Holiday
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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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Candy Hearts Photo Props
Today, I wanted to share with you some Valentine’s Day photo props I recently made for my kids. They feature one of our favorite holiday confections… candy hearts. Simply print onto cardstock, cut, and pose for some fun photos. Hope this can help to had some simple fun to your child’s day and capture some holiday memories too! This is a set of six photo props, that will print one to a page. This file is best printed out onto white 110lb cardstock, cut, and glued or taped to a skewer (or not). This is what all the pieces look like all cut out. They feature six words/sayings. I kept…
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DIY Christmas Ornaments
We have been busy getting our house ready for the holidays and as usual my kids have been right by my side helping me to decorate. Recently we were able to visit a tree farm and found our Christmas tree. My kids always love helping to decorate it with our growing collection of ornaments. We have some that have been handed down to us, gifted to us, as well as many made by them through the years. Here are some of their favorite ways to make ornaments for our tree and home. Hoping these ideas can be useful and fun for your family as well! I purchased these plastic disc…
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Thanksgiving Decorations Kids Can DIY
Today I wanted to share with you three printables I have made to help my kids decorate our home for Thanksgiving. My kids love all holidays and really enjoy helping me to change up our house decor for all the seasons. There is a Happy Thanksgiving coloring banner, fingerprint art activity, and turkey craft template that can be used for a variety of crafts. Hope they can help to add some calm and festive charm to your home as well! This file is best printed out onto white cardstock. Two acorns print per page. Kids can be offered crayons, pens, or even paint. The wide outlines are very forgiving for…
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New Year’s Printables for Kids
Here are a few printable activities I 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 2024. 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 stapled, taped, or glued to create a festive crown to wear. I like to lay out a chip tray…
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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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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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Presidents’ Day Coloring Pages
Today I wanted to share some coloring pages I recently made for my kids to help observe Presidents’ Day. They feature my doodles of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln as well as some of my favorite quotes from them. They are free to download below for personal, single classroom, or library use. These coloring pages are just a simple way to help spark conversations about these remarkable leaders, what they believed in, and what they hoped and accomplished for our nation. I also updated the printable coins I made last year to include regular size coins for kids to color and cut. We laminate these coins to use in the…
