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Princess Party Games

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March 18, 2022 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Baby, Birthday, Crafts, DIY, Facebook, Games, Instagram, Kids, Parenting, Party, Pinterest, Printable, Recipe, Social Media

If you had a magic wand that could sprinkle fun on our child’s princess birthday party, it would produce these engaging Princess Party Games. Enjoy these royal stamp of approval girl games, princess snacks & princess-themed party ideas.

Is your princess having a birthday soon? Throw a fun party fit for a princess with fun princess party games that entertain her and her friends for hours! Your little princess will be so thrilled with the royal treatment that she’ll be talking about it for years to come.

We have put together some Princess Party Ideas including princess activities to play with your guests. Here are some creative ideas including some Disney princess inspired games to play that will make your child’s party the best in all the land.

Princess Games to Play

Enjoy being a part of the fairy tale with these fun princess party games! There’s something for everyone whether your princess loves to get active with a game like the Mermaid Tail Relay or prefers a more laidback activity like a Princess Wand Making craft.

Here are a few of the games your princess can look forward to:

Princess Cake Walk: Cut out different sized pieces of cake and have the kids march around the room to music, stopping at each piece to eat it. The child with the smallest piece wins a prize.

Dress Up Contest: Have your guests dress up in their royal best and walk on stage for inspection

Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo: Cinderella fans will love this magical take on Duck Duck Goose. Use a magic wand to tap princesses for an extra touch of fun!

Poison Apple Bop: Keep the poison apples in the air, but once the music stops… POP! It’s time for a fun princess challenge hosted by the Queen herself.

Magic Carpet Rides: Join the excitement as this Princess Jasmine spin on musical chairs takes your party to new heights. Kids love this prince and princess game and will hurry to make sure they find a spot to sit as the music stops.

Princess Charades: Only a true princess can master this game of acting! Much like Ariel, you have to get your friends to guess what you’re trying to tell them without using your voice.

Tangled Rapunzel: Who wouldn’t get tangled up in all that hair?!! This is a silly game of wrapping your fellow princesses in long, golden “hair”. Using crepe paper, find out who can wrap their friend the fastest. Then break free from long locks and wrap the next player! Which team can finish the fastest?

Princess Party Games Printable PDF

It’s time to put the play in your party plan. Get these printable Princess Party Games PDF. Set includes ten engaging and fun games for girls from treasure hunts, to relay races, wand making and more. All with the Royal Stamp of Approval!

These princess games are mostly fitting for preschoolers to young ladies. Think ages 3 – 7. Princess Games PDF comes with princess games directions and supply list.

Princess Party Games Printable

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Princess Snacks

Of course, no party is complete without snacks! Dress up your royal party with some delicious treats that will enchant the guests.

Mermaid Bread: You can’t go wrong with this easy yet fun take on classic fish shaped sandwiches. Kids love making their own and eating them, too! Simply serve pieces of bread cut into a mermaid tail shape with whipped cream cheese spread on the bread. Serve with sliced strawberries to place as mermaid scales and a small pretzel twists to use a “tail” sticking out behind. See more Mermaid Party ideas.

Wishing Well Dip: This is a creative spin on the classic snack, fruit and dip. Dress it up with some sparkly glitter sprinkles to make it fit for royalty.

Crowned Cookies: For a fancier version of this popular snack, use a sugar cookie recipe to make delicious cookies in the shape of crowns. Serve with chocolate and vanilla frosting for dipping along with fruit puree or jam spread in between two halves of the cookie. You can pick up a crown cookie cutter here. Also use them to shape little tea cakes.

Strawberry, Mint, Lemon Water: Let your princesses feel fancy with a light fruit drink like this strawberry, mint infused lemon water looks in our tea party ideas!

See more Princess Party Food in our princess themed party ideas post.

There’s no doubt with these fun princess bday party games your daughter is going to feel like royalty. Getting the royal treatment with these fun games and snacks is sure to make for a celebration she’ll never forget! After these fun engaging activities at her birthday party, chare she sleeps soundly like Sleeping Beauty.

Also take a look at these Princess Party Ideas. Pair theme with your princess-themed games for an exciting gathering. Pin to Pinterest.

