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While my children are all grown with children of their own, I am going to have a few of my grandchildren with me again this summer! Time to brush off my "keeping kids entertained and learning" skills! No one wants their kids to become zombies, attached to their screens all summer allowing their brains to become mush. It is time to get planning some fun, educational and exciting activities that will keep the kids engaged, growing and best of all keep the adults happy as well! We're here to help you Kick-Off a Great Summer!
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Easter is next Sunday! Can you believe it? I'm flabbergasted it has come so quickly. I haven't decorated anything for my home yet but I'm not worried because I have been browsing Etsy for all the cutest printable Easter decorations to hang around my home. I have been saving them in lists on our Etsy account. And I've separated them by religious themed and just general cute Easter decorations.
I love printable decorations from Etsy because they're easy for me to print at home and display, and I get to support the artists. Sometimes I print the art at a print shop to get a higher quality print. I also love giving them as gifts or cards to friends and family for birthdays and holidays. These prints would be a great way to share joy with those around you. And the Etsy list feature makes it easy to save the prints you have an eye on and buy when the time is right. Religious Themed Printable Easter Decorations
I am Christian so Easter is a very special holiday for me. So finding art that reflects my beliefs is important to me. Thankfully Etsy creators haven't let me down and I was able to find really beautiful printable religious Easter decorations. Check out our favorites list on Etsy to find one you'll love too.
I especially loved this print by AnnieLinnArt of the view from the tomb after Christ was resurrected. I love how it kind of looks like stained glass and it really brings me so much joy.
I love the classic look of this beautiful scripture from Shop Modern Printables.
This set of printables from OMySoulDesign is so sweet. I love the pictures with the scriptures.
General Printable Easter Decorations
If you're feeling like you need some more bunnies in your life this Easter, I have found the sweetest printable Easter decorations on Etsy. I love the colors and sights associated with Easter and so I've saved printable decorations that celebrate that and saved them to a favorites list!
I really love this blue and white rabbit from HostClubCo. It's stunning and I'd probably keep it up all year round to be honest.
I love the muted tones used in this printable decoration from Eclectic Printables. They also have a version in watercolor.
This bunny in a wreath from SweetLittleOnesShop makes me smile everytime I see it.
Check out our lists and see if you can find something you love too!
Happy Easter!
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This post contains affiliate links and I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links. Thanks for your support! I don't even remember where I learned the silly game, "Don't Eat Pete", but I have played it as a down time game with kids when I taught school and they always loved it. About 4 years ago, I taught it to my grandchildren. We all played it as a family and had so much fun laughing and especially watching the little ones get a big kick out of it. Here is how you play:
With that in mind, you will now understand why when I was in the store looking at the Easter Candy and I saw Peeps, that this variation of the game came to my mind. Why not an Easter version of Don't Eat Pete? And thus, Don't Eat Peep was born! I made this 9 square board. When I printed mine, I discovered that I was running out of colored ink, so yours will have yellow on it and look even cuter. I numbered the bunnies from 1 to 9 so that when you play, you just pick the number that you want to be Pete. Then, look! I found these bunny shaped marshmallows at Walmart! I can hardly wait for my grandkids to get here so that we can play together! Click on the button so that you can get your own game board. I copied mine on card stock, but plain white paper works just fine. Just click the button and print yours right away! You only need one copy and everyone can play! Singing Time Version I have written posts before about things I do with the young children at church as I teach them singing. We do a lot of activities to make it fun. "Don't Eat Pete" is a game that I have converted to use with my kids for Singing Time.
Birthday/Kid's Parties! If you have extra kids or grandkids coming for Easter, "Don't Eat Peep" is great for any size crowd. If you want to play "Don't Eat Pete", at other times of the year, for birthdays or other parties for kids, I found these game boards available on Etsy! The site is called Paper Tagged. Just click the link or picture to order! In this game, everyone gets to eat treats and you could keep track of who got to eat the most and the least to give out ultimate prizes if you would like. I have played it with large classrooms and church groups of up to 40 kids! It is the perfect game for any sized crowd of kids. And that's how it works! I hope you can use these ideas and enjoy the free printable board for some Easter fun!
This post contains affiliate links. We will be compensated for any purchases you make at no additional cost to you. Thanks for your support! I hope you're all having an excellent March so far. You may know already, but March is Women's History Month, so we couldn't let it pass without celebrating! We're doing this by putting a new item in our shop on Etsy! Women's History Coloring PagesI'm so excited to share these coloring pages with you. I have been working on them since December or January and learning about the 9 women (it was hard to narrow down!) we chose was so inspiring and interesting. And I have to say at times their stories made me so sad too (especially Sacagawea's!). The women we chose for this pack were:
It was so hard narrowing down our list of women who have inspired us throughout history to be better versions of ourselves. But I think our little pack is a great start! Each coloring page includes an image of the woman, their name, a quote from them (except Sacagawea) and a short biography about them. The poster is easily printed at home as it's formatted to be printed at 8.5"x11". They're digital downloads so as soon as you purchase the poster pack they're available to you! Click the button below to take you to our Etsy page so you can buy your own set! I'm so excited to use these to teach my kids about these incredible women. Not just in March, but throughout the whole year. I know my kids are excited too because when I printed off my test copies they wanted to color them right away. And I just got them Crayola Colors of the World pencils and markers that include 24 different shades for coloring skin. This makes even me excite to color the pages too!
I hope you can enjoy these posters with your family and friends too! Who are some more women in history that you love learning about (and would like a poster of)? |
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Helen Reynolds: Mother of six children , grandmother to eleven! I love to cook, craft and create things and I especially love doing that with my family, So, when my lawyer daughter, Lindsey, my artist daughter, Madalynn, and I came up with the idea of Hot Cocoa Bombs, this blog was born. Then, one more daughter, with her technical and science skills, plus creativity has joined in to round us out! Read more about us here! Archives
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