Now that we're deep in the heart of summer, I find my kids like cooling down in the afternoons with some crafting time, and free printable coloring pages for kids often do the trick. Whether you're passing time, celebrating a summer birt…
If your little camper is heading off to sleepaway camp this summer, possibly for the first time (sniff), you'll likely receive from the camp a long list of all the essentials to pack -- extra socks, bug repellent, water bottles, headlamp…
When we asked teachers what they thought made the best teacher gifts a couple of years ago, an overwhelming number of them said a personal note from their students was the one thing that really made their day. Yes, gift cards, classroom …
It's Teacher Appreciation Week, and we definitely want to recognize all the VITs (Very Important Teachers) who help nurture our kids' love of learning. So, along with a handwritten note of our gratitude , we like the idea of giving a DIY…
We're always grateful to the designers who create cute free printables, like these fun printable Easter basket gift tags . Melanie has designed them in five fun colors, all of which should go perfectly with jelly beans, chocolate eggs, a…
We've been hopping all over the internet to find our favorite free Easter printables to help you get ready for Easter Sunday. Our hunt turned up some of the cutest printable Easter coloring pages, decorations, and DIY treat boxes that yo…
You can't have a conversation about Women's History Month without including second female Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She's fought tirelessly for women her whole career, and following the success of the best-selling Notor…
This post has been updated for 2019 Even if the only movies you've seen this year are the animated kind (no judgment, parents!), it's always fun to have an excuse to get together with friends and ogle all the Hollywood glamour over a gla…
Once you've found a special gift for your Valentine -- perhaps from our Valentine's Day Gift Guide ? -- you'll probably want to wrap it in something other than leftover holiday gift wrap. Got nothing at home but yesterday's newspaper and…
Each year, we search high and low for the best printable Valentine's Day cards for the classroom, to make is so much easier for kids (or, ahem, their parents) to get all those heartfelt wishes ready for friends, families and classmates. …
I love looking for crafty DIY Valentine's Day gifts that my kids can make, and I hope you like when I look for them for you. Because my criteria, I think, are fairly straightforward, and ones I bet a lot of you can relate to as well: 1) …
It's amazing how many printable 2016 calendars there are online now -- although admittedly they're not all style. Now that I've finally investing in some good thick paper and become like a printable maniac, I spent a ton of time looking …
Though I spend an awful lot of time picking out the perfect gifts for the people on my Christmas list, there are many times when a gift card really is the perfect gift, which is why I've rounded up ten DIY gift card holder ideas to dress…
It's beginning to look like it's time to start wrapping the gifts, so we're coming to the rescue with 20 of the cutest, coolest, and most beautifully designed printable gift tags and gift wrap for the holidays, from all over the internet…
Do you know how hard it is to find good free Hanukkah coloring pages for kids? Like, really hard. Who knew that tracking 8 of them down would be another Hanukkah miracle! I searched a long time to find what I think are some of the best H…
Now that it's officially December, I will soon unpack and set up my childhood nativity set, even if our holidays are largely secular nowadays. However after three kids who turned my nativity into a sort of dollhouse toy each year, it's t…
We've covered lots of cool Advent calendar over the years, because what kid doesn't want to countdown to the big day of toys and treats with...well, okay. A lot of little toys and treats. So I was really touched by this sweet Acts of Kin…
I wish my kids had more candy this Halloween is not something you'll hear from our lips because--wow--candy is everywhere. And, while we're not against our kids collecting sugary treats (In fact, I'll be taking- um, sneaking - all of the…
We all know that as your kids get older , it can be tough to remember their milestones, like which Halloween your kid was a vampire bride and which year they were the Arthurian knight with the helmet that wouldn't stay on. Hopefully, I'm…
Though there have been many incorrect memes circulating on social media over the years, today, October 21, 2015, is the actual day that Doc Brown, Marty McFly, and Jennifer first left their cushy 1989 lives to travel "to the future" in B…
We love when our own readers share cool things with us, and in the case of Nicola Pravato of Next to Nicx, I'm so happy she brought to our attention her squee-cute kawaii Halloween printables that are awesome for upcoming Halloween parti…
As we start to get excited for Halloween around here -- as in, endless costume discussions considering my girls have a new idea every 17 minutes or so -- I've been distracting them with Halloween crafts projects, front door decor request…
Money doesn't grow on trees, you know! How many times have we heard those words coming out of our parents' mouths, and now these days, coming out of own mouths when talking to our kids about spending? Funny how that happens, right? But t…
If you've got a construction themed party on the brain, well first, you have to check out the awesome DIY dumptruck cake idea we included in our post on how to 18 easy cake decorating ideas for a store-bought cake. Then, you have to sign…