From a vintage magazine. Total print size-8.043" x 10" A wonderful piece for your greeting card this year, or your scrap book showcase Ready to be used in your scrapbooking, paper crafts, jewelry making, whatever strikes your fancy! Ready for you to print out! You are purchasing an incredibly sharp, clear, digital image scanned at a high resolution, 300dpi in jpg form. Once payment is received, you will be able to INSTANTLY DOWNLOAD YOUR IMAGE(S). Our images can fit on 8.5 x 11 paper. **THE ANNOYING WATERMARK WILL NOT APPEAR ON YOUR DOWNLOAD** What fabulous things can you create? Announcements, Invitations, and place cards, (think wedding, engagements, baby!) Paper Arts: Jewelry: Used on transfers: Print and Frame For: Greeting cards Earrings Tee-shirts Baby's Nursery Stationery Bracelets Tote bags Child's Room Bookmarks Necklaces Pillows Wall Decor Gift tags Napkins Scrapbooking Dish towels Altered Art Ribbons Card Making And any magical thing your artistic bent can create! The Fine Print (No pun intended) Do's Do make fantastico art with our digital delights! Don'ts Do not use our images in digital collage sheets, resell them, reproduce them in a compilation cd for resale, or share them with buddies. We and our little elves work tirelessly to ferret out special pieces of paper ephemera, which we then scan and restore to perfection for the discerning creative customer. Taking our work and reselling or redistributing is not only bad form, it angers our little pals. And you don't want to make an elf mad! So please refrain from practices that you would not want done to your artwork. Thank you!
Practice gratitude and encourage a growth mindset in your kids. Get our end-of-year activity for kids and talk about what you’ve accomplished this year.
Happy Holidays my dear readers! I hope you are already at home enjoying the beginning days of your vacation. BUT, just in case you are still in school, I am sharing a little student gift I made for my class this week (we are in school on Monday and for a half day on Tuesday)....
I saw an idea on Pinterest to take the hand of each person in your family (if you have 4 members) and placing them on a paper and then writing the year across the hands...but I knew my hubby would never go for his hand dipped in paint, so I modified it a bit so that each year my boys will have a keepsake- or for as long as their feet fit on the paper! So here is our first project of 2014! This could be done in your classroom, as well- and you could do just the hands- put '20' in one hand and '14' in the other to make it less messy...and work! I had my boys write their name (the pictures above show before and after filled in) and then I filled in the answers to the questions! I can't wait to pull these out each year and look at how their hands/feet change- as well as their interests! Want to give it a try with your class/own kids? Here are the labels! Just print on a sheet of 2x4 shipping labels (or print on paper and then cut/glue to the paper) after the paint dries and you are all set! Have fun- I'd love to hear how your projects come out! ************* To find the 2015 download and project, please visit this post: ****************************** Find the 2016 labels here: ****************************** ****************************** Find the 2017 labels here: ******************************
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New Year. Every 365, sometimes 366, it rolls around like a mirrored ball on speed and suddenly, whamo, it's here! Resolutions: Mine are short and simple: Personal: I began a Whole 30 Jan. 1 (very stict whole, clean eating plan) and am so very thankful for the Facebook group of First Timers who have been so helpful with recipes, support, and encouragement! I am trying to lose the 20 pounds that crept back on while I was in the middle of moving, Thanksgiving, and Christmas! Yikes!!! Need to stick to Paleo- it has worked for me but the minute I go off I gain!! I have also gone back to working out 4-5 days per week. Amazing how much better I feel when I do. Professional: This has been an awesome school year!! The last two school years were not so hot as I had 4 surgeries during those two and was out a total of almost 6 months of school!!! So glad to be healthy again. Edit, edit, edit! I am in the midst of a book and my publisher and I will begin edits soon- I've already started editing and I am so excited about the book.. and leery of all the work during editing! The book has clapping songs and games from around the world! It's been so fun chatting with people in Johannesburg, South Africa, Indonesia, Scotland, and all around the globe. So thankful for email; this project would have taken years otherwise. Now to the goody, well, I hope it's a goody: Happy 2015!
Today is the Winter Solstice, and I'm sharing some 8 winter solstice traditions to help you celebrate this time of year.
A New Year's Interview for kids, predictions, resolutions, and a family-friendly party, all to make your New Year's scelebration unforgettable this year.
Create an easy paper lantern craft that's perfect for Lunar Chinese New Year celebrations and easy enough to do with kids!
The New Year is fast approaching, making it the perfect time to do a year in review for kids! Use this free printable to create a memory that can be repeated year after year to document changes in each child’s interests. This is an activity that can be done with kids of any ages. Year
Students write their New Year's Resolution on the party hat. Then, they draw on their face. They color and decorate the horn, and then wrap it around their pencil to make it curl like a party horn. They glue it on their mouth to make it look like they are blowing it. Enjoy!
