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Contests Movies & TV

How To Train Your Dragon Video Game Giveaway

How to Train Your Dragon has definitely been one of the biggest box office hits so far this year and the video games from Activision based on the movie are flying off the shelf. The video games allow players to experience the game as “Hiccup” or “Astrid” on the Island of Berk which features places from the movie like the Viking Village, Wild Zone, Training Zone and Flight Arena. The graphics in the game are spectacular and players train their dragons, play mini-games, explore area of the island and battle in tournaments. The game is rated E10+ for fantasy violence, but my 8 year old was so into the dragon training aspect of the game she really didn’t seem phased by the battle aspect. My 13 year old also thought the game was easy enough for the younger kids to enjoy but challenging enough to keep his interest.

THE GIVEAWAY

Activision has provided me with 6 copies of the How To Train Your Dragon Video Game to giveaway:

That means there will be 6 lucky winners!

How To Enter

  • Leave us a comment telling us which game system you have (this is MANDATORY because I have 2 of everything and I want you to get the game that works on your system). Also, if you saw the movie, how did you like it? Or are you like me, waiting for it to come out on DVD – because somehow we never made it to the theaters to see it.
  • Get a bonus entry if you let your friends online know about our giveaway – whether it is by posting about it on your own blog, giving a shout out on Twitter (we are @Printables4Kids), Facebook (“LIKE”  Printables4Kids while you are there) or your favorite social media site – help us spread the word about the How To Train Your Dragon video game giveaway. Come back and leave a second comment telling us where you shared it.

Rules

  • Leave your comment(s) no later than midnight May 11, 2010.
  • You must use your real name and email address in the comment form below – don’t put your email address in the comment itself. We do not share your information with anyone and will not use it to contact you unless you are a winner.
  • If you are under 14, you need to get a parent’s permission to enter.
  • We will be using Random.org to select six (6) winners.

Can’t get enough of How To Train Your Dragon?  Check out our How To Train Your Dragon printables page or visit our sister site for How To Train Your Dragon party ideas.

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Resources

Read, Play and Give with WeGiveBooks.org

The Pearson Foundation and Penguin Books have launched, WeGiveBooks.org, a great new web site for kids and parents that lets kids read books online, get reading tips, and print out activity packets THEN after reading online, a book is donated to the charity of your choice (there are at least 10 to choose from). Total win-win situation!

How it works. Once you have created a login, you get to pick from a host of charities to have the books donated to after you read with your child online. They have books for children up to 10 years old and may add young adult books, too. The books are beautiful! Some of the books, like Ladybug Girl, have printable activity packets that you can download and use as supplemental activities for you child or class.

Not only do the children have a free way to learn about charity and the act of giving, it also gives them a larger selection of books to read without having to go to the bookstore or library. Sign up for We Give Books and read with your kids today!

Disclosure – I was an invited guest and I wrote this review as part of a campaign by Mom Central on behalf of We Give Books and received breakfast, tickets to the Rock Bottom Remainders concert, and a gift certificate.

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Color By Number

Color By Number Artist’s Palette

Teach kids about primary colors, secondary colors and the process of combining colors to make new ones with this color-by-number paint palette activity. It just might bring out their inner artist!

Color by number paing palette with paint brush

Click on the image to view and print the Color by Number activity full size.

This is an example of how it will look completed:

Example of finished color by number art palette

Get more of our color by number printables and don’t forget to stock up on Arts & Crafts on Any Budget at Discount School Supply.

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Animals Coloring Pages Spring Printables

MyWallaby Kangaroo Coloring Page

Our friends at MyWallaby – a company that has designed the cutest doll carrying purse for little girls, have sent us this coloring page of their mascot kangaroo to share with our readers.

MyWallaby Kangaroo Coloring Page

Click on the image above to view and print the kangaroo coloring page full size.

Visit the MyWallaby site for more information on this cute gift idea for little girls who love to take their dolls with them everywhere.