Take your party guests on a Birthday Treasure Hunt. This can be done for the princess to find each birthday gift. At the end of the birthday scavenger hunt, have all the goodie bags! This can also be done as a family birthday tradition within the immediate family. Pin to Pinterest.

WHAT’S TRENDING? Looking for a few engaging activities? Grab Minute to Win it Games – Traditional, Holiday, Group, and more! Use these fun activities in the office, classroom, or at your next birthday party.

Strong Mom Quotes

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March 16, 2022 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Facebook, Instagram, Parenting, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media

Have a strong mom? Encourage her with these short mom quotes. This adorable mom quote printable is perfect for a mother’s birthday, Mother’s day or just because.

Being a mom isn’t for the weak. It’s a lot of hard work, but it’s also incredibly rewarding. A strong mom is one who can handle anything that comes her way, even when things get tough.

It’s no secret moms were created with some type of super human strength – both physically, emotionally and mentally. While I (a mom of five) don’t have the strength to lift a car, I can birth humans (in my case – accidently unmedicated, barely on a table.) While, I love good sleep I have an ability to make it day after day with interrupted nights.

The strength of a mother is powerful and sometimes events are placed our lives that require us to be physically and emotionally present and all of a sudden we are presented with super hero strength we did not realize we were able to muster. As Barbara Kingsolver once said, “sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.”

Children come into our lives in so many ways, you don’t have to have given birth to be a mother. No matter what your mom situation is, the fact of the matter is that if someone depends on you, you’re a momma.

Celebrate Mom with Strong Mom Quotes

Whether it’s Mother’s Day, mom’s birthday or mom is just overdue for some extra love, these strong mom quotes are a great way to remind the woman who raised you how much she means to you.

“A mother’s love is something that no one can explain, it’s something that you have to feel. It’s the passion of a thousand suns burning inside of you.” – Unknown

“The best place to cry is on a mother’s arms.” – Jodi Picoult

“We have a secret in our culture, and it’s not that birth is painful. It’s that women are strong.” – Laura Stavoe Harm.

“The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new.” – Rajneesh

“Motherhood is a choice you make every day to put someone else’s happiness and well-being ahead of your own, to teach someone else that life isn’t always about what you want.” – Mandy Hale

“A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when misfortune takes the place of happiness; when we are deserted by the world, and our friends in whom we trusted, have proved unworthy of our confidence. A mother’s love is then most needed, and most tender.” – Washington Irving

“A mother understands what a child does not say.” – Jewish Proverb

“Motherhood is a choice you make every day, to put someone else’s happiness and well-being ahead of your own. To teach the hard lessons, to do the right thing, even when you’re not sure what the right thing is to forgive yourself over and over again for doing everything wrong.” – Donna Ball

“One of the greatest titles in the world is parent, and one of the biggest blessings in the world is to be one.” – Jim Gaffigan

“A mom’s hug lasts long after she lets go.” – Unknown

“A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take.” – Unknown

“All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” – Abraham Lincoln

“The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will find forgiveness.” – Honore de Balzac

“It is not until you become a mother that your judgment slowly turns to compassion and understanding.” – Erma Bombeck.

Strong Mother Quotes

As someone who has walked the walk of being a single mom, I wanted to share a few verses of encouragement. That circumstances in that season of time was one of my hardest. If you find yourself in times of stress, be encouraged by some of these strong single mother quotes.

“There is no way to be the perfect mother but a million ways to be a good one.” – Jill Churchill.

“Successful mothers are not the ones that have never struggled. They are the ones that never give up, despite the struggles.” – Sharon Jaynes.

“To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. Or the climbing, falling colors of a rainbow.” – Maya Angelou.

“Any mother could do the jobs of several air traffic controllers with ease.” – Lisa Alther

“Not only am I a fighter, but I’m a survivor. I think being a mother really plays into that.” – Willow Cross

“A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.” -Washington Irving

Hey Google, Call Mom

Being a mom doesn’t mean you’re perfect, it means you do your best. You feel more deeply, you love harder. You’re strong when you don’t want to be and show that it’s okay to be vulnerable.

Celebrate your mom with a simple phone call, text, or visit to remind her that she is loved. And if you don’t live near your mom, take a few minutes to tell her how much you appreciate all she’s done for you.

