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Free Father’s Day Gift Boxes

June 16, 2020 ·

I don’t know who all needs to hear this but Father’s Day is only 5 days away! I still feel like Father’s Day gets a little less attention than Mother’s Day and don’t get me wrong moms are the most bad-A people out there. But a great father is one of the strongest forces in the world and is so important. This can apply to anyone who is a fatherly figure in your life, not just a biological father.

These little boxes are perfect for some sweets (mini donuts, chocolate), a small gift like maybe a watch, a gift card, or maybe even some drawings or a letter telling your loved one how much he means to you.


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Posted by Machelle / Filed In: Father's Day, Free Printables

Donut Color Sorting

May 11, 2020 ·

Practice colors using these cute donut prints!

Ok, so these are not edible donuts because that would just be too tempting to eat and would probably lead to a sugary mess! In fact, I tried color sorting with fruit loops a month ago and it was fun but most of them just went into my son’s mouth.

These cute donut prints are in a variety of colors to help with learning colors! We still have a ways to go on perfecting our colors but I am trying to incorporate activities related to colors into every week and am pointing colors out when we go on walks (which is a lot right now!).

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Posted by Malissa / Filed In: Free Printables, kids

Free You are Loved Poster

April 8, 2020 ·

I have absolutely loved seeing people throughout the world spreading cheer during this pandemic by putting rainbows and cheerful signs in their windows! My sister-in-law did the cutest handmade sign saying “Today is a good day to have a good day.” After that Machelle put up “you can do hard things” on her window that she made with her kids.

To be honest, my favorites are the handmade signs. They give a personal touch in a time when we so desperately need that. With contact being limited and most of our social lives being virtual seeing a handmade rainbow or message makes it feel more meaningful and like you are not alone. However, I still wanted to make it as easy as possible for folks to hang messages for others to see and brighten their day.

So we will be sharing some of our favorite message in easy downloadable form! I made this one in both 18 x 24 and 24 x 36 sizes and have one in white and one in pink!

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Posted by Malissa / Filed In: Free Printables, Stay at Home

Weekly Toddler Schedule | Free Printable

April 2, 2020 ·

As I started using my daily schedule I found myself jotting down ideas for each day in my notebook. By the second week, I decided another paper with every day would be helpful to use in conjunction with our daily schedule.

Weekly Toddler Schedule

 

I found that having one of the following every day helped: a sensory bin, an indoor activity, an outdoor activity, a craft project, and a walking route. We definitely do not always get to all 5 but I found having something written down in each category helps with my anxiety about the day.

To help me come up with these I decided to pick a theme for the week along with a song or songs and a focus book. Last week I attempted to do pets and this week I am trying to focus on transportation. I am not strict about it but it helps limit my brainstorming and online surfing at night.

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Posted by Malissa / Filed In: Free Printables, kids, Stay at Home

Toddler Schedules To Help Get You Through Quarantine

April 1, 2020 ·

Life is crazy right now, to say the least. Both of us have taken the current coronavirus pandemic very seriously but even then we were not quite prepared for the level of closures that have happened. While we are extremely grateful for these closures and want everyone to stay home we now have been scrambling to figure out life teleworking with our kids at home. And we know every parent right now is struggling – whether you are an essential worker or are at home homeschooling or taking care of your newborn.

Right now between the two of us, we have three kids who are 5, 3, and 1 to keep entertained. My son Pierce is 18 months to be exact and always on the move. Plus he is used to a highly organized and creative daycare schedule that he adores. He is used to getting up, hanging out with us, eating breakfast, then leaving to see his friends and have his second breakfast. Right away I knew that with him cooped up at home we needed to figure out some type of schedule. After the last two and a half weeks we have started to figure out a routine that works fairly well and I wanted to share it in case it is helpful for any other parent or caretaker!

Toddler Daily Schedule

Toddler Schedule to help with quarantine

The first thing I did was look at recommendations for how to split up your day. Once you figure out chunks of activities it is a lot more manageable to split up your whole day. Given that playdates, playgrounds, libraries, and other fun outings were out of the picture I decided to focus on 30-45 minute blocks of time around the following: walks, outdoor time (yard, patio), reading, singing, snacks, free play, and structured play (i.e. indoor activities, art projects, and sensory bins). For me smaller chunks of time work well given Pierce’s age but for other toddlers I’d recommend thinking of splitting this up into 1-2 hour chunks for learning time (reading, puzzles, practicing counting, etc), walks/outdoor time, creative time, sensory play, and free play.

Toddler Daily Schedule

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Posted by Malissa / Filed In: Free Printables, kids, Stay at Home

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