bust out your crayons

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! 

I know this is lame, but it's something for now.  Hopefully, I'll get some Thanksgiving things to post soon.  Anyway, I started a book club with my five year old, and we write/present narration pages for an activity.  I couldn't find any writing pages I liked, and figured it would take me less time to make one than find one.  I could be completely wrong, but here it is with a space on the top to draw.  So, bust out your crayons and enjoy!

Sorry I haven't posted anything in a while!  Hopefully, I'll get back into the swing of things here soon.  So, without further ado, the Five Little Ducks. Five Little Ducks Five little ducks went out to play Over the hills and far away When Mama Duck said, "Quack, quack, quack, quack," Four little ducks came hurrying back... Four little ducks went out to play Over the hills and far away When Mama Duck said, "Quack, quack, quack, quack," Three little ducks came hurrying back... Three little ducks went out to play Over the hills and far away When Mama Duck said, "Quack, quack, quack, quack," Two little ducks came hurrying back... Two little ducks went out to play Over the hills and far away When Mama Duck said, "Quack, quack, quack, quack," One little duck came hurrying back... One little duck went out to play Over the hills and far away When Mama Duck said, "Quack, quack, quack, quack," No little ducks came hurrying back....

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 hope you all have some St. Patrick's day fun!   Bust out your crayons and enjoy! 5 Shamrocks One green shamrock, in the morning dew,  Another one sprouted, and then there were two. Two green shamrocks, growing beneath a tree;  Another one sprouted, and then there were three.  Three green shamrocks, by the cottage door;  Another one sprouted, and then there were four. Four green shamrocks, near a beehive  Another one sprouted, and then there were five. Five little shamrocks, bright and emerald green,  Think of all the luck these shamrocks will bring!

This might be a little confusing, but my girls asked for a pop-up card for their dad this year, and instead of buying a $1,000,000 card (ok, I may be exaggerating a little ), I thought I'd make my own.  So, here it is, and I'll try my best to explain how to make the pop-up. Pop-Up How To: 1. Print out both pages and color it! 2. Cut out the around the three hearts 3. Fold the heart drawing in half with the picture facing you (make sure you do a good job folding down the middle or the pop-up won't work!) 4. Fold along the sides where the two little hearts touch the big heart 5. Fold the front of the card (the haiku part) in half 6. Place the folded heart inside the folded card, and touch the bottom point to the inside seam 7. Glue one little heart to the inside of the card 8. Put glue on the other little heart and close the card, making sure everything will close properly 9. Open it up!  If I've explained everything well, enough and you've been able to deci...

I'm leaving this up because it's what comes up in Google, but they're are last year's dates.  If you go here , I made one with squares so you can write in the correct dates! Seriously, one of these months I'll get the calendar out before  the month actually starts. Anyway, I hope you love December as much as I do.  Where we're at, we've had at least 17" of snow already, and made a snow-woman out of it!  So, have lots of fun this month in the snow if you've got it!  You can even color the snow with food coloring and water.  How fun is that?  You can also check out the Snowman books (Snowmen at Night, Snowmen at Christmas, and Snowmen All Year) by Caralyn and Mark Buehner.  I love them, and my girls love them.  So, there's lots to do this month.  Anyway, bust out your crayons and enjoy!  Happy December! P.S. If you guys have any ideas of something you would like me to make and post, let me know, especially for the holidays. ...