Kids
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DIY Back to School Decorations
Here are a few easy, affordable, and fun ways to decorate for back to school with your kids whether you are organizing a back to school party, back to school night, or just want to make the first day of school a little extra special. Whenever possible I have included printable templates that you can use to recreate them. Most of our decorations cost only a few dollars in supplies. In addition, everything is very kid friendly. Hope these printables and ideas can help make back to school season more festive and fun! This file is best printed out onto regular paper and used as a template to cut onto…
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Ballerina Craft
Do you have a budding ballerina? In our home we have three who have really grown in grace, poise, and confidence as young ballerinas. Today I wanted to share a fun craft that my daughters all recently made. This was a project that they really enjoyed and was a neat way to preserve some of the blooms from the bouquets they received from their latest performances. We started off with blank 11X14 canvases that were kindly gifted to us from my kids’ classmate. I set out a few acrylic paints in red, pink, and white, as well as my kids’ favorite watercolor paints from Faber-Castell. I also provided some gold…
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Visiting Southern California
Recently we traveled to Southern California for spring break. We visited UCLA, Universal Studios, Disneyland, and Legoland. I wanted to share our experience below as well as some dos and dont’s to help save your wallet and sanity. Hoping this post may be helpful if you are planning on visiting Southern California in the near future! UCLA/WESTWOOD DO visit a college campus with your kids long before they begin their own application process if you can! My oldest daughter was stunned at how huge it all was. Seeing all the young, energetic, and motivated scholars walking around campus plants the seed in their minds that this in time, could be…
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Saint Patrick’s Day Printable Activities
If you are looking for some simple and engaging activities for your kids this Saint Patrick’s Day, you have come to the right place. Here are a few printables that are all free to download for personal use below. There is a gold coin alphabet hunt, counting mat, lucky soup recipe for water play, as well as some simple shamrock templates that can be used for more crafting fun. Hope these printables and ideas can help to add some simple and enjoyable fun for your kids this holiday season! This simple alphabet mat is a fun way for preschoolers to work on letter recognition. Print onto cardstock and laminate or…
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Mardi Gras Masks
Today I wanted to share some printable masks that kids can make and wear to observe Mardi Gras. My kids really enjoyed decorating and wearing their masks and learning a bit more about why people celebrate this day. I hope your kids will enjoy these too! This file is best printed out onto white cardstock and given to kids to color and decorate as desired. My kids love painting and were recently gifted this wonderful fine tempura paint set from PRIMO. They really enjoyed the large selection of colors and how vibrant they were. My oldest daughter wanted to make her mask more bird-like. We discussed how some masks worn…
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Year of the Snake Crafts and Decorations
Today I wanted to share a few snake crafts and decorations I recently made to help decorate for the upcoming Lunar New Year as on January 29th, we will be welcoming the Year of the Snake. Hope it can help to add a little fun to your family or classroom celebration as well! Paper Lantern Cut Template 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 can color in their snakes using crayons, markers, or oil pastels. You could also print out…
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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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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…
