Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Crafts, Printables

What a winter 2014 has been. Valentine's Day, Easter far away--not much for parents to look forward to, party-wise. But don't worry you parents of bored kids, teacher-mama has a plan (did you ever know me not to?) Winnie-the-Pooh (that wise old bear) said that any day is good day for a party. So he wished friends "happy Windsday" (not Wednesday as it was windy). And I thought, yeah, who needs a holiday for a party? Why not have a just-because party? For preschoolers, might I suggest a book theme? Here's a little at-home party plan you can do with one toddler or many children. It comes from "Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See?" and "Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?" by Bill Martin and Eric Carle. Read on for printable crafts, coloring pages, games, snacks. Use coloring pages as invitations. Don't want to deal with inviting other kids? No need to. Invite daddy, gramma, the cat, sisters and brothers. We  have wonderful memories of impromptu Pooh-inspired any day parties. Book Activities from Brown Bear, Brown Bear

Printable Winter Crafts and Winter Holiday Cards

Okay so you may not think winter is something to celebrate. But why not make the best of it with some crafts? Make cards and bring them to seniors. Color pictures of snow sports to get in on the Sochi 2014 Olympic spirit. Teacher Mama is here with printable winter-themed crafts for bored, snowbound kids. First, clear a spot on the table. Or better yet set up a separate craft table. Bust out glue, scissors, markers, glitter, your nifty scrapbook edging scissors, stickers, pom poms, fake gems all your crafty goodies.Next, go to these websites   Printable Winter Crafts and Activities for Kids 

Free printable picture frames, photo frame crafts for Recycled Christmas Gift Crafts Picture Frame Greeting Cards

Advent began December 1 for Catholics and Orthodox Christians. This season counts down to Christmas. As a homeschool family, we did Christmas crafts all through Advent and gave them as gifts. I set up a craft station using our portable kidde picnic table (cleaned it up and brought it inside). That way the little ones could craft while I did lessons, then the olders ones joined in when finished. I used cheap, recycled materials to save money. Tape a piece of cardboard to the back and make it a picture frame greeting cards. Easy as apple pie! Recycled Christmas Gift Crafts for Children--free printable Picture Frames

Use Printable Super Why! Crafts for Party Invites and Cards

Super WHY! is a PBS preschool learning cartoon for kids ages 3-6. This interactive television show teaches language arts, reading, writing, spelling, vocabulary and word skills. Use these free printable Super Why lesson plans, games, crafts, coloring pages to make cool Super Why themed party decorations, cards, invitations. Throw a learning themed birthday bash for your youngster!Free Printable Super Why Coloring Pages, Reading Worksheets, Games

Free Printable Halloween Party Invitations, Kids Trick or Treat Cards

Planning a childrens' Halloween trick or treat party? Everything seems to cost so much these days. My daughter wanted to be a Teletubby and the costume cost $60! Here's a way to keep costs down--how about skipping the expensive cards and invitations for your party? Here are free printable Halloween party invitations and kids trick or treat cards with cute kid-not-too-scary pictures. These free printables are perfect for preschool, elementary and middle school Halloween activities. Read on Free Printable Halloween Party Invitations, Kids Trick or Treat Cards

Free Printable Valentines for Classroom Valentine's Day Parties

Valentine's Day card exchanges are a rite of passage in preschool and elementary school. Homeschool groups, scout troops and religious education classes often exchange cards, too. Here are free printable DIY valentines to share Free Printable Valentines Day Cards, Crafts

Free Printable Graduation Announcements, Greeting Cards, Open House Invitations

Free Printable Graduation Greeting Cards, Commencement Announcements and Open House Invitations Graduation gets really expensive for parents and guests; open house decorations, buffet, gifts, commencement gown and tassel, invitations, cards, whew...right? What if you could reduce some of those costs with free printable graduation announcements, greeting cards, commencement announcements and open house invitations? You can and here are websites offering free printable announcements for graduation, commencement exercises and open house invitations. Read More

Free Printable Patterns for Gift Tags, Stickers and Holiday Party Supplies

Free Printable Stickers, Labels and Gift Tags for All Occasions
Martha Stewart has loads of free printables; stencils, patterns, clipart, stickers, labels, gift tags and themed party stickers. Read More

Free Printable Preschool Coloring Crafts, DIY Cards

Free Printable Preschool Crafts and Activities Summer getting long and kids getting bored? Keep little ones productively occupied with free printable craft projects! Preschool crafts build fine motor skills like scissors cutting, pasting, sequencing, folding, eye hand coordination, assembling, sorting and coloring. Use kids free printable coloring pages as greeting cards, too. Read on

Free Printable Preschool Greeting Cards

Free Printable Preschool Learning Crafts When older siblings go back to school all day, preschoolers get bored. When the weather is too wet or cold to play for outside play, preschoolers need activities. How about some free printable greeting cards to color? Children will love to make cards for holiday, Halloween, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Autumn. Teachers can print cards for children to decorate in school! free printable greeting cards for kids