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Look and Find Christmas Free Printable
Are you looking for a FUN, brain-boosting activity to entertain the kids this Christmas? Here is a look and find Christmas free printable from Growing Play. You can download it at the bottom of the post. Practice Visual Perceptual Skills This Look and Find Christmas free printable encourages children to practice the following skills: Print […]
25 Encouraging Phrases for Family Members and Friends
Do you know someone who is struggling? Maybe you know someone who needs a little encouragement to keep striving to reach their goals? Perhaps you have a teenager in your life who could use some support right now. Here are 25 encouraging phrases for family members and friends. Before we get to the list, you […]
Christmas Fingerprint Art – Free Printable
I love fingerprint art! It is so simple to create and cute. This FREE Christmas fingerprint art printable includes the step by step directions to create a fingerprint Santa, Christmas tree, and holiday bell. Download the free printable at the bottom of the post. You will need ink pads in red, green and yellow for this […]
How to Show Kindness to Others – At Home and In Your Community
Being happy and satisfied with your life is a fantastic place to be in. A place where you should feel extremely grateful. If you feel as though this is you, have you thought about how you could brighten up someone else’s day? Do you consider how to show kindness to others? A small act of […]
Do You Truly Give Thanks at Thanksgiving?
Thanksgiving is this Thursday. Stop for a moment and think do you truly give thanks at Thanksgiving? How much thought and effort do you really put into this day? Do you spend time being grateful and thankful for your friends and family? Or are you just glad that you get an extra day off work […]
Free Printable Thank You Cards to Color
Are you in search of free printable thank you cards to color? These two black and white options are perfect! Show your gratitude and thanks to someone by coloring in the whimsical thank you postcard or the full page thank you “poster”. Download them for FREE at the bottom of the post. The Importance of […]
Family Bonding – 3 Simple Ways to Improve Your Family Bond
Family life has changed so much over the last few decades. In fact, I would use the word transformed instead of changed. Sports practices and extracurricular activities have crept into our families lives draining parents (and children) of energy and patience. We constantly run from one activity to the next forgetting to take the time […]
Thankful for Me – Family Gratitude Challenge
Do you ever feel like hours turn into days, days turn into months and months turn into years? I know I do. Raising children seems so mundane and hectic sometimes that we forget to slow down and appreciate the day to day beautiful moments that happen in a family. Whether it be getting a hug […]
How to Raise a Grateful Child
Woah! How to raise a grateful child!!! That’s seems super important and not super simple. In the United States, many of us have some many comforts and everyday luxuries. We grow accustomed to living this lifestyle and many times children are not grateful (as well as adults) for all that we have. Parents, grandparents, and […]
Questions to Ask Friends and Family
Do you ever find yourself wondering about your friends and family? What do they like or dislike? Where would they like to travel? Who do they admire? Here are 3 FREE pages of questions to ask friends and family. You can download it at the end of this post. Why Is It Important to Dig […]