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Movies & TV

Caillou Coloring Pages for Preschoolers

As my kids have grown we have enjoyed countless episodes and stories from Caillou. My personal favorite episode has to be the one where Caillou accidently paints all over Rosie’s doll though.

KimmyShop.com has the Largest Selection of CAILLOU on the Internet from Caillou merchandise, books and party goods, and more. They have been kind enough to share some of their favorite Caillou coloring pages with us, too.

For even more fun, check out some of our favorite Caillou gifts, games and books. (click on image for ordering information at KimmyShop.com)

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Movies & TV

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel Printables

My kids and I loved Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, even though I think they were a little overshadowed by those adorable Chipettes! The movie was just released on DVD and my kids have already been watching it over and over and over.

If you visit the Nick Jr Family Flicks site there are quite a few Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel coloring pages, printable games, cool printable family movie night tickets and more! The coloring page link actually contains 6 separate coloring pages in one file.

Alvin and the Chipmunks printable coloring pages

Click on image to download from the Nick Jr Family Flicks site.

So what is Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel about? When the Chipmunk’s caretaker Dave is injured on location in Paris the Chipmunks go to visit their Aunt Jackie. Unfortunately her wheelchair rolls down a flight of stairs leaving her unemployed, irresponsible, video game playing grandson in charge. Can you say disaster? The chipmunks start school and like most high school experiences it is filled with drama. The school’s music department is in danger of being shut down and it is up to the Chipmunks to save the day. The Chipettes are three girl chipmunks who are looking for their own stardom and find their way to the Chipmunks ex-manager Ian. Of course, Ian has $$$ in his eyes and does his best to use the Chipettes as his return to stardom. The two groups end up singing against each other but ultimately helping each other out, saving the music department and becoming good friends in the process.

Anyhow, the movie is too cute, very predictable and perfect for family movie nights!

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Math Worksheets Preschool Printables Spring Printables

Spring Math Worksheets – Birds and Nests

Birds of a feather flock together! Get practicing your spring math skills with our bird and nest inspired math worksheets. Each pair of birds and nest can be used as flashcards or a memory game. Multiply by 8, addition facts for 8, number recognition and even a set of blank birds and nests for you to print out and make your own fact sets for.

Another fun idea for the blank birds or nests is to cut them out, glue them together with a toothpick in between and use them as cupcake picks.

Get the birds in a nest color by number activity to round out your Spring Math activities.

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Coloring Pages

Personalized Coloring Books

Recently I discovered Frecklebox – site specializing the cutest personalized gifts for kids. From personalized coloring books, to personalized notebooks, lunch boxes, storybooks, puzzles, placemats and more, Frecklebox is perfect for gifts or as a way to get kids excited about reading.

I really like the Frecklebox personalized coloring books! Each book has your child’s name on each of its 20 pages, is saddle-stitched,  has a finish size of 8.5″ x 11′ and each book comes with a set of four crayons. Available in 10 different designs, each book is $6.95 and ships in 2-3 days.


Fun Activities Personalized Activity Book
Color Me Personalized Coloring Book
Friendly Monster Personalized Coloring Book

Rockstar Personalized Coloring Book
The Princess Personalized Coloring Book
Fairy Personalized Coloring Book

Click on the images above to order or to see all the Frecklebox personalized gifts for kids!

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Coloring Pages

Gone Bananas Monkey Coloring Page

The kids will go absolutely bananas over this monkey coloring page! This would be the perfect companion to a monkey themed party. This original monkey design was created especially for us by the very talented Jen at JGoodeDesigns.com.

Monkey Bananas Coloring Page

Click on the image to view and print full size.

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Earth Day Spring Printables

Love Your Mother Earth Coloring Page

On Earth Day and every day show your love for Mother Earth when you print out and color our latest activity page.

Love Your Mother Earth Coloring Page

Click on the image to view and print full size or download Love Your Mother Earth Coloring Page as a PDF file.

