Fun at Home

Looking to find out how to teach your child the letter A?  or how about how to make holiday crafts?  This is the only site you will ever need.  I have made alphabet books, puppets, worksheets to

Are you looking for a fun way to spend your Saturday morning, but you don't have a lot of money to spend?  I have just the activity for you!  Lowes has a Build and Grow Workshop  every other

Kids love to celebrate Halloween. They also start thinking about Halloween early. Extend the fun Halloween season for them by printing one or more different free Halloween colorings page a day until the Halloween

Arthur and his friends may be smart and sophisticated, but they still like to have fun! Join them for some Halloween trickery! Find free Halloween coloring pages of Arthur and his freinds. Arthur is a show about

Have the children each gather different colored leaves & a twig that can lay flat fairly easily. Each child should have about 6 or 8 leaves. Have him divide them into two piles. Now have him choose a color

Gone are the days of tracing awkward triangles in hopes of creating your perfect Jack O Lantern. Thanks to printable templates like these ones we can at least be inspired into creating more imaginative pumpkins........now

I recently organized a "Once upon a time" Birthday party for my two sons.  It was a huge hit and relatively inexpensive.  Because it was a costume party, all the kids dressed up as their favorite

Diwali is the most popular festival in India, and is also known as the festival of lights.  Celebrated according to the Lunar calender, Diwali falls on October 28th this year.    We celebrated

I am amazed that not everyone knows this (and every library is different) but if you need to keep your kids busy this winter, ask your local library about free events.   Most of them have free storytime

This is a fun website with many counting and coloring games and other kids activities with each of the characters from Laura Numeroff’s cute mouse, moose and pig books.  You can also meet and play with

We are always looking for ways to be more environmentally friendly around here.  One thing we have been doing for the past 8 months or so is using cloth napkins almost exclusively.  These have been a

This link describes 2 fun caft activities for anyone to enjoy using fall leaves. If you live in an area without changing leaves, you could use the silk ones from a craft store for the collage, but any leaves will

Here is a neat website: KidznFun: Your online guide to family adventure. This site has "articles on family friendly destinations, activities and adventures. Kidz n'Fun is your link to the inside scoop on

We like to emphasize the Thanksgiving Holiday because we believe that it is a perfect time to really reflect on that for which we are grateful.  Here are some things we started to do to make

The online activities at the "Halloween Experience" on the Ben & Jerry's website will really get you into the Halloween spirit!  You can carve a virtual pumpkin

The FBI does more than nab the bad guys!  They've created a website that includes a fun and informative kids page.  There is one section for K through 5th grade

I appreciate the beauty of history within our family.  Having grown up with immigrant parents from a European country, I never had a real finger on my parents' life and 'timeline' because most

Top 10 Pumpkin Tips 1. When choosing a pumpkin, look for ones that are very fresh and firm. Avoid pumpkins that are bruised or that have cuts. Pumpkins should have a flat base so they will sit up straight. Make

This article discusses how to prepare and maintain a jack o' lantern.  I haven't tested out the suggestions, but, the part of the article that has the most potential for me is the use of hairspray&

Interested in introducing your children to music in a way that is fun for all? Check out the New York Philharmonic's website designed especially for children  NYPhilKids at www.nyphilkids.org Enter the

I was surprised at the number of activities on this Garfield site.  There are assorted games such as Garfield’s Ping Pong, Lasagna From Heaven and several others.  There are also puzzles, mix &

Keep the things you love close to your heart with these stylishly simple pendant necklaces. All of the necessary supplies should be available at your local craft or jewelry making store and it’s the pieces

My daughters go to Montessori School and I love following blogs dedicted to this learning philosophy.  I found this great blog and apple art project.  We've done some just like this, but I LOVE the

www.kidprintables.com is a great site for finding & making your own printable coloring pages for your kids.  Other features include printable invites, dot-to-dot pages, door hangers, word searches, calenders

If you are always looking for a deal on crafting and scrapbooking supplies, be sure to check out Peachy Cheap.  They sell one item per day that is marked down anywhere from 25% to 99% off the retail price. 

