My kids LOVE to print crafts and coloring pages off of the computer. We often will print birthday cards or thank you cards and they will decorate them themselves. At Christmas time I print off coloring pages to keep my younger one busy during the break. Oh that Christmas break can get long towards the end can’t it? Here is a list of Christmas printables that I think you and your kids will enjoy:

Christmas tags
Christmas Tree Coloring Worksheet
Gingerbread House
Christmas Word Search

via Printables4Kids

All three of my kids are perfectionist. (I don’t know where they get it from.) When it comes to art though, my boys are the most particular.
My 3 year old will get so frustrated when he draws outside of the lines. Side note: me reminding him that he is only three and he colors very well for a 3 year old, does NOT help one bit.
He still continues to color and get frustrated, but we are working through that slowly.
One of his grandmas sent him something a couple of months ago that just made his day. It’s a …read more

One of my favorite finds this spring was the Water Wow! line of “coloring books” from Giddy Up. Including Backyardigans, Hello Kitty, Dora the Explorer and Sesame Street themed Water Wow! Doodle Books, these little books provide a clean, stain-free experience for your kids.
I didn’t actually purchase them for the car, but rather for my in-laws’ house. They recently moved back to our area, and I wanted to bring something to their new house that the kids could play with, but that wouldn’t risk ruining anything that didn’t belong to us. The Water WOW sets come …read more

My daughter’s been enjoying her copy of The Seven Continents of the World Jigsaw Book.
The book contains colorful illustrations of each of the seven continents of the world (but you could’ve figured that out now, couldn’t you? ). Each of the 7 puzzles is made up of 48 pieces, and the images include the animals, crops, and other information about the land and surrounding waters.
The opposing page of each puzzle shows the complete image to help guide you as you complete the puzzle, contains bits of trivia about each area, and also has prompts for “I Spy” …read more

Hsien asked for some of our favorite books, and it made me think of the “I Spy” series. While I don’t expect it to make the list of books that my son holds near and dear from his childhood, there are times right now when the “I Spy” books save the day!
My middle child is a bit rambunctious (and by a bit, I mean a lot), and seems to be going a mile a minute from the time he wakes up until the time he goes to bed. Sometimes, in the middle of the day, I …read more

Have you been over to the National Geographic Kids website? How fun! I just learned about a bird that “flies” underwater to gather aquatic insects to feed its family. And the coolest part? There was a video of it! Too, too cool.
I’d headed over there because my super cool awesome former nanny friend bought my daughter a subscription to the National Geographic Kids magazine for her birthday, and we just received the first issue yesterday. What a fun magazine! In this first issue we’re already finding great photos, fun joke pages …read more

Books you can write in! What a dream. We’ve become big fans of the Wipe Clean range of Priddy Books. They all come with a black dry erase marker and lots of different activities like connect the dots, tracing, mazes, and anything else your child can think of to do with a pen. The scribbles are easy to erase with a dry tissue even after the ink has been left on the page for days. And because the shiny pages are so slick, the dry erase marker glides easily across and makes it a cinch for …read more

The roads around here are covered in snow and ice, and I’m guessing that there are a lot of kids around the Midwest who are bummed today at missing their class Valentine’s Day parties!
Well, if you have a few of those kids hanging around your house today, and you’re looking for ways to cheer them up, head on over to the Nick Jr. website to print up a few Valentine themed coloring pages and check out their craft ideas. Or, let your little one spread a little love by sending Valentine’s e-cards to their friends, aunts, uncles, …read more

Please excuse this proud mother moment. My son has apparently been impressing his teachers with his drawings. So imaginative! So full of detail! So fantastic! Rumor has it that one of his sketches will be framed and displayed somewhere at school. (I’ll take a pic of it if/when that happens.)
In any case, a sure fire way to occupy him for extended periods is to hand him a 5 x 7 notebook and a pen. One of his favorite themes to draw is space and Star Wars always elicits a breathless WOW. So when I saw the newest You …read more

Your kids are home on school break and you’re trying to keep them occupied while you finish up all those last minute holiday surprises? Well, here’s one option for you. Kaboose has some fun winter games to keep your little one busy. And if you’re looking for an activity that can be taken off line or can be used to keep the attention of a younger child, print up these adorable “12 Days of Christmas” coloring pages featuring the Nick Jr. characters.
What safe kids’ websites do your children enjoy visiting?