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Make a Sloth Paper Craft

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Do your kids love sloths? Who doesn’t, right? They are so cute and their slow-motion movements are fascinating to watch.

If you and your kids love sloths, here’s a fun, FREE Sloth Paper Craft to make!

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We got to see a sloth at SeaQuest in Roseville, too! They are so interesting, and we got to feed one!

SeaQuest Roseville

And now your kids or you can make a fun sloth paper craft at home!

It’s easy and uses very few supplies that you probably already have at home. And they will learn skills following directions and creating something fun.

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Boredom Busters for Kids! 7 Free Printable Posters with 42+ Ideas

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Boredom Busters are here to save the day and keep your kids busy and off of screens!

Boredom Busters Posters

Boredom Busters! 7 Free Printable Posters with 42+ Fun Ideas

If kids complain of one thing all the time, it’s probably “I’m bored!” Mine certainly do and screens are often the easiest thing to occupy themselves. But that’s not good for them long-term!

So I have something for you – a collection of 7 Boredom Busters posters:

  • 1 poster filled in with 42+ ideas on bright colors
  • 1 blank template poster that’s the same bright colors
  • 1 blank template poster in pastel versions of those colors
  • 1 blank template poster in greens and blues
  • 1 blank template poster in pinks and purples
  • 1 blank template poster in greens and yellows (perfect for Easter!)
  • 1 blank template that’s black and white – kids can color this one in!

Check out these 42 ideas on the first poster. They’ll keep your kids busy for hours and away from screens!

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32 No Spend Family Winter Activities (Free Printable List!)

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What to do when it’s winter and your kids are bored?

It can be easy as a family to just hibernate and spend all day on digital devices, but there’s so much everyone can do that’s fun and is FREE.

Here are 32 FREE “No Spend” Family Winter Activities and a FREE list you can print!

TCFM No Spend Winter Activities

There are tons of FREE ideas and more information about each idea below.

PRINT this list here!

Here are the details!

32 No Spend Family Winter Activities

1.Build a Snowman

Do you want to build a snowman? Be like Anna from Disney’s Frozen and get outside and build Olaf or Frosty!

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Free 18-page One Year Printable Planner & Calendar (Undated)

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New Year's Sparkler

Plan your best year yet with my FREE 18-page, One Year Printable Planner & Calendar!

You can use it anytime – either starting now or in 2023 or after – and print it again and again for future years. 

one year printable planner calendar

It’s exclusive – only for YOU!

You can print out 1 page or all 18 pages or whatever pages you like!

It includes:

  • Blank, Undated Calendar Pages
  • Goal Tracker
  • Class Schedule
  • Weekly Planner
  • Weekly Schedule
  • Weekly Meal Planner
  • Menu
  • Grocery List
  • Recipe Worksheet
  • Monthly Budget
  • Daily Expense Tracker
  • 52 Week Savings Plan
  • AND SO MUCH MORE!

To get this printable, be sure you’re signed up for my FREE weekly email! 

You’ll get the links to the FREE printables INSTANTLY, and you will be subscribed to my weekly email newsletter which so you can get MORE freebies, deals and fun! Your information will not be shared with anyone and you can unsubscribe anytime.

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Free Printable Elf on the Shelf Ideas List & Calendar (Over 30 Ideas!)

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Do you have an Elf on the Shelf? Wondering what to do with it during Christmastime?

Here is a FREE printable list of ideas, plus a blank calendar you can use to plan!

There are over 30 ideas on this list.

You can print the PDF at the end of this post.

TCFM Elf On The Shelf Ideas List Blog

The ideas include these:

  • Elf has just arrived! Use powdered sugar and tiny Elf footprints to lead the kids to a partially opened box filled with sweet Christmas treats and your Elf who also brought along an arrival letter!

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FREE Halloween 3D Coloring Scene Printable

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I have a NEW freebie for you!!!!

TCFM Halloween 3D Coloring Scene Pin

It’s a Halloween 3D Coloring Scene Printable! It has 4 pages and you just color each part of the scene, then put it together. It’s easy to do with simple instructions. Kids will love the many Halloween images to color on each page! There’s a haunted house, a spider, a pumpkin, a bat, a cat and much more.

And yes, it really does stand up on its own! 