I've been searching for some unique party favors for my daugher's upcoming birthday bash.  The theme is Halloween and I found the cutest handmade lollipops by The Sweet Lollypop Shop in the shape

On this site you’ll find lots to do with Snoopy and the rest of the Peanuts gang.  You may also experience a blast from the past depending on your age.  Your kids will also enjoy the site

Find free colorig pages for the upcoming animated movie Bolt, featuring the voice of Miley Cyrus. There are also free coloring pages of Miley Cyrus as Hannah Montana. As they become avaialable, coloring pages for

I just adore folks that dream up new ideas and fun stuff for those looking to be creative, but don't have the time to gather the many objects to start.  Annie Howes is one cleaver lady.  She's

The six skeleton crafts I found at Activity Village are GREAT.  The activities are very easy and you have all the materials at home I'm guessing.  My girls are never too big to do projects like this

We had fun making this haunted house last Halloween – it’s really easy to do with kids and you probably have all the materials already.  It looked great and we put it on a table in our entryway. 

Do you have a little engineer at home? Is your son/daughter the biggest Thomas the Tank Engine fan? You should bring him/her to your local Toys"R"Us for a free play date. Kids can play on the wooden railway

This quick to read article reminds us that we can find things around our house to use as craft material and save a ton of money. I especially like the idea that you don't need to leave home, say in a snowstorm

This is a well made show from the creators of Bear in the Big Blue House.  It follows the adventures of Snook (a Giant Sloth), Wartz (a tree frog), Ick (a fish) Burdette (a quetzal bird) Smooch and Winslow

For those who are unaware, freeware are free computer programs developed for general public use.  One such site for freeware games is DigiPen Institute of Technology where one can learn to build computer games

This free interactive website is fantastic for getting and keeping your elementary aged children interested in science and math. The site offers science animation, movies, work sheets, games, experiments, fun science

This website offers a ton of coloring pages for all ages. What's really nice is they also have pages about real life situations, like visits to the doctor, or a family with a newborn. This way you can introduce

If you're looking for some early education lessons, this website offers a number of free educational games for children 1 - 4 years old. The brightly colored activities teach colors, letters, numbers, animals

I watch children on the golf course.  If they hit a bad shot, the head droops, the shoulders sag and they take a few slow steps towards their golf bag.  A golfer once said "it doesn't take long

This is a great website! You will find here LOTS of free printables of all kinds such thank you cards, name tags, placemats, coloring pages, and much more. My personal favorite is the backpack and lunch notes. They

If you are a golfer like me, chances are you wish you had an extra shoe lace, a band aid or an aspirin when you were on the course.  Here is what I keep in a side pocket of my golf bag in a sandwich-size zip

You can search by state to find a pick your own farm near you. Farm listing include fruits and vegetables, pumpkins and corn mazes, and christmas trees. This is not only a great way to support local farmers but

These holiday printable puzzles I found online are a lifesaver! I love that I can print off a creative, holiday theme puzzle for the kids to have at a restaurant or the doctors office to complete while we wait

Tonight I got to meet with the composer and songwriter of this CD.  Today was a normal complicated day: chauffer kids to school, activities, & friend's homes, cook meals, do laundry, take the van in

A long time ago, I learned how to make 2D paper snowflakes in elementary school art class.  A square sheet of paper was first folded diagonally to form a triangle (a rectangle sheet could be made square by

In shopping for back to school items, I found that glue sticks are generally quite the rip-off in most of the office supply stores.  Then I discovered that the place to buy them is Costco!  A

I found these plastic masks in craft stores and had a terrible time painting them until I used fabric paints.  Those little 2 oz, plastic squeeze bottles actually hold quite a lot and there are so many color

This is a fun project and with halloween coming!  I blow up a regular balloon to about the size of my head and then cover half of it with paper mache.  Once it dries remove the balloon and carefully cut

This Mo Willems’ website is quirky and fun much like his creative books.  In the “Fun” section, you'll find the elephant and piggy dance game, hot dog dress up and assorted coloring pages. 

Daddy's Home is a humorous commentary on today's family life, with an emphasis on the role of the modern father, through the eyes of a stay-at-home-dad. With a growing circulation of more than 4 million