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School Uniforms Around the World: Printable Dress-Up Paper Dolls

Aug 15, 2018

Explore cultural diversity with kids by getting our printable paper dolls ready for school and dressing them up in a variety of school uniforms around the world! It is always fascinating to learn what is different about life in other parts of the world. Ever since I...

Map Study Watercolour Painting with Children

Aug 13, 2018

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Prang. All opinions are 100% mine. Are you doing a map unit study with kids this year? Make your own map with different types of landscapes, using a simple watercolour technique! I love maps. Actually, everyone in...

Countries & Capitals of the World: Memory Matching Game

Aug 1, 2018

Countries & Capitals of the World is a printable memory game designed to help children and adults with learning the countries of the world, their capitals and their flags. Every country in the world has a flag as a symbol of their nation, and every country also has a...

New Printables!

Open a Shadow Puppet Theatre at Home!

Be an actor, a screenwriter or a prop designer, while reenacting familiar fairy-tales and inventing your own stories! Fairy-tales, myth & legends, animals and fantasy creatures – choose your shadow puppet set today.

Let the shadow magic begin!

Seasonal Posts

Cloud Wheel with Cloud Identification Guide for Kids

by Liska Myers | Jun 6, 2018 | Nature study, Spring, Summer

This cloud wheel with a cloud identification guide will help children to observe weather and learn to identify ten of the most common types of clouds. Cirrus. Cumulus. Nimbostratus. I have always found the names of clouds fascinating. Why, they sound almost magical. I...

Nature Art Prompts: Birds

by Liska Myers | May 25, 2018 | Arts & Crafts, Nature crafts, Nature study, Printable crafts, Spring, Summer

These six nature art prompts encourage artists of all ages to finish the ink drawings of birds with natural materials. Collaborate with nature and create gorgeous pictures! Making collaborative art is always an enriching experience. And this pack invites artists of...

Fairy Lanterns from Mason Jars

by Liska Myers | Mar 7, 2018 | Printable crafts, Printables, Seasonal, Spring, Summer, Upcycling

Turn mason jars into a set of fairy lanterns with frolicking silhouettes of enchanted creatures! Update! You can watch a video of me making lanterns here. The post contains affiliate links for your convenience. Two years ago, I made a set of Halloween and Christmas...

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