No matter what, a strong mom is always there for her children. So thank your mom for everything she’s done for you and let her know how much you love her with encouraging mom quotes.

Strong Mom Printable

To help you celebrate your amazing mom, we made this Strong Mom printable. Just download, print and frame the strong mom quote. I personally keep mine by my kitchen sink. Each time I am doing dishes (yes, millions and millions of dishes – usually my kids) I am able to view this quote.

Are you exhausted?

Me too, but we’ve got this.

I’m choosing to be thankful in this moment because it means we’re making a difference.

Remember, you are doing an amazing job!

It’s easy to put together, doesn’t cost much (even for a broke college kid!) and she’ll love to hang it up somewhere special to remind her of how awesome you think your mom is!

This strong mom printable PDF is also a great gift from one mom to another. Nothing feels better than knowing you’re not alone when it comes to raising children. Download the printable here and make sure to let the moms around you know you love them and appreciate them with strong mom quotes that they can hang up and read every day!

Note: This set comes in 3 sizes approximates 4×6 inches, 5×7 inches and 8×10 inches. Print and craft as you like.

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Stay Strong, Mom!

There is no perfect mother. In fact a good mother knows her imperfections. In fact, to quote Arianna Huffington “The fastest way to break the cycle of perfectionism and become a fearless mother is to give up the idea of doing it perfectly – indeed to embrace uncertainty and imperfection.”

If you are here today because you are also an exhausted mom, I get it. As a mom of five, I am also asked which number kid is the hardest. Honestly, each kid is unique and comes with their own joys and challenges. However, for me the answer to this question is always the same “the first is the hardest.”

If you are here, you are a mom. In that case, you at least have one. Hugs mama, it’s hard but you are strong. Remember, even in the day to day challenge, you are in this place, the present. And the present is the gift of your child(ren) even on days where you might not feel it.

XO Mom – Stay Strong!

Our Pinterest community and I would love to see how this worked out for you. Share your framed strong mom quote. Leave a comment here or on Pinterest!

Framing our strong mom printable will make a cute Mother’s Day gift. Also take a look at these DIY Mother’s Day Ideas! Pin to Pinterest.

All moms can use a strong foundation. What does the Bible say to encourage mom? Download and print these Bible Verses for Mothers. As a mother’s day gift idea, turn these memory verses for mom into a fun scripture card key chain. Pin to Pinterest.

If your mom is like me, she loves to be organized. Share with her the Busy Mom Binder. The perfect resource for home organization. Pin to Pinterest.

Fun St. Patrick’s Day Scavenger Hunt Clues

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March 1, 2022 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Facebook, Games, Instagram, Kids, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media, Spring

That sneaky little guy…. the leprechaun left behind fun treasure hunt for St. Patty’s Day. Download and print a St. Patrick’s Day Scavenger Hunt printable with 20 rhyming riddles for your child today!

St. Patrick’s Day is around the corner and it’s time to celebrate all things rainbow and lucky with a colorful St. Patrick’s Scavenger Hunt. Planning a fun for this Irish holiday can be a bit tricky, but with this St. Patrick’s Day leprechaun activity your kids will be over the rainbow looking for clues.

St. Patrick’s Day Traditions

St. Patrick’s Day is the day when we celebrate all things Irish, including a little bit of luck and magic. It’s a great time to spend with family or friends, eat delicious food, wear green clothes, and enjoy different Irish traditions!

There are plenty of ways to get in on the fun too – you can make your own lucky charms for good luck throughout the year, make your own DIY leprechaun trap or learn about traditional Irish music instruments and dancing.

And if you’re looking for something else besides drinking green beer (or any other green drinks), there are tons more Saint Patrick’s Day traditions and celebrations to fit every type of personality and family. No matter what kind of fun you’re looking for, there’s a good chance that you can find it on March 17th!

But if you’re looking for a way to add a bit of extra fun and excitement to your day, why not try this fun idea – a scavenger hunt? This St. Patty’s Day Scavenger Hunt is perfect for all ages and will have everyone racing around looking for clues to the leprechaun’s hiding spot.

