Free printable patriotic crafts for preschool Labor Day, Memorial Day lesson plans

Several US national holidays center on patriotic events in American history--Memorial Day, Flag Day, 4th of July, Columbus Day, Veterans Day and Presidents Day. So here are free printable patriotic crafts and red white and blue crafts and art projects. These free printable activities might easily be used as lesson plans for school or homeschool to teach American history, government, civics, social studies, geography, current events, US history and other similar classes.

All Crafts has a blowout of red white and blue crafts projects to use for major US national holidays. Use these free printable patriotic crafts for US national holidays like Memorial Day and 4th of July but also for lesson plans on Presidents Day, Constitution Day or even Election Day. Pecuniarities has a cute free printable toy soldiers crafts, perfect for Presidents Day and military holidays and US national holidays. Print toy soldiers, cut them out, wrap around toilet paper tubes and glue. Free Kids Crafts offers free printable patriotic crafts, games, activities, puzzles, paper dolls and paper airplanes. Use these for American history or Presidents Day activities!

The Toymaker has free printable patriotic crafts, red white and blue crafts and American history art projects. Making Friends always has lots of great crafts, including free printable patriotic crafts and RWB activities. You'll like the games,puzzles and mazes for US national holidays too. Teacher Vision has a bunch of educational free printable patriotic crafts. DL-TK has a loads of free printable red white and blue crafts and art projects and patriotic crafts for American history and US national holidays. Activity Village has free printable red white and blue crafts and art projects for all US national holidays. Here's the Presidents Day page but check the side menu and home page for season by season holiday activities.

Free Valentines Day printables, valentine coloring pages for preschool kids to make

Valentines Day means children's valentine exchanges and school party activities. How about crafts for kids that save money and keep 'em busy? Use these free
printable valentines and Valentine's Day greeting cards for hours of holiday fun.

DL-TK is always a good one-stop source for holiday crafts. Here's
the page with Valentine's Day cards, crafts, coloring pages,
games, worksheets and other fun activities. There are valentines with cartoon
characters, Angry Birds, animals, flowers, hearts, cherubs, butterflies,
insects, vehicles and more. Print teacher valentine cards, too. Some are printed in multiples.

Free Printable Valentines has gobs of kids' valentine cards to print. There are many
different styles--animals, hearts, cupid, cute, silly, romantic and more. Look
for printable valentine memory game, crossword puzzles, and other games.

Free Printable has lots of valentine cards to print out. These are customizable
to size, shape and color. Some can be personalized with a message.

Living Lorcuto has 50 free printable Valentine crafts to make and share. Scroll down to see each one. Click on the ones
you want to print to get the template. Again, print in black and white so it
becomes a coloring activity. There are teen valentines, cute kiss ones,
Valentine iPod coves, treat boxes, decorations and cards.

Most valentines can be printed with several cards on one page.
Print in B&W with your black ink cartridge and turn them into color-you-own
valentines. Have children fill out valentines and sign. Now it's a craft and
writing lesson. This extends the activity (and keeps children's happily
productive longer!)

Trick-or-treat is all about dressing up in Halloween costumes, right? So how about free printable Halloween masks for kids to color, cut and paste? Perfect for preschool, special education and school Halloween parties. For families who don't do Halloween, I included links for generic masks so kids can still enjoy craft fun. Masks are grouped by theme and exclude creepy ones for little children. 

* Various: Colorbook Masks free printable Halloween masks in dozens of themes and styles. There are tribal masks from Africa, Bali, Native American, Aztec, Mayan, Inuit, Asian and more. Print animal, Mardi Gras, Harlequin, Tiki, calavera (skull) masks for Day of the Dead. To find the masks, you have to create a free account and log in. Click each mask image to get to different mask design pages.

* Animals: Activity Village has lots of free printable animals masks.

* Disney: Check Disney Family for free printable Disney Halloween masks. Print 3D masks of Winnie the Pooh, Ironman, Disney princesses, Hulk, Captain America, Frankenweenie and more.

* Samhain and fantasy: Phee Mcfaddel has free printable fairy masks plus other Wiccan-inspired designs. Some are rather eerie and some quite pretty and floral.

* Day of the Dead: How about free printable calavera masks? Happy Thoughts will email you free 3D skull mask printables if you submit your email. Here's another printable skull mask pattern from Instructables.

Many of the masks print in black and white so children can color them. Making homemade Halloween costume crafts means you keep antsy kids occupied productively as they await trick-or-treat.