It’s Jane Austen day today, she was born 240 years ago today. So in honor of her, a Regency-themed inspiration post. And because Christmas Holidays are nearly here, some lovely winter and chr…
With the year coming to a close, it is time to start thinking about what you will do on New Year's Eve to keep everyone busy, happy, and awake. You also want to take the time to review the year and record some memories! One of the most searched
Snowman activities, snowman math fun and many more ideas. Click for freebie!
The wheel turns... Darkening days slowly, ever so slowly, become lightening days. I can't help feeling uplifted at the thought of the light gradually returning even though the worst of the winter is still before us. Wishing everyone a very happy Winter Solstice, Yule and Christmas. Thank you all for your support, likes and comments, they're greatly appreciated and help motivate me to continue to work on still life photography.
This year in review printable is a fun activity to do each year with your kids and see how the answers change as they grow.
Play with magic snow indoors and make these magic snowballs. One ingredient makes these snowballs foam and fizz. Try this indoor activity for winter fun!
This is a printable worksheet for reading comprehension. The students revise the verb
Celebrate New Year & Chinese New Year with engaging art and writing activities. Encourage students to reflect, set new goals, and plan New Year resolutions
The Nantucket Christmas Stroll is one of my favorite annual events. With Christmas trees on every corner and twinkling white lights leading the way down the cobblestone streets of historic Main Street, the Grey Lady is dressed up in her holiday best. As a last hurrah for the …
What is the best way to warm your soul on a wintry evening? Embrace the age-old Alpine drink known as Glühwein. In this festive post, we show you step-by-step how to make Glühwein that will wow you and your guests. You'll also discover how to drink this cozy libation (also commonly called mulled wine or
Yule is one of the oldest pagan winter solstice holidays. It has been celebrated for thousands of years by various cultures, with a wide variety of rituals and traditions. This blog post will provide an
I have created a list of 15 questions to help you reflect on this past year. You can use these questions for personal reflection. I like to write down my answers, so I can look back at them for years to come! These questions can also be a fun game to play at your New Year’s…Continue reading New Year: 15 Questions Year End Review
Fish for ice cubes with a simple to set up ice fishing experiment. Part science and part magic, simple supplies create fun science!
London is always a good idea, but is it worth visiting in winter? If you do decide to come for an off season city break here are some of my top tips for
Free 2021 Year In Review Printable is the perfect way to record your child's year. It is fun to learn what they think about their year!
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1-2-3 Come Travel Around The World With Me! Woo Hoo! Having spent over 200 hours researching & creating, plus a small fortune on graphics designing things, I’m so excited to post this jumbo “labor of love”, "Travels Around The World" packet, which features the awesome talents of 38 clip artists! This super-fun packet is extremely versatile, as everything stands alone, so you can mix & match creating a unit that is tailored specifically for your class, or use pieces and parts with lessons you already have implemented. I think my students, favorite part of our Travels Around the World is making the cereal box suitcase, which can be done in class or for homework. The sky's the limit of how you want to design them. We add 2 file folders to make a drop down interactive "briefcase" of sorts, which includes a pocket for their passports, tickets and boarding passes. The extra files are a great way to keep everything neat & organized and provide space for them to glue on a variety of activities that we do. My kiddos absolutely LOVE collecting the "suitcase stamps/stickers" to decorate with. They get a few to start out, then receive more as we travel to the various countries. Others I use as a motivational & behavior modification incentive, which is very successful. Another huge hit is making a passport. There are 4 options, including a passport specifically for "Christmas Around The World" traveling, as well as a huge variety of passport stamps, which they also enjoy collecting. The train tickets and plane, bus, & boat boarding passes. are also a huge hit. Via a letter, students are invited to come travel with the gingerbread man, who makes a speedy tour guide. "Gin" keeps them apprised of places they should visit by sending postcards. I had an absolute blast designing these from real photographs & stamps from those countries. There are 3 from each country, as well as "color me" postcards, so that students can practice "point of view" writing in a fun way. A set of gingerbread-themed posters announce where children will be traveling and how they will get there. The 6 countries included in this packet are: USA, Mexico, Canada, Sweden, Italy & Germany. I've included a variety of maps, which come in color to use as posters, plus black & white for students. They come labeled & unlabeled, so you can use them as an assessment tool as well. My personal favorite activity, is the "Snap & Scrap" journal, with a Christmas-themed page, as well as a generic counterpart. I've included several pages of interesting information about how each country celebrates Christmas, should you want to do the "Christmas Around the World" theme. The "snap" part, is a camera craft featuring a lens "booklet", with pictures specific to that country. You can opt to do just the camera(s), or hinge them with a piece of tape to the "scrap" page, so that it flips over to reveal the information underneath. Each country also comes with factual information, which is incorporated in the "Fan Of Fun Facts For _________" craftivity. The title is a double play on words, for the craft opens like a fan, and students quickly become "fans" of these super-interesting