Fun at Home

Diary Of A Whimpy kid in theaters March 19, 2010!!!  Be sure to check out this preview of the movie!  In addition to the movie go behind the scenes on the set of the film with the Whimpy Kid Movie Diary

As a parent I am always looking for inexpensive or free activities for kids.  Home Depot offers "kids workshop" free the first Saturday of every month.  It's a great rainy day activity. 

This is a National Park service website for kids of all ages. It's both fun and educational since it offers all kinds of activities involving various aspects of nature. For example, in the animals section, you

While this website has free printable coloring pages, it offers something I haven't seen before. There's a section called Picture Maker and also one called Online Colouring. In Picture Maker you are given

If you and/or your kids enjoy doing jigsaw puzzles, here's a great free online site that offers an extensive gallery of images for all levels. You just pick the topic or image that you like, then select the

This website, which is geared for both home schooling & supplemental learning, has several worksheet generators that can create a variety of printable worksheets for you. You can customize the worksheets with

Here are a few of our family's favorite activities-indoors and out-just a short drive from Washington, DC.  Most are free, and if there is a cost, it's minimal.  Pack your bags, pack

Riva Richmond of the New York Times wrote an article about her frustration in "Organizing the Chaos of Online Travel"  in which Trekaroo is mentioned as her recommended source for tips for traveling

Riva Richmond of the New York Times wrote an article about her frustration in "Organizing the Chaos of Online Travel"  in which Trekaroo is mentioned as her recommended source for tips for traveling

While the grand kids were visiting today I thought it would be great fun for them to create their own pop-up cards for the holidays. I found this website full of crafts for kids including pop-up cards

When our fireplace fires up it's first log each winter, a wave of nostalgia washes over me. It means Winter is here and the year is coming to a close.  As the air turns brisk, we all take the time to celebrate

While looking for a holiday origami site I stumbled across this fantastic site that has how to videos for practically every kid's craft that you can imagine. At the top where each category is listed, beginning

Tis that time of year when Amazon reveals a new free downloable Christmas or holiday song for a total of 25 songs, until December 25. Even if you miss one day, you can still download the next day. Classic favorites

Even though we haven't had any real snow yet, it's coming soon. In the meantime, have some fun with your kids by creating your own winter scene in a shoe box. It's not that difficult and with this site

For years I've dabbled on and off in origami. This website has some great simple origami projects, especially for the holidays. The dollar bill Thanksgiving Origami Turkey is easy to make and will make a nice table

Foam Flowers Supplies: Foam sheets of assorted colors (similar to foam stickers but without the stick); pipe cleaners; scissors.  How-to: Cut flower shape in foam. For a layered look--like the blue, pink, purple

Zoo Map:  Supplies: large piece of paper; markers or crayons; pictures of animals (see above variations!); gluestick.  Activity: Have your child decide how to sort the animals--by habitat, by color, by

Cartoon characters are everywhere, from underwear packages and cereal boxes to greeting cards and magazine ads. Save these images and put them to good use!  Supplies: character image; popsicle stick; paperboard

Sticker or Art Bookmark  Supplies: 4 x 6” colored card stock cut in half (2 x 6”), stickers, do-it-yourself self-laminating sheets. How-to: Decorate with stickers on both sides of the card

Make a game out of learning what stop means. Use this visual to play Red Light, Green Light. Supplies: 2 paper plates, a flat stick such as a paint stirrer, red and green construction paper. How-to: Cut out one

Supplies: 7 pieces of white paper, pen, crayons. Optional: self-laminating sheets. How-to: Stack and fold paper in half like a book. Staple folded edge. Write your child’s name on cover, such as “Sam’s

Children love to look at other babies. When my daughter started “reading” my parenting magazines and ripping out pages because she was so intent on a picture, I figured out it was time for her to have

As my twin 4 year olds and I were sitting at home looking for a way to spend this Veteran's holiday at home we stumbled into my spices.  If you have old spices at home that you want to get rid of a fun

My kids really enjoy using some of the Klutz Craft activities - namely window art and capsters.  Did you know that you can purchase refills and extra supplies for most Klutz book activities at Klutz.com? 