Here’s how it works:

TCFM Halloween 3D Coloring Scene Instructions

How to get this fun Halloween 3D coloring scene printable?

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Free “The Bad Guys” Printable Activity Kit

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I have a new FREEBIE to share with you! It’s a “The Bad Guys” printable activity kit with puzzles and games!

THE BAD GUYS is a a new action comedy based on the popular graphic novel series and is in theatres April 22nd.

I recently did a giveaway for two prize packs with tickets to an advance screening of the movie, and now I’m excited to share this fun freebie with you! And it’s a whopping 19 pages! Print some or all the pages!

the bad guys activity kit

Print this FREE activity kit here!

About the movie

In the new action comedy from DreamWorks Animation, based on the New York Times best-selling book series, a crackerjack criminal crew of animal outlaws are about to attempt their most challenging con yet—becoming model citizens.

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Free Valentine’s Day I Spy Printable

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I have a free printable for you for Valentine’s Day that will challenge and entertain!

It’s a Valentine’s Day I Spy activity!

There are 2 pages – one with a collage of Valentine’s images, and one listing each image with a box. Just count each type of image in the collage and write down how many you find in the corresponding box! It’s super easy and fun, and perfect for kids.

This free activity prints on standard 8-1/2 x 11 paper.

Download and print the Valentine’s Day I Spy activity here!

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For more Valentine fun:

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Free Printable “I Hate to Clean” 30-Day Calendar

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30 Day Hate to Clean Plan

Hate to clean? 

As much as I love having a clean house, the process of cleaning and dusting and organizing can be a pain. And there are always things I avoid doing because they’re either putsy, awkward (climbing on ladders to dust up high) or just not pleasant.

So here I have an exclusive FREE Printable “I Hate to Clean” 30-Day Plan to help make it easier!!!!!!

It simplifies cleaning your whole house by giving you one not-so-fun task to to do each day for 30 days. This way by the end of the month you’ll have all those yucky tasks you’ve been avoiding DONE!

You do get a few “FREE” days during the month too. You can use these for either resting or doing any other task you need to include on this calendar.

It’s great for any time of year. I like to get a lot of cleaning done in January when our schedules are quieter and it’s cold out anyway. Spring is another time I like to get a lot of cleaning done. 

Whenever it can help you…

Click here to PRINT this FREE 30-Day Calendar!

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More cleaning resources:

Here is a free 5-page printable spring cleaning checklist!

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Free Christmas Printables: Road Trip Activity Set & Sanity Saver Pack

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Hello, families! I know it’s been another tough year, so I have these FREEBIES for you to help make life a little easier for you!

Free 6-Page Printable Christmas Road Trip Activity Set

This FREEBIE is PERFECT for driving around looking at Christmas lights, or any driving or traveling you may be doing this holiday season! 

christmas road trip scavenger hunt

It includes:

  • Scavenger Hunt
  • This or That? 
  • Coloring Sheet
  • Tic Tac Toe Game
  • Alphabet Challenge

To get these printables, be sure you’re signed up for my FREE weekly email!

You’ll get the links to the FREE printables INSTANTLY, and you will be subscribed to my weekly email newsletter which so you can get MORE freebies, deals and fun! Your information will not be shared with anyone and you can unsubscribe anytime.

Free Christmas Sanity Saver Pack

Free 6-Page Printable Christmas Sanity Saver Pack

Who isn’t a bit stressed at this time of year? If you could stress less, you’ll love this.

My first FREEBIE is a 6-page printable “Christmas Sanity Saver Pack” which includes:

  • Christmas Season To-Do List
  • Christmas Dinner Planner
  • Christmas Card Checklist
  • Christmas Gift List
  • “My Christmas Wish List” (for kids or adults!)

You can print one page, or several pages, or the whole thing!

You can also print multiple copies of the same page, like the Christmas Wish List for every member of your family!

I know it’s a different kind of Christmas this year, with COVID and smaller gatherings, but even with the changes, these printables should help make it a little more organized and fun!

You’ll also get my Free 18-page One Year Printable Planner & Calendar!

one year printable planner calendar

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Be sure to use my guide “Holiday Lights Drive-Thru Events in Minnesota 2021” for hours of fun driving around enjoying Christmas lights!

holiday lights drive-thru events minnesota 2021

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