Today I'm excited to share with you a new favorite thing of mine - free printable art based on an inspirational quote I saw written above an imagination play area at a children's museum. It immediately struck me as one of those most inspirational quotes I have ever heard as it relates to childhood. Something we all tend to lose to some degree as we age is the ability to dream big. To imagine things coming true that don't exist except in our heads. A child has no problem doing this; it's us adults who limit our knowledge of the world to what we already know instead of to what could Keep Reading

Last year when I published a roundup of my favorite fall leaf templates, I got several requests for maple leaf outlines. It's taken me a while, but they're finally here! Free Printable Maple Leaf Stencils I decided to make templates of various sizes. You never know when you'll need a large outline for a craft, a medium pattern to use as a stencil, or a small stencil for a bulletin board border! My goal is to provide something for everyone. You can download each of the files below in PDF format...they print on a full size sheet of paper. If for some reason you can't open PDFs, you can Keep Reading

  I don’t know how this happens, but every once in a while (especially when my husband is traveling), my to-do list spirals out of control. I write down my list of things to do each week on my calendar on the day I expect to be able to get it done..... Inevitably, I try to pack way too much into each day and end up “carrying over” tons of to-dos from one week to the next, barely able to hold down the mountain of undone to-dos by completing a couple outstanding tasks each day. I can’t be the only one, right?!!   Enter: Keeping Track of Everything on a To Do List! Well Keep Reading

Today I have something new for you. It's my very own set of printable holly leaf templates! I have needed printable holly leave patterns for a couple different Christmas projects (wreath and stencil patterns). Instead of just grabbing a stencil from another website like I always do, I decided to make my own.   Free Printable Templates of Holly Leaves I'd like to offer these patterns for free to anyone else who may need them for holiday projects. To save on ink, I recommend printing a single copy on heavyweight paper and using that one printout as a template to cut out lots Keep Reading

  Last night I was in Target shopping for Christmas gifts and a birthday present for one of my daughter’s friends. I somehow found myself in the stationery section yet again, looking at the cute to-do lists. I found one I really liked – it was one of those notebooks with different sticky note to-do lists. Seemed perfect for my type of planning…writing things down on random scraps of paper or sticky notes and putting them somewhere I’d be sure to look the next day. LOL Does this sound like you? I’m hoping I’m not the only one who uses this haphazard method of remembering my Keep Reading

Even before the first day of winter, my thoughts turn to winter-themed craft projects. We spend more time inside as a family when it’s cold, but my kids still want fun activities to do. I try to find seasonal coloring pages or crafts when we don’t have any other plans. Last year, my kids begged for me to take them somewhere where they could see snow (we don't get much in NC). So I thought snowflake and snowman projects would be in order this year...if we don't get to see the actual thing, at least we can use our imaginations!   Free Winter Stencils – Printable Keep Reading

Anytime I need a quick indoor activity on cold days in December, I scour the web for kids Christmas coloring pages. It’s a wholesome and nearly free Christmas-themed activity for young children during the holiday season.  Sometimes I use holiday coloring pages as the basis for a Christmas lesson. Other times I just use them to distract my kids during the cranky hours of the day! LOL Cute Christmas Coloring Pages for Kids Below you will find links to a variety of Christmas coloring pages for kids. I've used some in the past and plan to use others this year. I've included Keep Reading

Ever since my oldest could color, I would try to find printable coloring pages for her that matched the season we were in. That meant, in September, October, and November, I was constantly on the hunt for fall leaf patterns. We would use them as simple coloring pages, as templates for craft projects, and even as pumpkin carving stencils. Free Fall Leaf Stencils – Printable Templates for Autumn Months  As a resource for myself and others in the future, I’ve compiled a list of links to free printable fall leaf patterns.  Below you will find links to my fall favorites, Keep Reading