From the category archives:
If you are stuck inside due to weather, or are looking for something to keep your kids occupied, check out these Winter Coloring Pages at Coloring.ws.
Or, you could check out this awesome resource for indoor winter games and activities. Kaboose.com has some really creative and fun games and activities you can do when you are indoors this winter.
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Merry Christmas!
The retail stores that normally make up most of these posts will all be closed of course, but I was surprised to find lots of good recommendations for things to do in the afternoon and evening with your family. Probably my best advice to you is to just google “What’s open on Christmas Day in (your area)?”
- I came across this site that has a lot of good recommendations for fun family things to do later in the day on Christmas Day in the San Francisco Area. Click here to check out Christmas Day 2010 options for San Francisco.
- Similarly, NewYorkology has a list of things that are open and available in New York City on Christmas Day. And ChicagoFreeInfo has a good list of restaurants, museums, and other places open on Christmas Day in that city.
- And I know that in our fair city, the Fleet Science Center in Balboa park is open from 12:00 to 5:00 for fun science exploration.
Whether you stay at home bundled up with your family or head out to experience something fun and new together, I wish all of our readers a very happy Christmas!
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Here is a fun craft project your kids can do to dress up your plain glass ball ornaments. FamilyCorner.com has instructions for turning your glass ornaments into snow men ornaments. Click here to check out the Glass Snow Man craft project at FamilyCorner.com.
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I needed some printables for the kids today to include in the Christmas card for Grandma. Parents.com has a bunch of Christmas coloring pages you can download and print. Click here to check out the Holiday Coloring Pages at Parents.
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If you need stuff to do with the kids next week, check out the Better Homes & Gardens list of Creative Kids’ Christmas Crafts.
Your kids can help make crafts for your home that you’ll want to hang onto. Click here to check out the Creative Kids’ Christmas Crafts at BH&G.
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The Better Homes & Gardens website has a series of 14 Christmas cards you can make with with your kids. You can make these Merry Mittens cards with a little bit of card stock, some yarn bits and leftover colored paper! I love ideas that allow you do to crafts with the kids (and include instructions and photos), but I also love that it is a way to communicate joy and cheer to friends and family without spending lots of money.
Click here to check out all the Simple Christmas Cards Kids Can Make ideas at Better Homes & Gardens.
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The Dixie Coupon Chicks site has a recipe and instructions for making Peppermint Playdough. She packaged it up to give out as inexpensive gifts at Christmas time. I think we may make this project this week to give the girls something to do now that they are on a break from school.
Click here to check out the Peppermint Playdough recipe at Dixie Coupon Chicks.
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If you are looking for a small purchase to get free shipping on something at Amazon, you might be interested in these paper doll sets for only$1.
The Caroline Princess kit comes with one large, easy-to-cut-out paper doll and four elegant gowns and two other costumes accompanied by period headpieces and elaborate wigs.
Click here for Caroline the Princess Paper Doll set for $1.
The Lion Sticker Paper doll set allows you to dress a whimsical lion in plush bathrobe and shower cap, casual vacation wear, royal regalia, more.
Click here to check out the Lion Sticker Paper doll set for $1.
And the George Giraffe paper doll set provides hours of fun dressing Georgie Giraffe in these getups: dragon, Indian turban and tunic, African dance costume, Uncle Sam outfit, business suit and 3 more. 1 doll, 8 costumes.
Click here to see the George Giraffe paper doll set for $1.
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If you have time to squeeze it in, here is what is going on this weekend:
- If you have been doing the Build and Grow Clinics at your local Lowe’s store, you can finish your train this Saturday 12/18 at 10:00 and add the engine to the toy train set. You need to sign up in advance, so if your are interested in this craft, click here for more information about Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinics.
- Another cool craft option this weekend can be found at Lakeshore Learning Centers. From 11:00 – 3:00, your child can make their own fun New Year’s Popper. Click here to learn more about this craft and to find a Lakeshore Learning Center in your area.
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Our kids start their Christmas break from school tomorrow. So we will be thinking of things we can do together. We came across the Parents magazine website which has compiled a list of 20 colorful Christmas kid crafts complete with instructions and photos.
Click here to check out 20 Christmas Kids Crafts at Parents.com.
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