Free printable Christmas paper toys, holiday activities, paper crafts for kids | Examiner.com

Are you channeling your inner Scrooge this holiday season? Got a bad case of the Grinchies? Did your Christmas spirit fly the coop? Sounds like someone needs a holiday cheer fix and for that you need to visit The Toymaker. Get ready for free Christmas printables like you've never seen before. Because The Toymaker has a sleighful of free printable Christmas paper toys, holiday activities and 3D paper crafts to make. The pictures look child-like but don't be fooled. As we've recently seen, adult coloring books are good therapy for adults and so are cut and paste paper crafts.   Free printable Christmas paper toys, holiday activities, paper crafts for kids | Examiner.com

Free Printable Stone Soup Lesson Plans, Games, Crafts, Worksheets for Preschoolers

The legend of "Stone Soup" is timeless. It's been retold many times, notably by Marcia Brown, Ann McGovern and Jon J. Muth. Stone Soup is sacred text in preschool and elementary classrooms. If you are teaching Stone Soup, here are free printable activities. As an educator and homeschooler, I've used "Stone Soup" over the years. The book is commonly read, and Stone soup made, at Thanksgiving. It lends itself to fall harvest science lessons and those about sharing. Here are Free Printable Stone Soup Lesson Plans, Games, Crafts, Worksheets . There are stone soup recipes, too.

Free Printable Preschool Crafts Activities Lesson Plans

When I write on free printable activities, crafts, cut and paste and coloring pages, I demand a lot from websites: ease of navigation and searchability, working links, safety, nothing to download (besides pdf tool, like Adobe), user ID and password optional and used only for email updates, and quality free printables. Here are websites that meet my stringent requirements. Bookmark and sign up for email updates or visit daily for new activities and crafts.

www.first-school.ws Printable lesson plans, crafts, activities, puzzles, games, worksheets. All curriculum from math, reading, holidays, history, religion, social studies, science.

http://www.leehansen.com/printables/index.htm#.U8wg0_ldVqU Great variety. Easy to use.

www.partysupplieshut.com caters to all different religious holiday supplies. Diversity of free printable activities. Party games, decorations, greeting cards, invitations, puzzles, crafts.

http://www.freekidscrafts.com/printables-t68.html I like this site for several reasons. Easy to use. New craft featured daily. Huge variety of free printable paper crafts.

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

 Looking for activities to keep little ones busy during 4th of July festivities? How about free printable Fourth of July crafts for kids? You can print party games, word puzzles, cut and paste patriotic crafts, flag coloring pages, holiday greeting cards for kids to make for senior relatives and friends and a lollapalooza of other arts and crafts. Free Printable 4th of July Cut and Paste Paper Crafts and Activities

Free Printable Disney Princess Crafts, Greeting Cards, Party Decorations

Disney's princesses have been children's favorites for decades. Ariel the Little Mermaid, Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Tiana, Mulan, Pocahontas, Belle (Beauty and the Beast)--every child has a favorite. Here are free printable Disney princess craft activities, greeting cards and party supplies.  Free Printable Disney Princess Crafts Activities, Greeting Cards and Party Supplies

Play Free at Webkinz Pets Online, No Code or Toy Purchase Required

Remember the Webkinz craze a few years back? Webkinz are stuffed animals, similar to Ty Beanie Babies, with secret code tags that let kids

play online at the Webkinz website. The child played with an animated version of her pet. The Webkinz fad is mostly over. But that means good news for fans. Now children can play online at Webkinz free--no need to buy a toy or have a code. Here's how Play Free at Webkinz Pets Online, No Code or Toy Purchase Required

Free Printable Father's Day Cards to Color

Preschool children love to make crafts for people. Why not have kiddos color free printable Father's Day cards as homemade gifts and for dad, grandpas, stepdads, uncles, teacher. Save yourself big money printing cards. Print in black and white to save ink and make coloring pages. Children will love the cute cartoon images and they'll like personalizing their cards for daddy. Plus it keeps them productively occupied--which gives to you quiet time to get work done. Score you!  Free Printable Father's Day Cards to Color

Free Printable Amazing Spider-Man Coloring Pages, Cards, Invitations, Crafts, Games

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 movie swooped into theaters May 2, 2014. Marvel's long-awaited superhero sequel is thrilling young and old alike. I'm a loyal #TeamDC Comics girl myself but I am so partial to the mutant man with spider reflexes and graceful arachnid moves. What's not to love about a guy who needs no fancy gadgets and shoots webs from his hands? If you love Spiderman, how about free printable activities featuring your hero? Spidey senses tingling? Read on for links to Spider-Man coloring pages, clipart, games, puzzles, crafts and lesson plans.  Free Printable Amazing Spider-Man 2 Coloring Pages, Crafts, Games

