7 great Kindergarten printables for an awesome first year at school, most of them free | Back to School Guide 2019
Heading to Kindergarten for the first time is a huge milestone, and we’ve found some great printables that help make things more fun, more organized, and even more safe for our kids. Hope they help you parents out. And maybe save you a few bucks to spend on that...
This amazing DIY rocket craft is perfect for kids now obsessed with the moon landing.
If your kids got as excited as ours did following all of the cool space-themed events this weekend, you can check out our roundup of our favorite space themed toys and kids’ gifts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. But if you’re...
25 beautifully illustrated free printable summer coloring pages for kids. We found them!
It’s been a while since we put together some of our favorite free printable summer coloring pages for our kids. With the weather fairly unbearable around the country right now, seemed like a good time to find some new printable coloring pages with summer themes...
The National Parks Junior Ranger Program is a brilliant and easy way to get kids excited about your next family vacation
If you’re planning a family trip to one of our amazing national parks this summer, I want to recommend that you schedule some time to let your kids take part in the National Parks Junior Ranger program. This is a wonderful educational program that helps kids...
7 Printable teacher appreciation notes to help our kids show their love and, well, appreciation
Lately I’ve been sleuthing around the interwebs for great printable teacher appreciation notes for kids. After all, Teacher Appreciation Week starts today! And ever since my son started preschool, I’ve been been struck anew by how much educators do to...
March Madness Bracket Printable: 90’s Movies Edition!
It’s March Madness time, and here’s to all of you basketball-loving fans and your brackets and illegal but highly enjoyable betting pools! For those of you however who’d like the fun of a bracket competition without the basketball, we’ve put...
3 great printable sleep logs. Because we’ll try anything, you know?
Recently, we’ve seen more and more doctors recommending sleep logs and sleep journals for those of us who regularly wake during the night, or have trouble falling asleep in the first place. It makes sense. Especially for parents. One of our problems, which KJ...
6 free printable, color-your-own Valentines that make the perfect party craft for kids
Yep, it’s that time we fill our site with the best free printable Valentines for the classroom, to help save you all time, money, and the conundrum of shopping for 26 store-bought Valentines when they call come in packs of 24. If you’re looking for your...
14 non-candy Valentine ideas for kids with printables: Perfect for classroom parties or kids with enough candy in their lives
A couple years ago, we shared 10 wonderful non-candy Valentine’s Day treat ideas for the classroom, and this year, I’ve put together so many more. And they all come with free printables, whoo! We love giving out little treats with our kids’ printable...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz!
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