Check out our other Earth Day printable activities!  And don’t forget to recycle the paper you color on. Check out the Adorable, Non-Toxic, Eco-Friendly & Art Inspired products at Nubius Organics

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Earth Day Spring Printables Word Search

Earth Day Word Search

Conserve, recycle, renew! Earth Day is April 22 this year and we have created a word search puzzle for the occasion.

Earth Day Wordsearch

Click on the image above to view and print full size or download the Earth Day Word Search as a PDF file.

Don’t forget to check out the rest of our list of the best Earth Day printables.

Check out these Adorable, Non-Toxic, Eco-Friendly & Art Inspired products at Nubius Organics

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Math Worksheets Spring Printables

Fun with Math – Pi Pies Worksheet

March 14 (3-14) is officially “Pi Day” and it would not be complete without the “pi”.  Make math and learning about circles with our tasty  “pi pies”.  As an activity for the classroom, once kids have printed out and completed the pi worksheet,  have them create circles with the same diameters.  The students could then work in groups with yarn to measure the circumference of each circle.  Their findings should match the answers on this worksheet.
Pi Pies Math Activity
Pi Pies Math Activity

Click on image to view and print activity full size.

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Contests Movies & TV

Curious George 2 Follow That Monkey DVD Gift Set Giveaway

Everyone’s favorite mischievous monkey, Curious George is back in a new DVD movie called Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! Curious George and The Man with the Yellow Hat’s latest adventure has them traveling cross-country to reunite Kayla, a homesick elephant, with her family. This unlikely trio faces all types of comic calamities and colorful characters and in the end, learn that with family, friends and determination, you can achieve anything. The all-star cast of voices include Tim Curry, Matt Lauer, Jamie Kennedy and Jerry Lewis. Additionally there will be a new Curious George TV show this fall.

In celebration of the release of Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey, we are giving away three (3) sets of the movie pack to lucky readers!!

What We Are Giving Away

  • Three (3) Curious George 2: Follow that Monkey gifts sets, each containing the Curious George 2 DVD, the soundtrack, puzzle, mask and 2 free Amtrak Kids tickets (valid only with paid adult fare – restrictions apply)

How To Enter

  • Leave us a comment telling us which of Curious George’s adventures you have enjoyed most over the years.
  • Get a bonus entry if you let your friends online know about our giveaway – whether it is by posting about it on your own blog, giving a shout out on Twitter (we are @Printables4Kids), Facebook (become a fan of Printables4Kids while you are there) or your favorite social media site – help us spread the word about the Curious George 2 Follow That Monkey DVD giveaway. Come back and leave a second comment telling us where you shared it.

Rules

  • Leave your comment(s) no later than midnight March 10, 2010.
  • You must use your real name and email address in the comment form below – don’t put your email address in the comment itself. We do not share your information with anyone and will not use it to contact you unless you are a winner.
  • If you are under 14, you need to get a parent’s permission to enter.
  • We will be using Random.org to select three (3) winners.

The bonus features of the DVD include some coloring pages and wallpaper. You don’t have to wait though – print out this cute Curious George coloring page for the kids now! (click on an image to view and print full size)

UPDATED WITH WINNERS:

Congratulations to Kelly Ann T, Katie and Tina R. – I will be emailing you today!

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St. Patrick's Day

St Patricks Day Lucky Clover and Leprechaun Coloring Page

St. Patrick’s Day is such a fun holiday for the kids! My very talented friend Jen has created a super cute lucky clover and leprechaun coloring page just in time for that lucky Irish day.

St Patricks Day Leprechaun, Lucky Clover and Pot of Gold coloring page
St Patricks Day coloring page
Click on the image to view and print from here or get the St Patricks  Day coloring page as a larger PDF file with coloring ideas at Jen’s site – St. Patrick’s Day Coloring Page.

Don’t miss the rest of our fun St. Patrick’s Day printable activities.

