Fun at Home

Jan Brett is the renown Illustrator of The Mitten, The Umbrella, The Three Snow Bears, Honey... Honey... Lion! and many others.  Gingerbread Baby Printed Cards Happy Holidays Printed Cards

These unique coloring books by Roz Streeten have outfits already drawn, but not the bodies.  All kids have to do is add head, legs & arms and then color it in!  Really adorable

Finally, a rock band for kids! Check out this awesome website to get your kids into music and have fun. They can both watch and create content at the site, including videos, games and activities. As of late, Kidz

Add Retro Charm to Homemade Gifts Specialize the presents you give this season with personalized gift tags. All you have to do is print out these tag templates, neatly designed with slits, slip a ribbon through

Deck the Halls with Nature's Wondrous Pinecones Even on a tight budget, there's room for adding style and flair to your home for the holidays. Turn your home into a winter wonderland by inviting pinecones

Here’s an easy craft to do with kids, making ornaments out of pipe cleaners.  Pipe cleaners are inexpensive and easy to work with.  The candy cane is very easy to make, and we made many of those

Try some cool jingle bell crafts with your kids to get in the holiday spirit - they would make great gifts, too: Jingle Bell Ponytail Holder Bell Jewelry Jingle Bell Wreaths Kid Made Doorbells Jingle Bell

Here’s an article from The Boston Globe reviewing new holiday music CDs.  My personal new favorite holiday CD is one that came out last year by Aimee Mann, called One More Drifter in the Snow.  It

Here are some fun ideas I found for holiday cards that are easy to make with your kids. Family Fun had really cute ideas, like an easy reindeer card that you make with brown thumbprints, adding drawn antlers

This is a very cute and entertaining website!  You can upload a funny picture of you or another family member (up to four) and the website puts your head on an elf and "you" do a dance!  An entertaining

Get Creative with Baby Booties, Pinecones & Silverwear Just look around your house, garage or basement for wonderful items to transform into holiday ornaments. The BudgetDecorator page reveals a host of ideas

This is the big kids site for crafting!  The Artful Crafter has been a wonderful resource for me over the last few months, directing me to many wonderful vendors for my art supplies.  A great site to bookmark

Gobble gobble...at the kids' card table! What fun your kids will have at their own little turkey day table. Visit HGTV online to see how a paper bag can turn into a fun centerpiece for a kids' table. Table

I don't know about you, but I'm feeling wintery. I found these cute pasta snowflakes, and if you have never made crafts with pasta, you are really missing out! It is amazing how pretty these things can be

This craft from Family Fun is so cute. You make a votive holder out of ice. A few remarks: you will have to make it in the freezer instead of outside if you want it for the autumn, but it should stay pretty solid

The great tip on Take-home Thanksgiving Family Recipe Cards sent me looking for some Thanksgiving Recipe Card Printable Templates. Here are a bunch of great Thanksgiving themed recipe cards you can use! Lined

With your little ones in tow for a holiday or summer vacation, plan your travel time around your kid's sleep habits. Tuck them into the car early so they can sleep through the initial hours of your holiday travel

No, it's not a recipe idea. Not decorating tips. It's far more memorable. Present your family with a detailed family tree. Yeah, it's going to require a bit of time and leg work, but it will definitely

Check out this cute idea for finger stamp turkeys from Family Fun. The turkey is made from red, yellow, orange and brown finger stamps. They use it as a place card, but we are going to use the idea for our Thanksgiving

Northpole.com is an adorable website that's sure to push you right into a Christmas-y mood!  It's very kid friendly; parent and teacher friendly too!  It's a free website with games (including

Cupcakes are delicious, darling treats appropriate for all age groups. Pour on the fun at birthday parties, meetings and holiday gatherings, by making a batch of distinctive cupcakes. You can heighten your cupcake

Popcorn and cranberry garland is very pretty on the Christmas tree and a great family tradition, but it can be hard to string the popcorn, especially for little ones.  In the Dec/Jan issue of Family Fun Magazine, a

Do you need to keep some young ones busy on Thanksgiving Day? Print out a bunch of these adorable printables from Jan Brett in advance and have them ready on the kids' table! Thanksgiving Printed Notecards

If you'd like to entertain your child during a long road trip or  find yourself stuck inside during a rainy day....have your kids assist you in creating their own customized word search or crossword