St. Patrick’s Day Scavenger Hunt

That sneaky little leprechaun escaped the the Leprechaun Trap. However he left behind a fun St. Patricks’ Day activity. This printable is perfect for a St. Patrick’s Day party or family activity. Just download, print, and cut out the clues. Hide them around the house for a fun challenge and discover (perhaps) a Leprechaun’s pot of gold.

What You’ll Need:

Printer
Paper
Scissors
Clues (download below)
A St. Patrick’s Day treat for participants (like Gold Chocolate Coins)

Leprechaun Scavenger Hunt Clues

In order to make this St. Patty’s Day Scavenger Hunt really fun, we added some rhyming clues that your child can solve as they race around the house in this at home treasure hunt. If you have toddlers or younger kids, pair them with older children to help solve the St. Patrick’s’ Day Scavenger Hunt riddles and clue cards.

A few examples of rhyming clues include…

I think I hear something jiggling like gold. Run to the place where you keep the food cold. (Refrigerator.)

You’re doing a great job on this treasure hunt, continue the fun when you look out front. (Lawn or front porch.)

Irish kisses and shamrock pinches, search in the place where you keep your riches. (Piggy bank or wallet.)

… now to grab your fun St. Patrick’s Day printable.

Treasure Hunt Printable

To get started, download and print the clues on white cardstock. There are twenty different clues for you to choose from, making it easy to set up a custom scavenger hunt that works for your home.

Download your St. Patrick’s Day Scavenger Hunt PDF here.

There’s also a clues & answers page just in case you get stumped on one of the clues. It also makes setting up the St. Patty’s day activity quick and easy to set up.

Instructions

Once printed, cut out the clues and hide them around the house so they match the list given. The idea behind the scavenger hunt is that a leprechaun has hidden treasure that your kids need to find.

You’ll want to put together a themed prize for the final clue location. This could be anything from a pot of gold coins to a special treat like some yummy candy or an Irish-themed toy.

Once everything is ready, gather the kids and explain the rules. Save the first card. Then, it’s time to get busy hunting!

The best part about this scavenger hunt is that it can be tailored to any age group, even adults! Just make sure to adjust the treats and small prizes at the end of the rainbow accordingly. Mini bottles of alcohol, chocolates, a rainbow charcuterie board and green beer would be a great adult prize for a St. Patrick’s Day treasure hunt!

Now that you’re all ready to go, download the clues and get started on this festive and fun family activity. Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

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Our Pinterest community and I would love to see how this worked out for you. Share your final St. Patricks’ Day Scavenger Hunt! What prize did you leave? How did it go? Did your child love it? Leave a comment here or on Pinterest!

Also enjoy these fun St. Patricks’ Day Food Ideas for Kids and Adults. Pin to Pinterest

Looking for a treasure hunt for every season? Take a look at this Scavenger Hunt Bundle which includes a Christmas Scavenger Hunt, Halloween, Thanksgiving, New Year’s Eve, Easter, Valentine’s Day, Fourth of July and of course a St. Patrick’s Day Treasure Hunt too!

Scripture Cards Printable

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February 18, 2022 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Baby, Crafts, DIY, Facebook, Instagram, Kids, Parenting, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media

Encouraging scripture card printables for moms, teens, dads, kids, toddlers and teachers. Plus make this really easy memory verse cute DIY keychain for bible verses on the go.

As a parent I lack guidance. Daily I try to do it on my own before surrendering to God. Those times I take the day’s challenges into my own hands, things fall apart. It’s incredibly liberating being able to cast all my burdens on the Lord.

These scripture cards were made with my family in mind. From toddlers, to teens, to myself and my husband we have bible verses cards to encourage us all. Feel free to use my creation to also equip your family with the Word of God.

Scripture Memory Cards PDFs

As we know from Hebrews, The word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword. If we are not equip with the weapon of the Holy Spirit, God’s word, then we are not protected in his armor. Instead of being a Christian soldier with a clumsy weapon, we can sharpen our tool by carrying it with us. Download these Scripture Memory Card printables so that the Word dwells in us richly.

