bust out your crayons

I know this is nothing like what I usually do,  but I made these bookmarks as party favors for my daughter's  birthday party. I just don't want them to go to waste!   So, I figured I'd post them here. Enjoy!

It's sight words. It's leaves. It's the  Sight Word Leaf Game. Sounds creative, right?  For this game, we printed out the leaves, and threw them all over the floor.  Getting excited?  (For my preschooler who can't read a lick, I also printed out each word by itself and made it more of a matching game.)  I told them to find certain words, and when they did, they  raked   up  the leaves. We didn't have a toy rake. Just a regular old rake. I brushed off the dirt and spiderwebs, and made sure my girls didn't put any holes in the wall. If you're tight on space (or just don't want to get knocked in the head by a  rake wielding 4 year old) , it's still fun to collect the leaves in a pile or in a basket. That was that. And then my girls asked me to play it again. I'll consider that a success . So, I made black and white leaves as well as colored ones again. I used the first 2 dozen sight words on th...

I got a taste of Fall this week. And oh, how I loved it. So, get ready for a whole bunch of fall-ish things in the coming weeks because, let's be honest. I'm obsessed.  So, I made some more uppercase/lowercase letter matching which are a lot like my ice cream  letters. But who wants to eat ice cream when it's starting to get cold outside?  Ok. Me. I do...a lot.  Sigh. Anyway, while I started this blog as just black and white pages for your kids to color, I realized that sometimes, when you're making things for your kids, you want them to look nice . Especially if you want to reuse them. Maybe it's just me. Cause I'm OCD. And a little bit of a control freak. Either way, I have some already colored for you.  You're welcome.  Anyway, I hope you find a use for these. Enjoy!

Hey, long time no see! I think I say this every post, but I'll try to start adding things more regularly. I'm such a slacker. Anyway, for those of you who love the book "Goodnight Moon" I have a coloring page for you! I have one where everything is spaced out enough to where you can cut out the pieces, and another one that is just a coloring page. I hope you can find a use for these! Enjoy!

Happy Halloween! Do you have any scary, fun, or just plain good reads? I hope so! Enjoy!

I love mini coloring books for many reasons. So I wrote my own version of Little Red Riding Hood along with pictures to color! This time the layouts are a little different and counter-intuitive, and I have two layouts to choose from.  The first layout:  You can find the directions for putting it all together on DLTK's website  here.  They have a ton of stuff to color for every season and holiday you can think of as well as mini books. It's a great website for coloring.  The second layout is for people (like me) who only want to print out one page. While it makes the pictures minuscule, my kids thought they were so fun, and they were thoroughly entertained by them. With this one, I can't get the lines to match up correctly. So, just ignore them and follow the directions here. Enjoy!

I'm back! Sorry it has taken so long, but I had a baby. And I couldn't help but to snuggle him. All the time. Anyway, I think I can start to pull myself away every once in a while to do more updates :) So, here we go! I know I've had some ABC writing pages up for a while, but not the whole alphabet. I finally finished it. I will post them all on the "ABC Pages" page. You can get to them by clicking the link under my crayon picture or by clicking  here! The pages look something like this: I tried to make them a little silly because it's fun, and it sparks great conversation. So, there you have it. Enjoy!

Yea for Thanksgiving! I thought I'd try my hand at making a little coloring book/story book to the poem "Five Little Turkeys".  So, here it is, I hope you like it! I'm also trying new software so bear with me while I figure it out.  Just print the pages, cut on the dotted line, and staple together (don't be fooled by the numbers. They actually go backwards).  It means there is only one side of the page, but it keeps it simple.   Also, don't forget to check out my Thanksgiving "Don't Eat Pete!" game for even more turkey fun :) Enjoy! Make sure you download the pictures instead of printing directly from the blog, so it sizes correctly! 

Here are a few bookmarks for your kids to color and cut out.  Who am I kidding?  I'm totally using them too.  :) Enjoy!

I scream! You scream! We all scream for...the alphabet?  These can be felties, magnets, or just plain paper.  It's pretty simple.  Cut out the ice cream and the cones, bust out your crayons, color and match the upper case with the lower case.  Enjoy!

Getting my daughter to read books with me is so not an issue.  Getting her to try reading on her own, however, is.  She just thinks it's too hard to even try.  I asked a homeschooling lady I know with brilliant kids what I can do, and she told me to try reading charts.  She said that the kids obviously just recite the book from memory, but if they're pointing to the words and saying them, it will get easier and easier for them to learn.  So, we tried it once and it was awesome.  My little girl got a trip to the aquarium and learned to read a bunch of little words.  Rewards for both of us :)  Anyway, I thought I'd share some reading charts with you.  So bust out your crayons, stickers, and books and get reading