facts. Later, check comprehension by playing "Name That Country?" by reading a fact and having students tell what country it came from. "I Spy A Country" is another game you can play to help reinforce map skills. Teachers jot down 3-5 clues on the poster, then students write down their dated-answer on their worksheet. X number of correct answers and they receive a "super spy" stamp for their suitcase. I've also packed in a lot of travel-themed writing prompts, such as making an itinerary, which provides a vocabulary building opportunity. Students can also do a "Sightseeing Check It Out Then Check It Off" list, flag booklet, and travel journal. There are several options for the travel journals as well, from a "color me" text it page, to a cut & glue class-made book. They are different enough so that you can do them all, or pick & choose what's appropriate for your kiddos. The beauty of this jumbo packet is that it's very versatile, so you can mix & match things to do individually, as a whole group, with a partner, in small groups, or for homework. The projects can also supplement other geography activities you already have implemented. Besides social studies, many items practice a variety of other standards like graphing, weather, telling time, comparing & contrasting & research, with a bit of math tossed in for good measure. There are also a variety of ways to use the packet. Teachers can give the information, or students can pick a country and research it independently. The "Travel Bucks" are a fun way for students to give their presentations, as they become "travel agents", who share highlights about their country, in the hopes that their fellow classmates will use their travel cash to buy a trip from them. Top sales certificates & suitcase brag tags add to the fun, and are a wonderful incentive. An easy-peasy writing prompt for any age, is the "ginger-gram", where students fill in the blanks with a country they would like to live in, as well as one they would not. Older students can explain why. Another simple writing activity is the "Travel Quilt" craft, which practices adjectives in a unique way. Even younger kiddos can do this, and completed projects make an awesome bulletin board. The "Peace is in our hands" craft, is also quick & easy, with lovely results making a terrific hallway display. This craftivity really helps children wrap their heads around the "big picture" of their "personal geography" and their cut out hand prints add that keepsake, finishing touch. I've included a poster for the center of your display, as well as a suitcase sticker kiddos can earn upon completion. Because my kiddos are learning about seasons, weather and appropriate clothing to wear, I designed the "Pack It Up" suitcase craftivity; where they color, cut & glue various clothes suitable for a particular country, to a "suitcase" page; while older students simply list the items they want to take. The suitcase opens to reveal several pages of the different things they packed for the various countries that they visited. Besides a “Christmas Around the World” theme, you can use this unit all year long, as I have matching generic counterparts. Start whenever you want, then in December, board the “Holiday Express” & add the activities of how these countries celebrate Christmas. Lessons are easily diversified for various classroom abilities & grade levels. Simply pick what’s appropriate for your kiddos. "Travel Tweets" are also an interesting way to get students enthusiastic about writing, as is the "Welcome To Our House" booklet, "Airport Adventures" and "Whooooo Do You Want To Travel With?" color-me worksheets. Besides black & white versions for students, I’ve included colorful templates, so you can quickly make samples to share. There are also graphs, Venn diagrams, posters, a song, and some worksheets, which can also be used as assessment tools. As you can see there's a ton of fun for you to choose from including some puzzles. These come in color for an independent center, as well as BW so kiddos can make their own, as they practice recognizing & sequencing numbers from 1-10, or skip counting by 10s to 100. Click on the link to zip on over to my TpT shop to take a look. Travels Around The World. Today's featured FREEBIE comes from the packet and is a "Merry Christmas From Around The World" poster and coloring card, which includes an alphabetical list of how 28 countries say "Merry Christmas" , with 4 links to other websites with more countries. Well that's it for today. Thanks for stopping by. My feet have hit the floor running, as there is much to do, and not enough time in the day to get it all done. But I will endeavor to slow my pace and enjoy the journey, making sweet memories, as we decorate our blessed home for Christmas. Wishing you and yours a special day. "Maybe Christmas" he thought, "doesn't come from a store." "Maybe Christmas perhaps, means a little bit more!" -Dr. Seuss From "The Grinch"
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Develop a thinking child with this Wonder Wall technique
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Such a fun kids activity, this Chinese Zodiac Placemat Printable is perfect for the Chinese New Year or just for fun and coming up with animal zodiac activities!
Celebrate the dark days with these easy paper luminaries that kids can help make too! Light up the dark afternoons with simple DIY lanterns.
A Summary and Infographic for the 7 Most Common Questions about Chinese New Year Including New Year’s Food, Activities, Decorations, Tradition, and Customs.
Winter Wonderland, anyone?
Free Printable Christmas Bingo is a perfect game for your Christmas party or school event. Simply download, print and play.
Got bored kids? Here's a list of 25 different winter activities plus a tutorial to make these beautifully easy Waldorf Window Stars!
How to make a Charcuterie Board- the perfect appetizer for holiday dinners, gatherings and events. Easy, beautiful and impressive!
Celebrate Chinese New Year with your students by creating this simple paper lantern made from red construction paper that's inspired by the flag of China.
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