We have create a series of bible verse printables for each member of the family. If you are looking for words of encouragement from the bible, download these 20 bible verses bundles. Print, cut, laminate and display encouraging bible verses for mom, dad, kids and teachers on the bathroom mirror, in a lunch box, on your car dashboard, in a desk drawer and more. Even gift a card to a friend or another family member. Let’s surrender to God’s word and carry our armor.

Bible verses for mom

Bible verses for teen girls

Bible verses for teen boys

Bible verses for kids

Bible verses for toddlers

Bible verses for dads

Bible verses for teachers

Bible verses for Christmas

Bible Verses for Easter

How do I make my own bible verse card?

It’s easy to make your own scripture cards. You can purchase 3×5 index cards and rotate memory verses out continuously. It’s really nice to index cards you have memorized in a index card container to create a scripture memory box. Alternatively, you can attach them to a keychain.

Of course, you could also download our bible verse cards. We put together some of the most encouraging bible verse cards for teens, parents, teachers, toddlers and kids. Cards are great for memorizing. By laminating these cards you can keep them protected for a long time and by attaching them to a keychain, you can easily flip through a new daily bible verse.

Attaching scripture cards on a keychain is a great way to give testimony to others. When your keys are visible, so is the word of God! It’s also a great way to memorize scripture or can be turned into a fun Sunday School craft for teen girls. I personally attach my keys to the outside of my purse using a Retractable Keychain.

Scripture Memory Card Craft

You can also turn your printable bible verses into a fun craft. This scripture memorization card craft is a creative, fun and beautiful way to memorize bible verses. Plus you can literally take the word of God anywhere you want. With your bible verses printable, a laminator, scissors, and a fun keychain, they’re so easy to make! (In fact, they were made with the help of my toddlers!)

Supplies

Bible Verses printables
Laminator
8.5 x 11 Laminating pouches
Scissors
Hole punch
Fun keychain

Instructions

Have your scripture cards already printed on cardstock.

Heat your laminator. You will need a thermal system (not a cold setting.)

Place each 8.5 x 11 bible verses sheet in a laminating sheet. Laminate each page. Sometimes I run through the laminator twice for a tight seal.

Cut each card out for a set of 20 individual memory verse cards.

Hole punch the top left (or right) corner of each card.

String through a keychain ring.

Viola! You have your on-the-go memory verse cards!

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Our Pinterest community and I would love to see how this worked out for you. Share your final scripture memory card craft. Leave a comment and/or add a photo here on Pinterest!

Christian Printables

We have more Christian printables. Everything from Sunday school, coloring pages and advent calendars for kids.

Free Sunday School Printables

Are you an educator? Before you plan your next Sunday school lesson, download these Free Sunday School Printables. Christian activities for kids, free Sunday school worksheets, crafts and more.

Coloring Bible Verse Pages

One way to keep the word of God in your heart is through kinetic activity. Using color and movement, helps to tie the memory verses to your mind. Plus at the end of coloring, you have a really cool bible verse art work you can hang on your wall. Download these free printable bible verse coloring pages.

Scripture Christmas Cards

Want a Christian alternative to Elf on the Shelf? Print our Advent Calendar Bible Verses for Kids. Twenty-four scripture Christmas cards. This creates 24 days of easy to read and understand Bible Verses that tell the story of Christmas, the birth of Christ. You can use this as an Advent Calendar for kids, with or without an Elf on the Shelf doll. Your elf can bring a new verses each day, staying true to the real reason for the Christmas season.

Family Traditions To Start Now!

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February 10, 2022 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Facebook, Instagram, Parenting, Pinterest, Seasonal, Social Media

Family traditions are important for creating family memories and solidifying family bonds and relationships. Take a look at this list of unique and traditional Family Traditions to Start Now!

Family Traditions

I was not raised in a big family. Obviously, with five kids, I have a big family now. As my family has grown, the amount we can do with extended family has decreased (if that makes sense.) In a more direct explanation, it is hard to fly seven people. When are are able to travel, not everyone wants to house a large group of people for holiday. While big and small holidays have become more and more about our immediate family, it has caused me to create our own NEW family traditions.

Have you ever sat and read the Family Tradition Hank Williams Jr. lyrics? Don’t. PSA they are not family friendly. If you are looking for family tradition examples, I promise you they will be far from the family traditions Hank sings about in his well-known Family Traditions country song. I will however, commit to one lyric…

“I’m just carrying on an ole family tradition…”

What is a family tradition mean?

