Free printable Christmas ornaments: Secular, religious holiday decorations kids can make

Many schools start Christmas holiday vacation soon. Students rejoice, but parents worry that they've got so much work to do and so little time. Here's a first aid kit for bored kids and distracted parents. Make free printable Christmas ornaments and holiday decorations. Put children to work coloring and assembling greeting cards, Christmas ornaments, religious holiday decorations, secular Christmas decor, gift tags and holiday crafts. All you need is a computer printer, paper (recycled is great!) scissors and crayons and voila, troublesome kids are quietly and productively entertained for hours!  Free printable Christmas ornaments: Secular, religious holiday decorations

Free printable Christmas paper chain crafts and holiday countdown activities

Remember the fun of making Christmas countdown chains? It's an easy, cheap festive child-minder craft. You can make it from recycled paper. It keeps little ones productively busy. It's good practice for math, fine motor skills, counting, writing and reading. Here's how to make a Christmas paper chain.  Free printable Christmas paper chain crafts and holiday countdown activities

Free Printable Christmas Carols, Sheet Music, Lyrics

 One of my favorite parts of the holidays are Christmas carols. Singing carols, particularly religious ones makes Christmas for me. If you're planning a Christmas caroling event, at home, school, or neighborhood here are some links for free printable Christmas carol sheet music and lyrics. I've included religious favorites and secular classics. Print a songbook of carols and distribute them to all carolers. Try a neighborhood carol sing or visit a nursing home to share your gift of song. Free Printable Christmas Carols

Free Printable Advent Calendars, Religious and Secular

Advent is a penitential season that starts four weeks before Christmas in Catholic and Orthodox-christian churches. As in lent (before Easter) we pray, fast and give alms to prepare our hearts for the "coming" (advent) of Christ (from the Latin "adveniat regnum"--coming of Christ's kingdom.) The first Sunday of Advent in 2013 is December 1. Here are printable advent calendars for kids. Free Printable Advent Calendar Crafts for Kids

Free Printable New Year's Party Invitations

Planning a New Year's Eve bash? How about a New Year's Day event? Then you'll need party invitations. Here are links for free printable New Year's Eve party invitations. I've weeded through the links for free printable invitations to bring you the best of the Internet. These links are safe, user-friendly and require no personal information or registration. You may want to bookmark these links as good sources for other free printable party invitations.  Read more

Free Printable Advent Manger Scenes, Nativity Scenes

During Advent we prepare our hearts for the Advent (coming) of Jesus. We set out Advent wreaths, calendars and Nativity sets, also called the creche, manger scene or naciemiento. Here are free printable nativity scenes. These paper nativity scenes provide hours of educational fun for children and preschoolers as they color, cut out and assemble the manger scene. Children learn the Christmas story as they create the stable, shepherds, animals, wisemen, Mary, Joseph, angel and Baby Jesus.   read more

Free Printable Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Solstice, Yule Christmas Cards to Color

You know what tickles me pink? Finding free stuff and sharing it with you! Everytime I stumble upon a new free printable crafts sight I think, "oh my readers are going to love this one!" Today's freebies site has free printable holiday coloring pages. We're so fortunate in the US, to have so many rich and varied holiday traditions and cultural observances in which to participate: Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa. Here are Christmas, Kwanzaa and Hanukkah cards to print, color and share. Use these for Yule, Saturnalia or Winter Solstice if you observe those. May your December holiday be festive and filled with love, whatever you celebrate! read more

Free Printable Stickers, Labels and Gift Tags for All Occasions

Family Fun magazine is a great resource filled with free printable activities, crafts and games. I just discovered links at FamilyFun.go.com for even more free printable activities--stickers, labels, gift tags and themed party stickers. Everything a craft-a-nista needs to throw her own party (for any holiday!) As a magazine, Family Fun is the best all-around family periodical in publication. On the FamilyFun.go.com website, you'll find that you've only touched the tip of the iceberg if you've only read the Family Fun magazine. Click here for low-down Printable Stickers, Labels and Gift Tags for All Occasions 

