Fun at Home

Here’s a cute craft that we’ve made for Easter.  It’s a bunny made from a half-gallon milk or juice carton that’s covered with cotton balls.  Gluing on the cotton balls is the best

Free Disney coloring pages from the brand new movie College Road Trip that opens on Friday, March 7, 2008. Kids will be asking for these free coloring pages, especially that cute little piglet! These are all free

Lickable Finger Paint! You need: 1 can condensed milk food coloring finger paint paper What to do: 1. Divide condensed milk into small bowls. Add food coloring and mix to make different colors. (Red

I got this from a parenting message board, and my 2-year-old loved it.  Make a paste of corn starch and water. Put the paste on a cookie sheet, and in an area safe for messes, have your child get their hands

If you're like me, you try to save money on entertainment. But when a new movies comes out, kids want all the toys and coloring books that go along with it. I get tired of clicking on free coloring page sites

I've been on many cruises.  Most cruise lines have children's activities onboard, at least during time periods when children are out of school.  If you want to enjoy an adult cruise

Print out some unique and hard-to find Horton Hears a Who coloring pages. The new Dr. Seuss movie will have you kids asking for these free coloring pages. No speical software needed, just click and print. Print

Tikatok is an online community where kids can write and illustrate their own story and have it bound into a real book! It is a great way to create a personalized gift or to just have fun on a rainy day!  Check

I save my son's broken crayons. When I accumulate enough of them (and it doesn't take long), I bake them so they melt into a large blob.  First, I line a muffin tin with a muffin cup or two.  I

re you looking for free Dr. Seuss Coloring pages including free Horton Hears a Who printables? Here are all the top online places to find free Dr. Seuss coloring pages for kids, free Horton Hears a Who coloring

Check out the Easter Workshop at the Martha Stewart website for cute crafts that you can do with the kids.  The Workshop will have new ideas for the four weeks up to the holiday, and you can receive e-mails

I just came across this site (Pinatas.com) while I was searching for party supplies for my daughter's birthday. They have a large selection of pinatas and themed party supplies. They also show you how to

Plimouth Plantation has a nice kids site that provides some nice coloring pages.  Print them before visiting or during a history lesson.  Use them in conjunction with the Homework Help section on the

I generally ban playdoh from my home since I find it too messy and a pain to clean up.  However my younger daughter got EiEi Dough made by Alex Toys as a birthday gift.  So one rainy day when my kids

Here is a unique fundraising idea for your group or organization.  Have a Surprise Shoebox Auction.  Get a group of interested people to gather an assortment of items and place them into a shoebox. 

Do you spend alot of time in the car or other places with the children and could use a new idea to help keep them busy?  This is a craft that you or you and your children can make together and then use as

Funology features some unique and simple craft ideas for your child as well as some stimulating activites which help sharpen critical thinking and science skills or if that doesn't work for you - check

Twisteez Sculpture Wire Pliable plastic-coated copper wire for sculpture and crafts * A rainbow assortment of bright colors * Easy to cut with scissors * Packaged in durable, reusable plastic bags Twisteez

Sesame Street has this great beta web site for video clips from their show. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of clips available. You can search by character up at the top of the page, or you can search by keyword. 

Get Out and Do Something This Weekend! Search their database for Free Attractions and Free Things to Do in all 50 United States and over 1,500 U.S. Cities.  Listings include Free Museums, Free Parks, 

Do you like to make handmade cards, and then get stuck on what to write?  Papercrafts Magazine has quotes that you can look at for inspiration.  The topics include birthdays, love, encouragement and support

Here is another link for some creative valentine's day crafts and cards. This site has lots of great cut-outs and templates, especially suited for little ones. One craft we just completed that is not listed

After taking stock of the available Valentine Day Cards out on the market, we have decided to make our own. Remarkably, it was my four year old daughther who came up with the idea after surveying the dismal selection

This is an easy idea for a Valentine gift.  Cut out small hearts from construction or patterned paper, layer a couple of them, write a message and staple or glue the hearts to a tea bag tag.  Then put

Set up your Netflix list for Valentine’s Day with this list of 30 romantic movies by the editors of Better Homes and Gardens. They even list complimentary recipes for each movie.

