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Gifts to Make for Mom

May 3, 2013 By: amyswanderingcomment

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Are you looking for inexpensive Mother’s Day gifts to make?
I’ve rounded up a few of my favorites from Pinterest.

See something you would like for yourself?
Do what I do and email the link to Hubby or the kids! 😀

Choose your favorite pic and make a beautiful photo clock.

These cute purses are made with $2 tote bags.

Fill a pretty frame with a free scripture printable.

A recipe box and index cards are all you need to make a daily calendar journal.

Any bird lover would enjoy a bird feeder made from beautiful plates & bowls.

I made these easy birdseed wreaths for Christmas one year.

Turn old family photos into cute marble magnets.

Refurbish an old jewelry box. I see them at thrift stores all the time.

Customize this easy button bracelet to suit your mom’s style.

Stitch up a beautiful felt scissors cover.

Make a pretty outdoor lantern with a vase from the dollar store.

Dress up a pair of flip flops. (There is a $2 off coupon for Target, so only .50! exp. 5/25/13)

Get some clay and round up some little hands for these fingerprint necklaces.

Re-purpose an empty dishwasher pac container into a trashcan for the car.

Find a pretty binder and print out one of these free household planners.

{Which gift would you want to receive?}
My faves are the daily calendar journal and the decorated flip flops.

Need more gift ideas? These are a few of my favorite things.

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Free Poetry Printables and Resources

April 10, 2013 By: amyswandering6 Comments


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April is National Poetry Month!
I’ve gathered up lots of free poetry printables and resources for you to use with your kids. I tried to be selective, choosing websites loaded with lessons and printables. Don’t make a chore out of reading and writing poetry – just have fun with it!!

Interactive Poetry Center Links:  #1   #2

Seasonal Poetry & Art Units:
1st grade   2nd grade   3rd grade   4th grade

Acrostic Poem Printables  

Cinquain Poem Printables

Giggle Poetry

Poetry Teachers

Poetry 4 Kids

Kindergarten Poetry Journals

10-week Poetry for Kids Course

Introduction to Poetry Types

30 Days of Poetry

Poetry Learning Guides

Poetry Frames & Writing Paper

Scholastic Poetry Printables

Education.com Poetry Worksheets

Poetry Power

Poetry Primer

Poetry Idea Engine

Poem in Your Pocket

Classic Children’s Poems

55 Types of Poems

Rhyming Dictionary

Poems Every Child Should Know

Poet Websites:

  • Shel Silverstein
  • Jack Prelutsky
  • Kristine O’Connell George
  • Robert Munsch

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Robert Louis Stevenson Poems to Color

Christina Rossetti Poems to Color
Christina Rossetti Poems to Color

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Teaching with Nursery Rhymes

Do you have a favorite children’s poet?

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Homeschool for Free: Preschool & Kindergarten

April 18, 2012 By: amyswandering13 Comments

Preschool & Kindergarten can be taught for just the cost of printer ink & paper! This list of free preschool and kindergarten curriculum has a method to suit everyone.

Do you have several little ones of different ages? Choose the Preschool program that you like and then add math & phonics for your Kindergartener. Life is so much easier for Mommy if everyone is doing the same thing!

Updated 08/12/22

Letter of the Week  complete plans for every letter; also lessons for older & younger students

A Rhyme a Week  28 nursery rhyme units w/downloads (I used this to teach a preschool Co-Op class)

Hubbard’s Cupboard  Bible-based for 2s, 3s, & 4s

Wee Folk Art  homeschool companion guides – Waldorf

ABC Jesus Loves Me  Bible-based weekly lesson plans

The Perpetual Preschool  huge list of themes & activities

First-School  lots of great printables

The Virtual Vine  themes & units; lots of links to great resources

Preschool Alphabet  lots of Alphabet themes

Teaching Toddlers  seasonal activities for little ones

Read to Me and ABC  letter of the week books & activities

3 Dinosaurs printable preschool packs

Our Preschool Homeschool  26 weeks of plans

God’s Little Explorers  28 weeks of Bible themes

Check out my 5 Days of Homeschooling Preschool for Free series for ideas on how to plan out your preschool for the year.

Homeschooling Preschool for Free

FREE Alphabet Resources for Preschoolers

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FREE Resources for Teaching with Nursery Rhymes

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Find more preschool activities on my ABCs & 123s Pinterest Board

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Creative Writing Templates

August 2, 2011 By: amyswandering1 Comment

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There are so many fun things to discover at SparkleBox! I couldn’t possibly fit them into one post, so today I will share my favorite: Creative Writing Templates

These are created for the younger kids, but I will be slipping a few of the sheets into my older girls’  writing  journals just for fun!

Here are some of the ideas I had while browsing:

Wanted Posters

  • use with fairy tales
  • fill out a poster and create a story to go with the character
  • have child create a poster for himself

Invitations

  • a royal fairy tale wedding
  • Christmas party at the North Pole
  • create a new holiday & design a celebration to go with it

Newspaper

  • send out a family newsletter
  • write up an historical event
  • use as book report
  • document an exciting event/field trip

Menus

  • use with geography study
  • re-create the menu from a favorite restaurant
  • plan food for the royal fairy tale wedding

Character Descriptions

  • book report
  • use to develop characters for a book
  • create one for each member of the family

Passports

  • Around the World study using these printable stamps
  • record favorite teams while watching the Olympics
  • create one for a fantasy story
  • use with ocean science for little ones

Lost Animal Posters

  • make one for your own pet using descriptive writing
  • create one for a monster pet at Halloween
  • or one of Santa’s reindeer at Christmas

Diaries

  • keep track of how you spend your time for 1 week
  • make a summer vacation diary for Santa or Jack Frost
  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar food diary
  • sunflower & bean plant growth records (at bottom)

Writing Frames

  • lots of blank frames & books to use with projects
  • parchment scrolls – use for history notebooks
  • finger spacing for beginner writers
  • job applications
  • school role-play set

Don’t miss the colorful border pages down at the bottom!

You might also like:

  • Fractured Fairy Tales
  • Free Poetry Printables & Resources

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