Birthday in a Box

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Movies & TV Princesses

Princess and the Frog Movie Coloring Pages

Disney’s newest Princess has captured the hearts of kids and grown ups everywhere!! In celebration of The Princess and The Frog on DVD & Blu-ray on March 16 we have a treat for you – a collection of Princess and the Frog coloring pages and activity sheets featuring Princess Tiana, Prince Naveen,  Louis, Ray and more. These are perfect additions to a Princess and the Frog birthday party or any occasion. Click on images below to view and print full size.

This is such a cute movie and will definitely become a true Disney classic!!

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Movies & TV

How To Train Your Dragon Coloring Pages

DON’T MISS OUR How to Train Your Dragon Video Game Giveaway going on now! Click here to enter to win one of 6 How to Train Your Dragon games from Activision.

The Dreamworks animated film “How to Train Your Dragon” is a true family movie treat! The storyline revolves around a young Viking boy who aspires to hunt dragons and then becomes the unlikely owner of a young dragon himself. In the process, he learns that there may be more to the creatures than he originally assumed. In addition to the movie, Activision will be launching a series of games for Wii, Nintendo DS, PS3 and more. They have given us permission to share the following How to Train Your Dragon coloring pages with our audience (click on images below to view and print full size):

How to Train Your Dragon Hiccup and Fury Coloring Page How to Train Your Dragon Hiccup and Fury Coloring Page

The official How to Train Your Dragon site has even MORE free printable activities – including a growth chart, mazes, connect the dot, coloring pages, word searches and more. My friend at Projects for Preschoolers has also shared her adorable dragon coloring page, too.

Something tells me that How to Train Your Dragon is going to be a popular boys birthday party theme, too! You can already purchase How to Train Your Dragon birthday party supplies including the coolest Viking party hats! Below are just some of the items already available (click on image for ordering info):

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Animals Mazes Seasons Spring Printables

March Lion and Lamb Maze

You’ve heard the saying “March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb,” and now the kids can help make it happen! Print and color our latest activity sheet then help the lion make it through the maze to the lamb.

March Comes in Like a Lion Goes out Like a Lamb Maze

Click on the image to view and print full size or download the March Lion and Lamb Maze and Coloring Sheet as a PDF file.

Looking for more fun spring printables? Don’t miss our Lion and Lamb mask craft or Bring on Spring wordsearch printable.

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Animals Spring Printables

Springtime Mouse Coloring Page

Print and color this adorable little mouse holding a clover leaf and you are definitely going to be feeling that spring is in the air!

Springtime mouse coloring page
Spring mouse
Click on the image to view and print the spring mouse full size or download the Spring Mouse with Clover Coloring Page as a PDF file.

You might also like more of our:

Spring Printables

Easter Printables

Animal Printables

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Preschool Printables

Clever Kids Preschool Printables

Kellogg’s just released a fun new line of fruit snacks for kids called Clever Kids. We had the opportunity to sample a few boxes of the yummy fruit snacks as part of my position as a SnackPicks Mom by way of one of my other sites. My kids really loved the super soft, very fruity alphabet and number shaped Clever Kids fruit snacks. Even my teenage son thought it was amusing to  see if he could make words from the letters.

All of the Clever Kids boxes have fun educational activities for the kids on them but if you want a few more activities, they have an entire page of printable alphabet and number activities for preschoolers. Here are a few of them – be sure to visit the Clever Kids site for even more printables and money saving coupons too.

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Crafts Spring Printables

March Lion and Lamb Mask Printable Craft

You know the saying, “March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.” Let the kids have fun being lions and lambs by creating lion and lamb masks following the instructions below.

March Lion and Lamb printable coloring craft Printable March Lion and Lamb mask craft page 2

Click on the images above to view and print the two parts of the craft full size or get them even bigger by downloading as PDF files:

Instructions to make the March lion and lamb mask:
1.  Color:  Light Brown-  lion’s face, ear, several strips on the mane
Pink-  lion’s nose, lamb’s nose, lip,  and inside of ear
Orange and Yellow-several strips of lion’s mane
2.  Cut out the mask, ears, and strips for mane.  Cut out grey eyes if being used as a mask.
3.  Glue the ears on each side of mask.  Glue the mane along the side of the lion’s face.
4.  Use a pencil and “curl” the lion’s mane inward towards his face.
5.  Punch two holes on either side and tie ribbon or string if being used as a mask.
6.  Optional:  Use cotton on the lamb’s face to give it texture.