Family traditions are a set of activities you repeat within a family. They can be traditional family activities, cultural traditions or they can be unconventional and modern family activities. Family traditions make each family unique as they are experiences that not every family will have. When you combine family traditions, you create your own unique family blueprint.

Why are family traditions important?

Family traditions are important for creating family memories. Family memories are important for creating family bonds. When conducting research, I learned most family traditions are not very big. Rather it is the family activity that is done together that is important. It is in those family bonding moments, memories are formed.

Family traditions enrich your life together and contribute to your child’s well-being and security. They create long lasting family memories.

How do you make family memories?

If you think about the photographs of one’s life, how many can you pull to the forefront of your mind? Memories are created when something out of the ordinary happens. The same “ole” day to day activities, will not create a new synaptic gap (photograph) in your mind. They are routine and can easily be done with little thought. When new activities come in to play, new things are experienced and new things are seen. They are indexed as a nerve connection (new file) in our mind. These are the dots that are added to our road map of life.

Think of this example as a real road map. You drive down the road form city to city. The places you recall are the places you stop. A restaurant, a hotel, a theme park, a landmark and more. When you are on the road, everything appears the same and does not create a new dot on your road map. However, when you park the car, get out and visit an attraction, a dot is added on your journey.

Before you check out these family bonding ideas, I am sure you will also love…

Christmas Traditions for the Family

Christmas Eve Traditions

Family Reunion Ideas

Family Birthday Celebrations & Ideas

Family Birthday Traditions

Family Memorial Ideas for those who have passed

Examples of Family Traditions

I am sure you are asking yourself, What are some good family traditions? If you are looking to start your own family traditions and add memories to one’s childhood, take a look at these family traditions ideas. Let’s create some examples of family traditions to add dots on our road map of life.

Birthday Interview

We have a number of ways to celebrate Birthdays with Your Immediate Family. One easy tradition is this printable Birthday Interview. Ask your child the same questions every year and put them together in a time capsule (this does not have to be a box buried in the ground, keep it in a plastic bin in the closet!) You also can lead your kids on a Birthday Scavenger Hunt! | Frugal Coupon Living

Family Game Night

Turn one weekend night a month into a regular reoccurring Family Game Night. This is actually a funny family tradition for us, so many of our belly laughs and the laughs that make you cry come from a weekend game night. | Frugal Coupon Living

Take a look at our Family Game Night Bucket List. Set includes 45 Family Game Night games with instructions and supply list, 18 Minute to Win it Games, Charades & Scattergories Game Cards and Scavenger Hunt Template.

Family Game Night Bucket List Set

Family Bucket Lists

Start seasonal Family Bucket Lists. You can do a new bucket list every holiday or do fewer with one in winter, spring, summer, and fall or one the entire year. Keep this bucket list on the fridge and check off the activities as you go. Relieve your childhood with your own kids by using this Eighties Summer Bucket List too!| Frugal Coupon Living

Pray Together

An important family tradition is praying. It can be as simple as praying before bed. This has been an activity we have done every night for as long as we can remember. Try the ACTS Prayer Method (pray with 1.) adoration, confession, thanksgiving and close with supplication or requests.) Children thrive on routine and find security in deepening relationships. This gives them a glimpse into how you are feeling when you share your concerns and praise to the Lord. My husband and I have also created the tradition of listening to the Bible in a Year Podcast. This tradition has created deeper discussion among us has has been an excellent way to start the day.

Eat Dinner Together

Eating together is important for maintaining relationships. You can even have special dinner nights like Taco Tuesday, Meatless Monday or Sheet Pan Supper Wednesday. In order to stick to this dinner family tradition, start with just one night that is set apart. Perhaps give each member of the family a role in creating the complete recipe. One person can set the table, another create the prep, another serve the plates, etc.

Volunteer Together

Paying it forward is as much a gift for someone else as it is for you. Find a service project you can commit to for a season or once a month. There are many reasons to volunteer and instill the act of volunteering in our kids. Volunteering offers the chance to give something back to the community or make a difference to the people around us. It provides an opportunity to develop new skills or build on existing experience and knowledge. Plus, intrinsically, it gives to you just as much as it gives back to someone else!