Check out this cute egg carton heart craft at A Little Hut, which is perfect for Valentine’s Day. It’s very simple, and a good recycling project. You can make it as small or as large as you want, and

The Chinese New Year, or Lunar New Year, begins on February 10th in 2013, the Year of the Snake. Visit Kaboose to find out more about the history of the holiday, how your family can celebrate, and fun crafts. We

Party Favors (proven hits over the years!) • Personalized stickers, magnets and buttons with your child’s name on them (from www.birthdayinabox.com) • Small items like stickers, small plastic

T H E M E S Choosing a birthday theme is usually an easy task, as not only do most children have definite likes and dislikes, but they usually start talking about their birthdays months in advance! There are

Whole Foods Market is a store with products more healthy than a traditional store. They have many locations all over the US. The Whole Foods Markets has events and classes going on at the store sometimes such

If your kids love hidden pictures, try out this website.  It has free, printable hidden pictures!  You can even order a personalized hidden pictures for your child!  Really cute and fun. And if

I saw an article in a magazine a few years ago about adopting a soldier, so a couple of weeks ago I decided to take the plunge and do it. I went to adoptaussoldier.org. They made it very easy to sign up and within

GoCityKids is a great website. You can find here lots of fun activities for the whole family both indoor and outdoor. Just click on Choose city either to the left of the page or at the top to find out what

If you have not seen or heard of Little Einsteins, it's a 1/2 hour show on Playhouse Disney - geared mostly for toddler and preschool aged children.  As a parent, I think this show is wonderful! 

My son has recently become obsessed with the Nick Jr. show The Backyardigans.  I openly admit that the first couple times I watched it, it bugged the heck out of me.  I thought it was annoying, the

My daughter's school is participating in Original Works - the "#1 art based program in the country - to offer a very special program that allows you to have your child's very own artwork reproduced

The website features a wide variety of FREE Craft Printables for your personal use. They have paint cans, clocks, shopping list, bookmarks, box notes™, candy wrappers, labels, gift bags, stationary, jiffy

This is a great website. It features a wide variety of FREE Craft Printables for personal use. You will find Mother's Day printables, kitchen printables, printable checklists, and many more. There is nothing

Join today and your kids can get special treats, play games, print out activities, and see what's hot in KB Toys stores. Plus, parents receive special savings all year long. When you sign up you will receive

We don't use those plastic juice box holders for holding juice boxes anymore but I didn't want them to go to waste.  My 4 1/2 yr old and 2 yr old both love to color but they

Create a reading library right in your own home! When your children are on holiday break, or off for the summer, fill your home with classic texts, books by new authors and educational books. Hopefully, with so

Groundhog Day is Feb. 2, and has always been one of my favorite holidays. As a teacher, I always give any student name Phil special privileges that day, in honor of Puxatawny Phil, the official groundhog. This website

I love the Doodlebops! My son and I always put on a show when the Doodlebops come on TV. He is Rooney and I am Deedee. The Doodlebops are always full of energy, happy, and have cute songs. Their shows also have

Personally I am a big fan of PBS, especially Arthur. My son is a big fan of Arthur. I also enjoy watching Arthur and his friends' adventures. I think that it's great that they have turned the tv show into

If you have thought about starting a scrapbook but have no idea where to start, pick up a copy of Let’s Start Scrapbooking, by Better Homes and Gardens.  I liked it because it is written for complete

Current Catalog has lots of valentine ideas at their website, like valentine puzzles, lacing cards, lollypop covers, pencil holders, valentine bingo, candy holders, and more.  Most come in packs of 12 or 24

Why should the kids have all the fun? Here is an article describing 7 cute and frugal ideas to make birthdays fun for mom and dad. For example, throw a card shower. Call all the relatives and friends, and have them

Get Ready for Martin Luther King Jr. Day Remind yourself and your children about the great man, Martin Luther King, Jr, by reading his “I Have a Dream” speech and viewing  a video clip of

This is a great website for kids from EPA. Kids can learn lots of interesting and informative information about how to keep the environment clean, reduce garbage, protect the air, water, and land, etc. Kids can

Make a visit to your local Costco or B.J's club with your child. Go on a Monday or a Tuesday and there is plenty of room for your child to walk/run without interupting any shoppers. Most things are in displays