Free Printable Mother's Day Cards, Crafts, Gifts

Mother's Day, second Sunday of May (May 11, 2014) is a great holiday for kid-made crafts. Here's a whole list of free printable crafts, greeting cards, decorations, activities, games and presents for children to make for moms for Mother's Day. Don't forget grandmothers, aunts, Godmothers, teachers, day care providers, all the special ladies in kids' lives. Any woman will love the homemade, kid-created gifts of love.  Free Printable Mother's Day Craft Activities

Free Printable Catholic Saints Coloring Pages, Paper Dolls

After Lent and Easter, in the Catholic church, comes the season of Eastertide. This lasts till Ascension Thursday. I thought you might like some free printable saints coloring pages to enjoy during the Easter season. There are printable paper dolls of saints, too. Click here to find them. Free Printable Catholic Saints and All Saint's Day Coloring Pages

Free Animal Printables for Chinese New Year 2013 Year of the Snake

While wending my merry way through internet databases and Google searches, I happened upon a free printable treasure trove: a complete free printable pdf packet featuring beautiful coloring pages based on each letter of the alphabet. Each letter is a full page size. The letter outline is filled with nicely drawn images of plants, flowers, vegetables and animals whose names begin with that letter. And being of a holiday mind, I thought how perfect these would be for Chinese New Year. CNY 2013 is year of the snake and is celebrated Feb. 10. The pictures are arranged somewhat like hidden picture puzzles so kids get a game and craft. As students color the pictures, there is a printable page for them to list the animals and plants they find, that begin with each letter. Perfect for preschool and emergent readers. The calendar left gives the order of the animals on the Chinese zodiac. Free Printable Plant and Animal Alphabet Coloring Activities 

Free Printable Lent Coloring Pages, Catholic Easter Coloring Pages

For Catholics and Christians, Easter is about more than just bunnies and candy. Easter is about the Passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Here are free printable stations of the cross, rosary, saints and Easter bible story coloring pages. Use these to teach little ones the real meaning of Easter. The Catholic and Orthodox churches, and some protestant Christian churches, observe the season of Lent for forty days before Easter. Lent "follows" Jesus's during forty days of fasting in the desert when He was tempted by Satan. in preparation for His sacrifice on the cross. During Lent, we pray, fast and do acts of mercy, almsgiving and penance to imitate Jesus. We follow the "Way of the Cross" or Stations of the Cross and pray the rosary. Catholic Easter Printables

Free Printable Science Lessons, Worksheets, Charts, Graphs, Diagrams

In researching science worksheets, I came across a comprehensive free science activity site that I just had to share it in a separate article. TSLBooks has close to 100 free printable science worksheets, activities, fill-in charts, games, puzzles and lesson plans. Each free printable science activity is available to print, simply by clicking the labeled link. Not all worksheets are preschool level but there are many that could be used for early childhood. And don't be afraid to try kids out on activities written for older kids. Grade levels are suggestions only. If your kids are gifted, early readers, don't hold them back. Preschool Science Worksheets

Free Printable Halloween Coloring Pages

Got antsy preschoolers looking forward to Halloween? Need some activities to keep them occupied as they count down to trick or treat? Here are free printable Halloween and trick-or-treat coloring pages for children. Not too scary and lots of fun, these coloring pages are geared for preschool and elementary age children. Great for home, homeschool, school or day care (hint: homeschool families, use these free printable crafts to keep younger kids actively engaged while you work with older kids). Free Printable Halloween Coloring Pages 

Free Printable Crafts, Learning Activities for Preschool Kids

When I was four, in 1968, my mother found a little activity book for me. I had to tear out perforated pictures and stick them in the appropriate areas, fill in charts and complete little tasks. As I recall it was a devotional book of some sort. I was supposed to do one page each day. I did the whole book in one morning and begged for another. I think of that book with wistful reverence. Now, with internet magic, we have free printable activities. Here are free printable preschool crafts from my inner child to your kids. read more

Free Printable Preschool Apple Lesson Plans

Apples are a common theme for preschool lesson plans. Teachers use apples in fall activities. Looking for free printable apple lessons? The Michigan Apples--Great Lakes, Great Flavors website has a free printable 166-page booklet filled with apple activities. Teachers and homeschooler parents, this free booklet has math, history, science, social studies, writing, vocabulary all based Michigan apples. Read on...

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Free Printable Preschool Car Games, Kids Activities

Are we there yet? This has to be the most oft-asked question from kids on car trips or vacations. When these questions start, it can make for a very long, tedious ride. That's why smart parents plan ahead in order to circumvent the complaints on car trips. Games make good boredom-busters and whining-stoppers. Here are free printable car games to stave off ennui and keep kids happily occupied on road trips. Free Printable Children's Car Games, Activities, Puzzles