Travel

Traveling is an example of doing something out of the norm. Take a cruise, go on a road trips, or even have a staycation week. Either way, make sure it is very different from your norm. If you are home, use a staycation to plan for future travel.

Dinner Questions for Conversation

Speaking of supper, download this set of nightly Dinner Conversation Starters. Dinner is the perfect occasion to communicate and often the opportunity is lost because of the distractions of the minutes. If dinner questions are not need, get to know your children and their day by every member sharing three good things about their day and one bad. This also provides an opportunity to focus on the “positive” yet still recognize the challenges a day can hold.

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Cultural Family Traditions

Have you take a 23andme test? Did the results surprise you. Whether you are learning about a new culture or want to celebrate one you’ve already known, help your children celebrate their heritage by incorporating cultural family traditions. Visit a restaurant from your country, attend a cultural festival or cook a special meal on a certain day each year.

Annual Christmas Card

One family tradition you can keep (and you won’t regret this when the kids are out of the home) is taking an annual photo. It can be with a photographer or something information. Turn these yearly photos into annual Christmas Cards. One way to display your yearly Christmas cards is on a binder ring. Just add a hole punch to the corner. You can keep a binder ring for your family and a binder ring for the cards you get each year just like we see from Minted.

When writing your Christmas envelopes, make sure you take a look at these hand lettering tutorials and idea!

Pay It Forward Traditions

We have spoken many times about our family birthday idea. Take a look at this random act of kindness as a fun way to pay it forward on on your birthday at the Dollar Store or in the Dollar Spot at Target!

Valentine Family Tradition

This is one family tradition we do year after year and keep up for a long time. Add a sweet heart to your child’s do from February 1 to February 14th. The message is why they are a wonderful member of the family, a positive trait you see in them, etc. I even have my children each make a heart for each other once or twice during this period of time. It’s a great way to encourage your child.

Time Capsule Questions

Consider creating a time capsule or memory box for your child. This can include ticket stubs, baby teeth, photos from special events, special invitations, etc. Also add this Last Day of School Time Capsule. This set includes pre-K to 12th grade and is perfect for watching how your child has evolved.

Time Capsule Questions for Students Printable Set

Funny Family Traditions

They say laughter is the best medicine. Instead of following some of these traditional traditions for the family, try something unique only to your family. If you can incorporate humor, do it! For example, have a dress up night where you all eat hot dogs and Doritos on your best china. Play family board games including charades and Gestures (one of our favorites that always leads to belly laughs.) Take a look at these Weird Family Traditions from The Atlantic for some inspiration.

What are some of your favorite Family Traditions? I would love to hear from you so we can add to our list and share with others traditions for the family they might want to begin.

Also take a look at these Family Reunion Ideas for more extended family traditions for your bigger family. Pin to Pinterest.

For the holiday season, also look at these Christmas Traditions to start now! Pin to Pinterest.

Girl Scouts Thank You Cards & Valentine Thin Mint Gift Tags

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February 1, 2022 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Facebook, Instagram, Kids, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media

Learn more about kinds of Girl Scout Cookies and show gratitude with these printable Girl Scouts Thank You Cards. Thank a volunteer, cookie buyer, or use the Girl Scout Valentine’s Day Cards to say thanks a lot for those that support your troop.

Attention cookie lovers! It’s cookie season. Enjoy your favorite Girl Scout treats and spread the love with others. Learn about some of the best Girl Scout Cookies, as well as when and where to buy them.

For our girl scout troop leaders and girls, we have included acts of appreciation. These appreciation notes are perfect for cookie deliveries, thanking your volunteers and cute Valentine Girl Scout gift ideas for teachers, coaches, neighbors and friends.

When do Girl Scout cookies go on sale?

Girl Scout cookie sales typically begin in January and some troops continue sales through April. You can purchase cookies through your local Girl Scout Troop and via girls participating in the Girl Scout Cookie Program. Sometimes these cookie sales will take place at a cookie booth found at local grocery stores.

If you are looking for a local troop or cookie booth near you, use the Girl Scouts Cookie Finder. Just enter your area’s zip code.

