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    Free Cheery DIY Spring Bookmarks Printable

    March 9, 2016 - By 

    Need a simple craft for a book lover in your life? Or maybe you need something cute to put in the kid’s Easter baskets? These cute and cheery DIY Spring Bookmarks are the ticket. Are you a huge reader like I am? Are your kids voracious readers too? And, are you also exactly like my husband and I because you can never find a bookmark when you need one? I hate losing my page! I also hate not being able to find the bookmarks that should be all over my home. Sometimes I think they are like socks! Well, anyways…

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    I Like You Beary Much – Teddy Bear Valentine’s Day Coloring Page Printable

    February 11, 2016 - By 

    Happy Valentine’s Day! Such a frenzied time again here. Sometimes it feels like we race from one holiday or season to the next. In my line of business that’s life. This weekend Family Day and Valentine’s Day are both happening, so it’s extra chaotic from the work side of things. But that said, of all the holidays around I enjoy a chance to celebrate my family. It often seems like we don’t get enough time to do that. I will be celebrating with my kids again this year on Family Day! Last year we opted to toboggan for a chunk of the…

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    Five Fun Christmas Printables

    December 10, 2015 - By 

    No secret that Christmas can be ridiculously expensive right? I usually try to approach the season with a budget and with some thrifty skills too. And I know a lot of my readers are very much like that too. I adore easy fun festive printables this time of the year. Let’s face it, when your kids are young setting up for Christmas is a little bit like a magic show. You need a lot of calming tools at your disposal to keep them busy, even as they get swept away by the spirit of the season, so that you can…

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    Cute Printable Christmas Gift Tags

    November 26, 2015 - By 

    It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas is on the way soon. So it’s time to get thinking about presents and putting up your tree and wrapping too. This time of year I love handy printables, so I love to share some with my readers too. I thought you might enjoy these cute printable Christmas gift tags as much as I do. It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas here in Ontario. That means shopping has started and gifts are being readied. Our shopping lists are slowly being whittled away at. Of course World Vision helped a lot…

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    Free Thanksgiving Coloring Sheet Printable

    October 7, 2015 - By 

    Happy Thanksgiving my friends! Thanksgiving was this past weekend in Canada. I know you still have a few weeks to go though in the United States. Food wise, this is one of my favourite holidays! Fall produces so many rich and scrumptious versatile foods that help turn your Thanksgiving meal into a real celebration. What’s your favourite part about this season and Thanksgiving? I’ll just bet that turkey is in there somewhere. Anyways while you are busy doing that sometimes the kids need to be kept busy. Hopefully this Thanksgiving coloring sheet will help. This year when I sent my…

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    Fun Halloween Word Scramble Printable Activity Sheet

    September 27, 2015 - By 

    An easy Halloween word scramble is a fun little gift this time of year. Halloween is one of my favourite times of the year. Recently I received a great box of Hallmark Halloween toys and gifts and it’s put me in the mood early this year. So I thought I would share the Halloween spirit a bit with you all. In fact, Halloween is not just for kids you know. On my street typically many homes go all out with Halloween decorating and setting up haunted houses too. This Halloween word scramble is for you to share with your kids as…

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    School Bus Coloring Page For Back To School #BTS

    September 7, 2015 - By 

    There’s one short day left here before we are back to school. That saddens me a bit. I like the summer months and the great weather that comes with July and August. I guess it will be good to have some order established again. But really day camps did that here and, for the most part, day camps kept the kids really engaged and interested. Anyways, whether you love or loathe back to school time, don’t forget to maintain an upbeat and calm attitude for the kids. That helps a lot. When it comes to transitions, some kids need a…

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    Back to School Coloring Page Printable

    August 15, 2015 - By 

    It’s almost back to school time so start getting ready. Maybe you already are getting ready. There are a few small things I used to do to help get my little ones ready for back to school season. There’s back to school clothes shopping of course and then there’s back to school preparation such as driving by school to help my littles remember where they are going. They used to need a lot of help transitioning to school. My one daughter had pretty severe separation anxiety and it took her years to get accustomed to the back to school routine.…

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    Canada Day Maze Printable

    June 28, 2015 - By 

    This Canada Day Maze is just simple fun for a summer day. Canada Day is one of my favourite summer events to celebrate. It falls right before my daughter’s birthday and it heralds summer too. So bring on the pool parties and the lazy long fun summer days for everybody. This year I don’t really plan to do much out of the ordinary. I will be working mostly, but I will also take the time to dive into the pool and enjoy the beautiful month of July. I  love July. It’s my favourite month of all and also the month…

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    Canada Day Word Search

    June 25, 2015 - By 

    It’s almost Canada Day again my friends! Which means it’s time for a Canada Day word search and maybe a few other Canada Day word puzzles and games here. Canada Day makes me happy because it is close to my daughter’s birthday and also it’s clear summer is in full swing by July 1st. If it’s not ski season then bring on the summer days and pool parties. Summer in Canada is short so seize the moment. This summer I know you will need some easy and fun activities to keep the kids occupied. I have a huge list of…