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Free Printable: Family New Year’s Resolutions & Year-in-Review

December 30 by MJ at Pars Caeli

Free Printable: Family New Year’s Resolutions & Year-in-Review

How is it possible that we can easily countdown the final days of 2018 already?  Whether I'm ready or you're ready, the end of the year is quickly approaching.It's just about this time when I always ask myself: Should I make New Year's resolutions this year? And if I'm making that plunge, which goals are both aspirational and approachable?This year we've come up with a simple tool to help you and your family make some goals for this year while reminiscing all the happenings of last … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holiday, MJ, Printables, Seasonal Fun Tagged With: family new year printable, family New Year's Eve activities, Family New Year's Resolutions, Kid New Year's Resolutions, kids New Year's Eve activities, kids New Years Eve printable, New Years eve resolutions printable, printables, year in review printable

Free Printable: Advent Calendar with Jokes for Every Day

November 29 by Kristin

Free Printable: Advent Calendar with Jokes for Every Day

Advent calendars have become such a HUGE part of Christmas these days – have you noticed? We’ve tried several variations over the years from our DIY Freezer Paper Stencil Advent Calendar and our Family Activities Advent Calendar to LEGO Advent and our Reading Advent Calendar. This year, though, with three kids including a feisty 1 1/2-year-old, I’m once again opting to go the super simple route.Our free printable Christmas Joke countdown (created last year by our contributor … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holiday, Holiday Projects, Kristin, MJ Tagged With: advent printable, Christmas knock knock jokes, free Christmas printable, kids advent activities, printable advent calendar

Free Printable: Thanksgiving Gratitude Conversation Starters

October 25 by Kristin

Free Printable: Thanksgiving Gratitude Conversation Starters

Gratitude isn't a new concept for us. We've talked before about regularly expressing gratitude toward our kids and putting our gratitude into writing.Do a simple search for gratitude on the blog and you'll see many ideas for crafts and thoughts about giving thanks.The benefits of being a grateful person range from being more optimistic, less materialistic and self-centered, to increasing our self-esteem and actually making us healthier.  This is something we should be working on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holiday Projects, Kristin, MJ, Printables, Seasonal Fun Tagged With: free thanksgiving printable, kids gratitude ideas, kids Thanksgiving craft, kids Thanksgiving ideas, Thanksgiving activities, thanksgiving countdown, thanksgiving diy

Free Printable: No More “Mom, I’m Bored!”

May 9 by MJ at Pars Caeli

Free Printable: No More “Mom, I’m Bored!”

I absolutely adore the idea of hanging something on the wall that I can direct my kids to whenever boredom strikes- so I've got a present for you!It's a free printable and our contributor MJ included some cute icons next to each item so even my pre-readers can use it.  Get your copy today and get prepped for a summer of fun. School is barely out and I’m already anticipating the inevitable, “Mommy, I’m bored!” This summer we’re fixing that complaint with this creative checklist that I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: MJ, Printables, The Make & Play Vault Tagged With: BORED printable, ideas for bored kids, summer activities for kids, summer activities printable

Free Printables Pack: First Day of School Signs

August 17 by MJ at Pars Caeli

Free Printables Pack: First Day of School Signs

I'm so excited to have our resident graphic designer, MJ, back today with an ENTIRE FREE PRINTABLE PACK that I just know you're going to love!The idea of these printables are to use them to start a new 1st day of school photo tradition that allows you to document not only the kiddos' super cute new outfits and excited grins, but also their changing dreams and aspirations. Great idea, right?!You could do some really interesting things with these photos - a coffee table book, a hallway … [Read more...]

Filed Under: MJ, Photography & Memory Keeping, Printables Tagged With: back to school, first day of school printable, first day of school sign, free printable, kid photography, MPMK first day of school sign, printables

Free Printable for Growing Bookworms: Kids’ Reading Scavenger Hunt

June 22 by MJ at Pars Caeli

Free Printable for Growing Bookworms: Kids’ Reading Scavenger Hunt

Scavenger hunts and reading make the perfect pair. Discovering new stories, interesting characters, or a great series builds your child's love for literature as well as her motivation to become an independent reader.As parents we want to grow our children's interest in reading but sometimes feel like we've run out of ideas on how to do just that.To help, we've created a fun and simple way to challenge your child to read and discover outside of their comfort zone.It's a free printable … [Read more...]

Filed Under: MJ, Printables, The Book Nook Tagged With: free reading printable, kids reading scavenger hunt, kids scavenger hunt printable, kids summer reading, printables, reading scavenger printable, scavenger hunts, summer reading

Free Printable: Mother’s Day (and Father’s Day) Mad Libs Card

April 16 by MJ at Pars Caeli

Free Printable: Mother’s Day (and Father’s Day) Mad Libs Card

Before I became a parent, I had no idea of the role knock-knock jokes, mad libs, and the like would one day play in my home. With a 6 year old and a 4 year old - these things are the stuff of magic around here. My kids think they are absolutely hilarious and just cannot get enough - ever.Which is why I asked our contributor MJ to put together a colorful Mad Libs style card that can be used for Mother's Day, Father's Day, Grandparents' Day, etc. Because I know the kids will want to fill them … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Art + Kid Crafts, Holiday, MJ, Printables Tagged With: father's day ideas for kids, free mad libs printable, free printable, free printable father's day card, free printable mother's day card, mad libs card, Mother's Day card, Mother's Day ideas for kids, printables

Spring Cleaning Sale & 4 Week Challenge Printable!

March 11 by MJ at Pars Caeli

Spring Cleaning Sale & 4 Week Challenge Printable!

It's March and that can only mean two things. First, it's officially spring cleaning time. Second (and decidedly more fun), Spring Break is coming!Whether the idea of cleaning, sprucing and organizing fills you with glee or with dread - I've got two awesome offerings today to help you get it done quickly AND to enjoy all the extra free time with the kids.First on the list, MJ is here with a free "Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life" printable: our 4 week Spring Clean Challenge!It's a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cleaning House, MJ, Printables, Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life Tagged With: free printable, How to get organized, POYEL, Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life, spring cleaning, spring cleaning printables

POYEL: Free Closet Sorting Printables

February 16 by MJ at Pars Caeli

POYEL: Free Closet Sorting Printables

You guys went so crazy over this idea to get the kids to put away their own clothes, that we came up with another Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life idea aimed at getting the kids (and the hubby) to do even more to get those closets sorted.And, once again, this one comes with a free printable to help you do it!Here's MJ with the details... Maybe it's the new year or the winter snows, but my children are all going through growth spurts right now.Their drawers and closets contain a lot … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Decluttering, Design with Kids in Mind, MJ, Organizing, Printables Tagged With: children's chore lists, cleaning printables, clothing, clothing organization labels, free organization labels, free printable, How to get organized, POYEL, Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life

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