly fish out of colored poster board and hung them up all over our…
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Jawa Class Valentines
Do you have a huge Star Wars fan? My oldest loves anything Star Wars. This year he turned a Capri Sun box into a sandcrawler to house his class valentines. He also made Jawa peg dolls completely on his own and he helped me to design these Jawa inspired class valentines which we thought were too good not to share. Hope your young padawans will also agree! This file is best printed out onto white 110 lb cardstock then cut around the border to create six tags. They can be hole punched on top and tied to little treats. You can also slide a valentine pencil or glow stick (light…
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Super Bowl Printables for Kids
If you are looking for something for the kids to do on Super Bowl Sunday, you’ve come to the right place! Whether you are gearing up to root for the Seahawks or the Patriots, here are some activities I made so the kids can join in the fun as well. Hope it can be useful for your family too! (This post has been updated for 2026) This file includes six pages of coloring fun. Kids can color signs for the team they are rooting for and hang to display for game day. They can review a little geography, finding and coloring in the Seahawks’ and Patriots’ home states as well…
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Cat and Rabbit Lantern Crafts
Today I wanted to share these fun paper lanterns I recently made with my kids to help decorate for the upcoming Lunar New Year that will begin on Sunday, January 22. The Vietnamese zodiac usually coincides with the Chinese zodiac however this year marks the beginning of the year of the cat for Vietnamese families and the year of the rabbit for Chinese, Indonesian, Malaysian, Korean, and Singaporean families. For Korean families, it’s actually the year of the black rabbit. As I want to teach my kids about inclusion, we created both cat and rabbit lanterns. All you need is some construction paper or colored cardstock, the free printable templates…
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Superhero Birthday Party
My oldest recently turned ten and we celebrated with a superhero themed birthday party at home. This was his third superhero themed party. He had one when he turned four and then again when he turned seven. My son just loves this theme. Here is how we pulled it off using simple supplies, little expense, and not much time (as his little sister’s birthday was just four days away). I also made some printable superhero masks and food labels that are free to download below. Hoping these ideas and printables can be fun for your kids too! Decorations: I purchased a pack of paper plates from Walmart and used painter’s…
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Peppa Pig Birthday Party
Sharing some free printables and party ideas for a Peppa Pig themed birthday party!
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Election Pins and Campaign Posters
Today my kids have the day off from school for the midterm elections. I created some printable election pins and campaign posters for them. For the past few months they have been curious as we have seen so many campaign signs and also have received many political fliers in the mail. I thought it would be fun for them to have a chance to make their own pitch and campaign slogans. They are all available to download for free below. Hope they can be fun for your family or classroom to complete as well. The election pins are best printed out onto white cardstock for more durability. The kids wrote…
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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…
