Printable Chinese New Year Activities, Crafts for Year of the Snake

Chinese New Year begins Feb. 10, 2013. It's year of the snake! Make crafts. Family Fun offers printable crafts like dragon kites and puppets, ribbon dragons, good luck gold fish and paper lanterns for parents. Craft Jr. has a CNY crafts and Animal Jr. has masks animals of the Chinese zodiac: snake, rat, dragon, horse, dog, tiger, sheep, rooster, ox, monkey, rabbit, pig, First-School has several animal coloring pages and paper lantern crafts.  Read on for more crafts and links. Chinese New Year for Parents and Kids

Free Printable Jewish Sukkot Resources for Parents, Home Schoolers, Educators

Jewish families are celebrating the Sukkot holiday. This "festival of tabernacles" goes until sundown Wednesday. In Jewish tradition, children are involved in religious activities. Here are resources for parents, home-school families and educators to explore Sukkot with children. These materials help children understand the traditional significance behind the building of the sukkah.  Sukkot Resources for Parents, Home-Schoolers, Educators

Free Printable Ramadan, Eid Activities, Islamic Faith Instruction for Children

In the Muslim tradition and calendar, Ramadan is a holy season dedicated to spiritual activities, fasting and prayer. Ramadan typically coincides with the western month of August. The month of Ramadan ends with Eid-ul-Fitr (often shortened to Eid or "lesser Eid"). This is a three-day period following the sawm (fast). For 2012, Ramadan begins on July 20 and ends with Eid around Aug. 18 (or when the crescent moon appears). Here are free printable lessons on Islam and particularly Ramadan, for Muslim children and children of other faiths. Look here for resources-- Ramadan, Eid Activities and Islamic Faith Instruction for Children 

Free Printable 4th of July Cut and Paste Paper Crafts and Activities

Celebrate 4th of July or Independence Day with these free printable paper crafts and activities. Use for party activities and boredom busters while you prepare the picnic. Kids can make them indoors or outdoors. If the weather is too hot or too cold and rainy, kids will love creating these fun patriotic crafts. Use them to decorate the house for 4th of July. Here are websites with loads of free printable activities for cut and paste, coloring fun. Read more at  4th of July Cut and Paste Paper Crafts and Activities 

Free Printable Lenten Lessons and Activities

Lent begins each year with the Imposition of the Ashes on Ash Wednesday, which in the western calendar for 2008 will begin very early on February 6. Lent begins a 40 day journey of fasting, acts of mercy and spiritual pilgrimage. We try to live, in our poor humble human way, in solidarity with Our Lord as he fasted in the desert for 40 days and made his final pilgrimage to Jerusalem. A Roman cross, torture and crucifixion awaited Him. But so did the glory of Easter, the Resurrection. Lent is a season for intense and deep personal and spiritual reflection.
Here are several well researched websites in line with the Magisterium (the teachings of the Holy Roman Church), the Holy See (seat of Peter) and the catechism. I try to make sure that all Catholic materials have the Nil Obstat and Imprimatur (these are seals of approval from the bishops and of the church that this material does not deviate in any way from Catholic doctrine). Here are lessons to explore Lent:  Free Printable Lenten Lessons and Activities 

Free Printable Columbus Day Activities

Free Printable Columbus Day Activities Although there is speculation about the exact location that Christopher Columbus landed, and that he was not the first to see the Americas, Columbus was the first to record and create early maps of what he found. Columbus Day is the perfect time for students to explore the history, science, math and culture surrounding Columbus's voyage with these free printable lesson plans. These lesson work for special needs students, general education students and are ideal for homeschool students. I've weeded out links that require user ID or password. Click here

Free Printable Cinco de Mayo Lesson Plans and Coloring Pages

Cinco de Mayo is the Mexican equivalent of our Fourth of July; Cinco de Mayo, or Fifth of May is the day Mexicans remember the Battle or Puebla. Cinco de Mayo is a great way to explore the culture, holidays, dress, customs, food, music and traditions of our American cousins to the south. Here are free printable Cinco de Mayo activities. Cinco de Mayo Lesson Plans and Coloring Pages 