Have fun!

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Preschool Printables Winter

Mitten Match Preschool Printable

Can you find each matching mitten pair? Color the matching pair and then practice your cutting skills. Cut each mitten out and play the matching game again. Perfect for preschoolers, kindergarten fun and other early learners!

Match the Mittens Preschool Math
Match the Mittens Preschool Math
Click on the image above to view and print the Mitten Math worksheet full size or download printable Mitten Match preschool worksheet as a PDF file.

Get more preschool printables!

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Color By Number

Car Color-by-Number Mosaic

car-answer-keyHave fun with this car themed color by number that is done in a mosaic style. Kids can color in the numbers using crayons, markers, colored pencils or try using a cotton swab with paint for a neat stained glass look.

Car Color by Number Mosaic

Click image to view and print full size.

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Valentine's Day

Valentines Day Math Place Values Worksheet

Chocolate makes everything more fun – even math!  Have fun teaching children about place values using our Valentine’s Day Math worksheet.

Place Value Chocolates
Place Value Chocolates

Click on the image above to view and print the activity full size.

Check out our Gumball Math Worksheet and the Cupcake Math Worksheet for even more math goodness.

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Coloring Pages

Mardi Gras Coloring Page

Get ready for the parade, the floats and all the Mardi Gras beads! Our friendly crawfish is ready to get some beads from the celebration and would make a great activity for your Mardi Gras party or as a supplemental activity in the classroom. The colors for Mardi Gras are purple, green and gold (yellow).

Mardi Gras Coloring Page
Mardi Gras Coloring Page

Click on the image above to view and print full size or you can download our Mardi Gras Coloring Page as a PDF file.

Want more Mardi Gras fun? Visit FantasyJr. for some colorful, printable Mardi Gras masks. And if you are having a Mardi Gras party, Save 10% on Mardi Gras Party Supplies from Shindigz.

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Animals Birthday Coloring Pages Mazes

Littlest Pet Shop Maze and Coloring Pages

Littlest Pet Shop coloring page

My daughter loves to color her favorite Littlest Pet Shop characters. The online coloring activity for Littlest Pet Shop is no longer online so we have made a Littlest Pet Shop maze for you to print, solve and color instead.

Printable Littlest Pet Shop Maze

Click the image to view and print full size.

Did you know that Littlest Pet Shop is one of the most popular birthday party themes for girls?

Littlest Pet Shop is one of the most popular party themes for kids! Add some fun Littlest Pet Shop printables to the goody bags or print them out and place them on the table for party guests to color while waiting for everyone to arrive or while the birthday child opens gifts. Celebrate Express has the ultimate selection of Littlest Pet Shop party supplies which will make your party the best ever! Free Shipping on orders $75 or more

Littlest Pet Shop Party Supplies:
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Sports Winter

Winter Olympic Sports Word Search

The 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada will be packed with stories of triumph, defeat, compassion and true sportsmanship. Get the kids ready with this Olympic themed word search containing the words from all the Winter Olympic sports. Then once the games begin track the individual country medals with our medal count worksheet – this is a great math activity!

Click on the images above to view and print the Winter Olympic word search and the Olympic Medal Count worksheet.

More winter olympic printables:

Having an Olympic themed party or want to add to an Olympic collection, look at the cute Olympic mementos for the 2010 Vancouver games – the mascots are definitely my favorites! Save up to 20% on new Olympic merchandise when you buy before Opening Ceremonies! Click on the images below to purchase.

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Animals Winter

Penguin Printables

Penguin printablesIt is snowing like crazy outside and something tells me we are going to be going through plenty of printables this weekend! My good friend Jen Goode has just the solution – printable activities and games featuring her ADORABLE penguins!