The Christmas Classics Gift Set is a great new DVD with 7 Christmas specials: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town Frosty the Snowman Frosty Returns Mr. Magoo’s Christmas

I stumbled across Birthday Party Ideas when I was looking for help with my daughter’s butterfly-themed birthday party.  It’s helpful because it’s written by real people, who are very creative

Creat the Perfect Melody in a Home Recording Studio When creating a home recording studio, the choice of a system is an individual concern and depends a great deal on what you are willing to spend and how much

Why not expose your children to the soothing sounds of classical music? Classicsforkids.com covers all things music for infants to teens. Start your kids as early as you can to get them used to the rich sounds

Take some time out of your busy schedule to create one of a kind Thanksgiving decorations. There is tons of crafts and decoration ideas such as tin can turkey, turkey toothpicj holder, etc. Also you will find free

Did you know that Stop & Shop will provide tours for children's groups?  Here is some more information from the website on the tours: On the tour children will learn about the five food groups as

Leave it to Martha Stewart to create the most adorable decorations out of ordinary household items. Cookie cutters hold a beloved charm for their form, shape and use. And now, in addition to baking cookies, you

Kids Workshops are free "How-To Clinics" designed for children ages 5-12. The workshops are offered on the first Saturday of each month between 9:00 a.m. and noon at all The Home Depot stores. Children

Here's a great way to get your children more involved in family traditions, whether it be national holidays, religious holy days, or culture-specific celebrations. Challenge your kids to research the origin

Amazingmoms.com is trully an amazing website for amazing moms like us. Do you need some new ideas for family fun? They have just about everything! Fun age appropriate crafts, children recipes, playtime and birthday

American Girl's website has an online activity for entrepreneurial girls to create eye catching printed materials to advertise their money making ventures!  This site creates really nice customizable stationary

At my craft store (A.C. Moore) I picked up some unfinished wooden ornaments to decorate, and my daughter and I have had so much fun decorating them.  The great thing is that you can decorate these things with

If you're looking for a cute fall or winter craft idea for young kids, try this great No Sew Fleece Pillow craft from Family Fun.  Absolutely adorable and quite easy.  Great Brownie or Girl Scout craft

Check out these cute crafts for your baby’s first Christmas. They also make great gifts! I like the footprint ornament myself; makes a great keepsake!

A great craft idea for kids uses old cds.  Beat up, scratched, unusuable cds or the millions you get sent to you free from AOL can be recycled into something beautiful.  First figure out what holiday

Parent Previews is a website that allows parents to find out just how their favorite movies rated in terms of  violence, sex, drugs/alcohol. Each movie listed is given a report card iwhich includes

For adults!  On today's show, Oprah mentioned how she saves wine labels from dinner and writes on the back who came and the date (I assume she then puts them in a scrapbook).  Cute way to remember

Discover the free craft instructions and downloads at Paper-Made-Easy online. Each month, the site features modern paper craft ideas such as cards, frames, and gift tags. The full-sized paper patterns are excellent

If you like the book The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg, check this website for for downloadable activity and coloring sheets, Polar Express Pajama Party instructions, recipes, and more!  The Polar

If you’re feeling ambitious and want to make your child’s birthday cake, check out these great cake ideas from Family Fun. I am going to make the butterfly cake for my daughter’s birthday party

Pick a nursery or floral wholesaler that sells fresh blooms online. Buying flowers online will help you save money for your wedding day or other occasion. This online wholesaler sells floral party packages and

Can't get to Brimfield or your favorite antique fair this year? AntiqueMystique.com has the solution. Here, you will unearth hidden treasures from the 1800's all the way up to the '80s. One of the most

Plan your next birthday party or other event with a unique theme for added fun and great entertaining. Evite.com has a number of outstanding ideas to get your next party started. If you're hosting a party for

Discover a wonderful array of art storage containers at this site. There, you will find cool art supply tubes. These plastic cylinders are awesome because they hold many brushes at one time. Visit Blick Art Materials

Michaels Arts and Crafts carries a new line of funky brads that are great for scrapbooking. These brads, by Classic K, are so adorable and versatile, you can add them to your scrap pages, cards and memory boards

My daughter's school is sponsoring a fundraiser and they are using this company which allows the children's artwork to be transformed into keepsakes or personalized gifts.  They specialize in doing