Free Printable Pesach Activities

This article was originally written for the Jewish holiday of Purim, but the links are useful for celebrating Pesach - Passover. Free printable games, lessons, crafts, coloring pages and Parsha (Torah) readings. Great for Hebrew families, teachers and parents. Good too for non-Jews who want to explore the rich tapestry of the Jewish faith. Mazel Tov! Activities to Celebrate Pesach - Passover

Free Printable Catholic Liturgical Calendars

Our Lenten journey in the Catholic church begins on Ash Wednesday and follows Jesus Christ for forty days of suffering in the desert, up to Holy Week and the Easter Triduum. Here are free printable Lenten calendars to help your experience of Lent. Read  more

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 Diwali Crafts Rangoli Crafts

Free Printable Diwali Rangoli CraftsActivities Diwali, also called Deepavali and Divali, is a five day festival celebrated by Hindus and followers of Jainism and Sikhism. Diwali 2012 is celebrated from November 7-13 in the western calendar. Here are free printable Diwali crafts activities. Read more

Free Printable Veterans Day Activities

Free Printable Veterans Day Activities November 11: Veterans Day or Armistice Day, celebrates the end of World War One in Europe. Armistice is the laying down of arms in battle. Explore the history and significance of Veterans Day with free printable activities. Read More

Free Printable World War One and World War Two Lesson Plans for Veteran's Day

Free Printable World War I, WWII Activities Free printable military and World War history activities. Soldiers, vehicles, uniforms, battles, campaigns. Print coloring pages, battle maps, worksheets, games, puzzles, vocabulary crosswords, charts and fill-in the blank diagrams. Everything teachers and homeschool families need for a complete unit on World War 1 or World War 2.  Read More

Free Printable Veterans Day Lesson Plans, War History Activities

Free Printable Veterans Day, American Histor Lesson Plans: War History  Activities Veteran's Day is celebrated on November 11, the end of World War One on November 11, 1918. Veterans Day honors those who served in the military. Here are free printable lesson plans on war history, WWI, WWII, Vietnam, Korea and American military. Read More

Free Printable All Saints Day Coloring Pages

Free Printable Catholic Saints Coloring Pages for All Saints Day  I've just found a lovely blog today, called Waltzing Matilda, that features a whole collection of free printable Catholic saints organized in order of the Catholic liturgical and saints feast day calendar. This blog features beautiful hand drawn images. Catholic Saints Coloring Pages

Free Printable Native American Indian Totem Pole Designs and Patterns

Free Printable Native American Indian Totem Pole Designs and Coloring Pages When I was six my family moved to Haines, Alaska. We lived with a clan of the Tlinget Native American Indians. Autumn and back to school are great times to explore Native American Indian culture. Here are free printable totem pole design templates. Read More

Free Printable Cinco de Mayo Coloring and Activities

Free Printable Cinco De Mayo and Mexico Coloring Pages Cinco de Mayo, Fifth of May, celebrates the victory of the Mexican army over the French juggernaut, in the Battle of Puebla, 1862. While not the Mexican Independence Day, many hispanics celebrate it. Here are free printable Cinco de Mayo coloring pages.
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Free Printable Multicultural Crafts for World Holidays

Free Printable Ethnic and Cultural Crafts for Social Studies Teaching a unit on Asia, African-American, North American, Latino or Celtic culture? Need some great free printable craft projects from these ethnic groups? Hewlett-Packard has many free crafts projects. Great for  home school parents and teachers. Read More

Free Printable Kwanzaa Activities and Crafts

Free Printable Kwanzaa Coloring Pages, Crafts, Lesson Plans and Activities
Kwanzaa is a uniquely African-American winter holiday which begins on December 26 and is celebrated for nine days. Candles are lit and prayer offerings made. Here are free printable Kwanzaa coloring pages, crafts, games, lessons and activities. Read More

Free Printable Hanukkah Games, Crafts, Decorations, Activities

Free Printable Chanukah and Hanukkah Crafts, Games, Puzzles and Activities
Hanukkah or Chanukah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, begins at sundown Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012 and go for eight days until December 16 on the western calendar. Hanukkah is always the 25th of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar. Here are free printable crafts and activities to celebrate Hanukkah. Read More