Visit her free clip art site for the printable penguin memory game, penguin word search, penguin note cards, penguin Valentine’s cards and penguin coloring pages.

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Christmas Math Worksheets

Christmas Math Fact Families Fives

The kids will have fun learning their fives (5) math family facts (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) using our printable gingerbread math worksheets. Print on heavier stock paper and cut out to make flashcards, a memory game or similar math game.

For more math worksheets check out our full collection of Math Printables or find more great educational products at Teacher Created Resources

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Christmas Math Worksheets

Winter Math Fact Families Threes

Kids will have fun learning their threes (3) math family facts using our printable bell math worksheets. Print on heavier stock paper and cut out to make flashcards, a memory game or similar math game.

For more math worksheets check out our full collection of Math Printables or find more great educational products at Teacher Created Resources

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Christmas

Christmas Complete the Picture Printables

The kids will have fun practicing their drawing skills with these fun Christmas themed complete the picture activities. Some of them even have a color-by-number key for even more fun!

Click images to view and print full size.

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Contests

Baby Signing Time DVD Set Giveaway

Baby Signing Time

Babies really can learn to communicate via signing well before they can form words – and using the Baby Signing Time DVDs and curriculum, you can teach your child to sign in a really fun, engaging way. The creators of the hit series, Signing Time, have found that teaching babies and toddlers to sign can reduce tantrums, frustration and help increase the bond between parents and children. Plus, you are exposing your child to a real second language (American Sign Language) at an early age – when their vocabulary is growing the fastest.

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Animals

Complete The Picture – Owl

A great way to teach kids to draw and to learn about symmetry is with complete the picture type activities. The owl makes a perfect creature for the complete the picture style activity. Click on the image to view and print full size.

Owl Complete the Picture Activity
Owl Complete the Picture Activity
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Preschool Printables

Sign Language Printables from Signing Time

Did you know you can teach your child to communicate with you using sign language well before they have the ability to talk? I had heard about using sign language with babies and small children but recently I met the team from Signing Time and had the opportunity to review their DVDs and flash cards and I was amazed at how engaging, effective and really easy their program is! They also have a curriculum for teaching American Sign Language as a second language for children in classroom or homeschool settings – including signs for use everyday. How cool is that?

Anyhow, in addition to all the other excellent sign language resources and activities they have at their site, Signing Time has five theme based coloring books you can print out for free to reinforce the concepts, words and signs you are teaching your children. Here is a sample of one of the pages – featuring their star teacher Rachel signing the letter L:

sign language printable activities

Explore more of the Signing Time products and give your children another way to communicate with you and the world around them.

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Animals Coloring Pages

Zoo Animal Coloring Pages and Activity Sheets

One of our favorite family outings is to the zoo since my kids love animals! I have created a new zoo animal coloring page plus I found a whole bunch of additional zoo animal coloring pages for you to enjoy.

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Click image above to print the Zoo Animal Coloring Page full size

Or Download Zoo Animal Coloring Page as a PDF file

We also have Zoo Animal Coloring Cards and an At the Zoo Printable Word Scramble, too.

And some more zoo coloring sheets can be found at:

Having a zoo themed birthday party? Check out these fun zoo themed invitations, costumes and supplies.

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Hidden Pictures Sports

Hidden Pictures – Football Party

Our almost famous pups are at it again! There are 10 footballs hidden in the picture of the pups getting ready for the big football game by having a tailgate party. Can you find them all? (click on images to view and print full size)

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Movies & TV

Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure Printables

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One of our all time favorite fairies – Tinker Bell has a new movie coming out October 27 – Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure . Tinker Bell’s greatest adventure yet takes place in Autumn, as the fairies are on the mainland changing the colors of the leaves, tending to pumpkin patches, and helping geese fly south for the winter. The rare Blue Moon will rise, and when its light passes through the magical Fall Scepter that Tinker Bell has been summoned to create, Pixie Hollow’s supply of pixie dust will be restored. But when Tinker Bell accidentally puts all of Pixie Hollow in jeopardy, she must venture out across the sea on a secret quest to set things right.