If there's a Brunswick Bowling Alley near you they have a printable coupon you can give out this Halloween for one free game. The nice part is they don't expire until November 24. Shoes aren't included

If you're looking for a fun and informative website that's all about Halloween and its origins, this is an excellent place to visit. There's a fun interactive game that takes you on a paranormal investigation

This website has so many different things for kids who are into pumpkins. There are stencils to print for carving jackolanterns, there are videos of funny pumpkins, there are pumpkin facts, and an online game for

Since halloween falls on a Saturday this year we've decided to have a party for the grandkids before they go trick or  treating. I found this great site which has everything but the food, although they

This is one of the best websites for learning while having fun. There are over 6,000 printable images of everything you can imagine. All you need to supply are the crayons. They have coloring pages of some of today's

Here's an easy way to make a birthday cake more festive as well as to eliminate dripping candlewax on the cake.  Use Lifesaver Candies as the candle holders!  You can either use the hard candy version

I have entered the Chip Board Crafting craze! I love this medium now available.  I'm putting together a birthday memory book for my daughter and found this website dedicated to my new hobby! I have the

This website I found is great. It has a lot of free children's illustrated storybooks on line. The link I've supplied is one about animals and when you click on the picture the animal makes a noise. In addition

This site is great for finding all kinds of activities for the kids for the different holidays. For Halloween they have coloring pages, craft projects, costumes, puzzles, songs, recipes, you name it. For Thanksgiving

Are you looking for fun and inexpensive ways to enjoy the fall season? Well look no further! The following website has lots of great ideas to help you enjoy the season!  My favorite fall activity is going

This is an online store where you can buy and sell items that are hand made. The consigner gets 80% comission, which is an awesome rate. The owner of the store is easy to work with and very helpful in answering

Please, take the time to CHECK THIS OUT ! This website is an amazing source of year-round savings! From craft, party and teaching supplies to any holiday related item for the whole family, this is the place to shop

Whether you're just beginning your research or you've filled out your family tree for several generations, read the Boston Genealogy Examiner pages.  An avid genealogist with 20 years of research

Every year there is a hot air balloon race held in Reno,NV which is about a half hour drive from where we live.  The boys love it!  This year we made our own hot air balloon using tissue paper and glue

Make up a bushel of these apples to decorate your home or to use as gifts.  Your child's teacher would LOVE to receive one of these apples!  Click HERE to print out the free instructions.  This

Are you looking for creative ways to reuse an old shirt? ShelterPop.com has creative ideas on what you can do with an old t-shirt! There are five great ways to make an old shirt useful again including: 1) Make

2009 has been a tough year for everyone. Unemployment is at an all time high. Family budgets are tighter and “staycations” were deemed as the popular vacation of choice for families. WRONG! According

Getting girls together for a night of fun is a great way for them to bond. If you are needing help with planning, this lens is a great place to start! Here you will find Sleepover Party ideas, tips on putting it

If you have a shark lover in your house, you will love these resources for learning more about these amazing creatures of the sea.  There are free printable worksheets that focus on math, reading ,science

The Magic Tree House Series by Mary Pope Osborne is filled with wonderful books for young readers, and Dinosaurs Before Dark is no exception.  My boys, Tyler, age 8, and Cody, age 7 absolutely love these books. 

Check out these cute bingo games for the kids (and bored adults) on those long summer car rides.  There are four cards for roadside items like signs and animals, and four cards for different types of vehicles. 

I love this craft from Family Fun for woven sunflowers made from paper plates and yarn!  We are in the middle of making these flowers (I will post pictures once we are done) and they are really easy. 

Every week, I check out Kristina Werner's design blog for great ideas for cardmaking.  She posts two videos a week, on Mondays and Fridays, where she makes a card in real time.  I can't tell you how much

Learning about money is one of the most important math tasks your child can learn.  They will be spending the rest of their lives using money after all.  Here is a fun sorting game for teaching them to

This is a fun activity for teaching your child letter recognition with a fun snake theme.  Includes complete directions and template for using the activity.  This would make a fun file folder game for

Just found this really useful site that lets you create your own individualized math and reading worksheets. Specifically, Mrs. Perkins does have "sight word" worksheets and learning activities. This