Free Printable Preschool, Elementary Coloring Mini Books

Educator Jonathon Holt says children learn best when they are actively involved. Here are free printable holiday mini books for children to color. Subjects include letters, words, seasons, animals, science, Bible, holidays and lots more. These books make excellent classroom, homeschoool and supplemental lessons for ages 4-7 years (grades preschool through second). These free printable activities are especially good for special needs children. Use in reading and ELA lessons. Read on Printable Coloring Mini Books for Children 

Free Printable Educational Crossword Puzzles for Holiday Parties

Looking for free printable crossword puzzles for classroom lesson plans, homeschool, homework, holiday parties, church and social groups and just for fun? Don't lose this link because there are over 3,000 free printable crossword puzzles available on it. Be sure to bookmark this website because there are literally thousands of free printable crossword puzzles on all sorts of subjects. You can print science, literature, social studies, math, fine arts, history, geography and other lessons. Educational Holiday Crossword Puzzles: All Grades, Subjects, Content Areas 

Free Printable Christmas Decorations

Free Printable Christmas Holiday Decorations Finding yourself cash-strapped this holiday season? No extra funds for decorations? If you like filling your home with Christmas cheer but can't afford to, you need free printable Christmas decorations and crafts. Print from your computer for inexpensive holiday decor. These make great children's craft projects, too. Want to get double the fun from these crafts? Print in black and white and color them yourself. Read on

Free Printable Nativity Scene, Creche to Color

Many faiths celebrate the Christmas holiday by setting up a manger or nativity scene. Sometimes it is referred to as a creche or nacimiento. Here is a complete 8 page free printable manger scene for children to color and set up for Christmas. Read on

Free Printable Christmas Party Games

Planning a Halloween party or Christmas party? Need some free, printable activities? Got a birthday party coming? Need some free, printable party games? How about some free, printable activities for Christmas. Read more...

Free Printable Holiday Greeting Cards: Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah

Free Printable Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas Color Your Own Greeting Cards We're so fortunate to have many rich and varied holiday traditions and cultural observances in which to participate: Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah. Here are free printable Christmas, Kwanzaa and Hanukkah color your own greeting cards to share. Read More

Free Printable Craft Stencils and Patterns

Free Printable Stencils and Patterns for Crafts, Painting Stenciling is a heritage craft that had it's zenith in Victorian times with prairie and revival architecture styles. There are dozens of craft projects that employ stenciling. Here are free printable stencils and patterns for stenciling. Read More

Free Printable Preschool Holiday Cut and Paste Crafts

Free Printable Cut and Paste Preschool Themes, Crafts, Lessons and Activities Looking for free printable preschool and elementary cut and paste paper crafts for holidays, patriotic celebrations, religious themes, school themes, math activities, social studies and science crafts and lesson plans? Check out Making Learning Fun. Read More

Free Printable Catholic Liturgical Calendars for Holy Days and Holidays

Free Printable Catholic Liturgical Calendars, Activities
Ordinary time is a great time to research free printable Catholic lesson plans, activities and crafts. Here are free printable Catholic liturgical calendars and church season activities for families, homeschool, Catholic school and CCD. Read More

Free Printable Gingerbread House Patterns and Templates

Free Printable Gingerbread House Patterns, Recipes and Templates Making a holiday gingerbread house is one of our favorite family traditions. Not being the most artistic person, I cheat and get the gingerbread house kit. But I've found a better way: free printable gingerbread house patterns, recipes and templates. Read More

Free Printable Christmas Stencils, Holiday Templates

Free Printable Christmas Holiday Stencils and Patterns Cheap children's crafts are popular searches at Christmas. But guess what's even better that inexpensive? Free! Here are dozens of free printable Christmas holiday stencils and patterns to make greeting cards, wrapping paper and crafts. Read More

Free Printable Advent Games, Crafts and Activities

Free Printable Advent Games, Crafts and Activities Advent 2012 began Sunday, December 2. For the next 25 days we will prepare our hearts for the coming (Advent) of Jesus. Here are free printable Advent coloring, puzzles, crafts, calendars, wreaths and activities to celebrate the season. Read More