Along her journey Tink meets new friends, including Blaze, a cute and courageous firefly that helps Tinker Bell complete her mission. It’s a long and dangerous journey, full of astonishing encounters, a few narrow escapes and a daring rescue by Tink’s friend Terence.

Get everyone in the Pixie spirit with these fun printable Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure activities (click on the image to view and print full size):

 

Printables are courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment.

CartoonJr.com has even more Tinkerbell coloring pages.

The Pixie Nectar and Tink’s Trail Mix would be perfect treats to serve at a Tinker Bell birthday party or Fairy Tea Party! And  If you are planning a Tinkerbell themed party here are some more goodies that will help make the big day special (click on images for purchase information):



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Math Worksheets Sports

Football Multiplication Math Fun

Make learning the 7 times table fun with our Football Multiplication Math worksheet. Use the football printable  for a memory game or flashcards.  Here’s a game idea for 2 or more players. Cut out the football shapes and stack the “problems” on one side of the field and the “answers” on the other. The first player draws a problem football and then has to find the answer football in a certain time or less (10 seconds, 30 seconds, etc depending on level of child).  Every match is a “Touchdown!” and player gets 7 points.  Highest score wins! Invent your own variations and have fun. Perfect for the classroom!

Football Multiplication Game
Football Multiplication Game

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Contests

Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs DVD Set Giveaway

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Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a true classic!  In celebration of the October 6th release of  Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Diamond Edition as a Blu-ray Combo Pack with DVD copy, we are giving away five (5) sets of the movie pack to lucky readers!!

Originally released in 1937 and based on a Grimm Brothers tale, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a wonderful family movie – and the detail in the animation is amazing.  And did you know Baldy, Stubby and Biggo-Ego were once considered as names for the Dwarfs or that six of them have eyebrows fashioned after Walt Disney’s very own expressive eyebrows? Snow White is also one of the all time most popular dress up or Halloween costume themes for girls. (scroll down for more trivia)

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Contests

Monsters vs. Aliens DVD Set Giveaway

Monsters vs Aliens

UPDATE!! This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to Kristin and Leann for winning the DVD sets.

The free Monsters vs Aliens printables are still available to download. Scroll down for the full selection.

DreamWorks Animation scored another huge hit this year with the super fun Monsters vs. Aliens movie. The blockbuster hit is now out on DVD and Bluray and we have a very cool 2-DVD set of Monsters vs. Aliens to giveaway to two lucky readers! The 2-DVD set features the movie plus some ultra fun, ginormous extras including games, music, behind the scenes clips and more.

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Coloring Pages

Buckle Up for Safety Coloring Page

We have teamed up with Allstate Insurance and their VehicleVibes.com website to help promote safety. Our first activity, Buckle Up for Safety, with the popular Printables4Kids pups is a cute coloring page that can be used for a classroom activity for kids of all ages.

Click to view and print Always Buckle Up in full size
Click to view and print Always Buckle Up in full size
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Halloween Math Worksheets

Halloween Pumpkin Math and Graphing Activity

pumpkin-math-finishedMake math fun with a pumpkin full of candy! This is a multi-skill activity perfect for kids in grades K-2. Color, count and graph the various candies in the pumpkin. Next cut the two sides of the pumpkin out and glue, staple or tape the sides together (back to back). Cut out the handle and attach.

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Halloween Pencil Fun

Halloween Break the Code Activity

Our Halloween Code Breaker (or Crypto-Quiz) activity is the perfect activity for a Halloween party game, a classroom activity or a challenger for the big kids. I would recommend this type of activity for kids 8 & up – and grown-ups, too. Use the starter letters to help you figure out which letters are which and decode 10 very common Halloween words. Stuck?  Look in the comments below for the list of answers. Click on the image below to view and print full size.

