Printables
All the fun, free, educational and creative printables and word games you can imagine. From crosswords to word games, colouring sheets and math practice sets - there's something here for all ages and abilities. In the Printables section of Thrifty Mommas Tips, you will find colouring sheets, activity sheets, crosswords, word searches and worksheets, as well as educational flash cards and lists. From the monthly colouring sheets to the printable flash cards you should never be stuck wondering what's there to do again. Looking for activities that appeal to all ages and can keep the kids busy while on a road trip, or maybe just when you are cooking dinner? This is the section for that kind of content. There are many full sized learning activity booklets here that you can save and print for your family. Don't miss the seasonal printable activities too. Christmas gift tags and  Printable blank Santa lists are available during the holidays. The Halloween colouring booklets and pumpkin carving templates and stencils are also extremely popular. Please feel free to use these in your home. All of these activity sheets are easy to print off and share with the kids. Reminder though that they are also protected by copyright so nobody can simply cut and paste and share them on their own site, unless given express permission from me. Enjoy!
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Cute Pink Mother’s Day Writing Worksheet
It’s getting close to Mother’s Day and I know a few of your kids will be looking for amazing and sweet gifts for you. This Mother’s Day Writing Worksheet is a fun little way for them to pay tribute to you. Of course, this year what could be cute is if you send this to a child that you know. You could email it, print it out and mail it out to your niece or nephew. The beauty of this one is that kids can personalize it and also they can practice their writing or printing. If you are a Mom, an Aunt or a special caregiver, guardian, foster care…
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Germany Colouring and Printing Book
Let’s play five things you didn’t know about me. One. I am afraid of snakes. They creep me out big time. Two. I grew up in Guelph with my Mom and brother. We were a tiny family of three. Three. I didn’t take my first trip by plane until I was about 23. I paid for it myself and went to Margarita Island in Venezuela for spring break with several girlfriends. Four. My Mom grew up in England. Five. My Dad’s family came from Germany. Enjoy this adorable Germany colouring and printing book for kids. I’ve never been to either England or Germany, but I genuinely need to visit both…
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Easy Bee Life Cycle Learning Kit
I know many of you have been thrust into the homeschooling mode this past few weeks. You are probably looking for resources that are affordable. Here’s a Bee Life Cycle Activity that will help kids studying early science and life cycles. As many of you know, we are dealing with teenagers here and high school is totally different than elementary school, of course. But, even so, I have kids with ADHD and ADD and learning disabilities, so my reality is that I need to supervise my kids if anything is to get completed here at all. Easy, Educational, Activity Books If you have little people, then you might be hunting…
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Bright Canada Colouring and Writing Book
A few of you know I am Canadian, born and bred. I have never been more proud to be Canadian than I am right now. Despite a global crisis, I feel like our Prime Minister and Premiers are handling the situation well. It’s not easy and I wouldn’t, even for a million dollars, want their job under the best circumstances. A Little Slice of Canada Have you ever visited Canada? It’s always astonishing to me how many have not been to the Great White North. If you are working on teaching your kids a bit more about Canada right now, or homeschooling them at all, then this cute Canada Colouring…
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France Coloring and Writing Book
Alright, so obviously nobody is traveling during the current pandemic. But, kids still need things to do, so I am sharing some easy tools for you to use at home. You might not be able to visit France this March, but you sure can learn a little bit about it with this France Coloring and Writing Book. Eiffel Tower, fields of lavender, great cheese and wine! France is a stunning country. In my twenties, I visited Paris for about a week. But, I haven’t been back since. One day, I will return to France and do more exploring. I believe that and look forward to it. L’Arc de Triomphe, La…
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England Coloring and Printing Book for Kids
Looking for educational resources to help during this time at home, or while homeschooling? This England Coloring Book and Printing activity is just the right thing to get your children excited about exploring the world. In times of uncertainty, I need to things to look forward to. Seeing Big Ben and Buckingham Palace and visiting England is on our list of things to look forward to. England is a trip I have been dying to make for years, maybe even decades. I am an English Literature graduate. That’s what my bachelor’s degree is in. I spent years studying the greatest British authors, read dozens of Shakespeare plays, Milton and Chaucer…
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How to Do an Easy Scavenger Hunt for Kids
This Scavenger Hunt post contains affiliate links as a service to my readers. I make a small commission via qualifying links. When my kids were both small we often did fun things like go outside to do a random scavenger hunt. I would write out a list of things, sometimes numbers or letters that I wanted them to find and we would go for a walk through our neighbourhood. Tricks and Simple Activities to Keep Kids Busy That’s just one of the things that we used to do when they were young. We also built igloos in the backyard, raced down our slide and climber in our snowsuits or snow…
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Cute Fishing Jokes for Kids
These adorable fishing jokes for kids are a cute way to show your kids you are thinking about them when they are at school, or camp. There’s nothing quite as useful as comic content for kids when it comes to socializing. What’s the first thing that your niece and nephew tell you at every single family function? “Hello Auntie Paula or Uncle Jim” and then they launch right into the jokes, right? I love this about my youngest niece and second youngest nephew. It totally reminds me of my own childhood because my brother used to love jokes. I was very shy and so I’d never ever launch right into…
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Funny Lunch Box Safari Jokes for Kids
It’s time to head back to school. So, I thought I’d share these adorable and free Lunch Box Safari Jokes for you to share with your kids. I have shared several sets of lunch box jokes over the years. Recently, I posted these adorable karate lunch box jokes to brighten their week when you add them to the lunch box, or bento box. You loved those so much that I thought I’d add more here for you to help brighten the back to school in 2020 mood. Don’t forget to print these Lunch Box Safari Jokes out and add to your son or daughter’s lunch. Do you do anything different…
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Happy New Year 2020 Colouring Doodle
Happy New Year 2020 to all of you! How did you spend your New Year’s Eve? Last night, we went skiing as a family, well mostly…my one girl went to a friend’s sleepover party and chose to stay there. It’s a New Decade – Welcome to 2020! So the rest of us, the remaining three members of my family, went skiing at Boler Mountain in town here and had a great time together. At 9:30 pm roughly every New Year’s Eve they have a family New Year’s Eve event and we have enjoyed it a few times. Last year, we ushered in the New Year with my good friend Margarita…