Halloween Code Breaker
Halloween Code Breaker

Don’t forget to check out all of our free printable Halloween coloring pages, pencil games and more! Or try some of these Personalized Printable Halloween Games.

You might also be interested in some of these great Halloween finds:

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Back-to-School

The Pups Go Back to School Coloring Page

Our very popular pups are ready to go back to school! They’ve got their best clothes on, backpacks are ready to go and there are 10 apples hidden in the picture. Can you find them all?

Click to view and print the Back to School Pups coloring page full size
Click to view and print the Back to School Pups coloring page full size
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Contests

Amtrak Cascades Train Coloring Page and Contest

Amtrak Train Coloring PageTrain travel is so much fun for the entire family and if you can color, you could win free train travel for your family, and more, in the Amtrak Cascades® 10th Anniversary Coloring Contest.

Visit the site to download the train coloring page and be sure to submit your entry according to the contest guidelines by September 14, 2009.

Need more train coloring pages and activities for kids?

If you have a Thomas the Tank Engine fan you can Save up to $20 off select Thomas Wooden Railway products at AllAboardToys.com!

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Best of

Printable and Personalizable Book Labels for Kids

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Our friends at Wordlabel, manufacturers of labels,  have just released the cutest set of printable, personalizable book labels for kids! Pick a design that matches your child’s personality, interests or the book’s theme. Each of the labels can easily be personalized with your child’s name by using either MS Word or OpenOffice.org. Once you have personalized the book label, it can be printed out on WL-150 (same size Avery 5164) labels. Right now there are 10 different free designs to pick from but they have plans to add more.

These are a perfect way to identify your truly special books or to let someone who is receiving a book know how special the book is. They are a great resource for teachers as well.

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Animals Coloring Pages

Cartoon Fish Coloring Pages

There is something magical about fish and the sea – and movies like Finding Nemo, The Little Mermaid Trilogy, and Disney’s latest movie Ponyo, help bring some of that magic to life. Fans of the movie and the sea will love these cute cartoon-like fish coloring pages! Click on the images below to view and print full size.

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Coupons and Deals

Back to School Deals for Teachers and Parents

CrayolaStoreEveryone likes a good deal!  Here are some great deals for teachers and parents on the things kids need most when going back to school. I like to keep a bin of homework and art supplies all year round for projects, creative days, and everyday fun.

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Coloring Pages

Tooth Fairy Coloring Page

Print and Color the Tooth Fairy
Print and Color the Tooth Fairy

I can’t think of a child who doesn’t get excited about the anticipation of a visit from the Tooth Fairy! Click the image above to view and print our very own Tooth Fairy coloring page. Use the activity to help celebrate that wiggly tooth, introduce the Tooth Fairy to your child or just for fun!

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Movies & TV

Hamster in Ball, G-Force Coloring Page and Color by Number

The new Disney movie, G-Force, is guaranteed to be a hit with kids and while going through my files I realized we had this cute hamster in a ball coloring page that we had not yet published – doesn’t he look like some of the G-Force characters? Speaking of G-Force characters, which character do you think will be the most popular – Agent Speckles, Agent Juarez, Agent Darwin, Agent Blaster or Hurley? And just added, practice your multiplication skills with the G Force in the color by number activity.

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G Force Hamster in Ball Coloring Page
G Force Hamster in Ball Coloring Page
Multiplication Color By Number G Force Hamster
Multiplication Color By Number G Force Hamster

If you have a G-Force Party planned, this coloring page would be a great party starter (while waiting for guests to arrive) or something to add to the goody bags. Here are some cute G-Force party supplies to make your party a hit!



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Summer

Print and Color Flip Flops

Flip flops are an undeniable part of summer and they the perfect inspiration for summer crafts, summer themed party decorations and even summer learning!  Use our print and color flip flops for a quick memory game, laminate them and use them for magnets, luggage tags, or party place holders. Add glitter and other special effects and have fun!

Click the flip flop image below to view and print full size:

Print and Color Flip Flop Memory Game