What Type of Girl Scout Cookies are there?

This cookie season, there are 12 kinds of Girl Scout Cookies. These boxed treats include…

Thin Mints: Crispy cookies dipped a chocolate mint coating.
Adventurefuls: Brownie inspired cookies topped with caramel and a hint of sea salt.
Caramel Chocolate Chip: Gluten-free cookies. Chewy classic chocolate chip cookies with a hint of sea salt.
Samoas: Also known as Caramel deLites. Crisp cookies with caramel, coconut, and a chocolate stripe topping
Do-si-dos: Crunchy oatmeal, peanut-butter sandwich cookies with PB filling.
Girl Scout S’mores: Your traditional graham sandwich cookies with a chocolate, marshmallow filling.
Lemonades: Shortbread cookies with with a lemon-flavored icing.
Lemon-Ups: Lemon cookies with inspiring messages
Tagalongs: Also known as peanut butter patties. Crispy cookies with peanut butter and chocolate covered coating.
Trefoils: Short bread cookies. The trefoil design is in the shape of the Girl Scout logo.
Toast-Yay!: Toast-shaped cookies with French toast flavor and dipped in icing.
Toffee-tastic: Gluten-free cookies. Buttery cookies with crunchy toffee bits.

You can see cookie ingredients and little brownie bakers llc details on the Girl Scout Cookie Flavors page.

When do Girl Scout cookies get delivered?

Only registered Girl Scouts can sell Girl Scout Cookies. Individuals cookie sales are usually collected in January and delivered and February. Deliveries can vary with each Troop.

Some girl scout girls elect to have an online cookie store. For orders through Digital Cookie site, where the customer has elected shipment by common carrier, orders will generally arrive within fifteen business days or fewer.

While cookies can be found on eBay and Amazon, the GSUSA cautions against these types of online purchases.

If you don’t know a Girl Scout, visit www.girlscoutcookies.org.

Girl Scout Cookies Thanks A Lot

Did you know there is a Girl Scout Manners Badge? Cookie season is not only a great time to practice table etiquette (perhaps with a tea party) but it also is a great time to say thanks! When delivering your cookie gift tags, attach a “thank you for supporting our troop” Girl Scout Cookies Thank You Card.

These adorable Cookie Order Thank You Gift Tags are perfect for your Daisy, Brownie, Junior, Cadette or Senior. Simply download and cut and tie to your cookie delivery. Instead of delivering in a plastic bag, tie the order together with adorable twine or ribbon and attach your thank you note. They also are great for a cookie booth.

These tags are a vertical design with adorable girl scout clip art. In the center of the template are two types of thank you sayings. The first message reads “Enjoy your cookies. Thank you for supporting our troop!” The second thank you message reads, “Thank you for supporting our troop!”

These are not folded thank you cards, so there is no inside of the card or outside of the card. If you wish to add your daughter’s name to the gift tag, simply have her sign her name at the bottom or on the back of the card. The card back has plenty of room for a personalized thank you note message.

And since Girl Scouts of the USA retired in 2020 the shortbread biscuit dipped in chocolate with the adorable thank you message, AKA Thanks-a-Lot Cookies, these gift tags make an adorable replacement for your cookie boxes.

Hardworking volunteers also need a thanks. You can use these generic girl scout thank you gift tag year round. Wow volunteers with a thank you for your support message. Cut the gift tag, glue and center frame the sample messages on construction paper. Finally, have each girl sign the note!

Now that these Girl Scout Thank You Cards for Cookies have showed gratitude, how a Valentine’s Day gift idea for a few of those Girl Scout Thin Mint cookie boxes?

Girl Scouts Cookies Valentine’s Day Cards

Girl Scout Cookies Thin Mints are the most popular cookie to date. They are crispy and covered and chocolatey, minty goodness. If you find yourself with a few extra boxes and you are feeling a bit generous, download these “You were mint to be my Valentine” gift tags.

These Valentine’s Day Gift Tag digital files are so cute when tied to a box of Chocolate Mint Cookies. You do not have to be a Girl Scout for this Valentine’s Day Gift Idea for teachers, coaches, neighbors, friends, family and more.

Girl Scout Thank You Cards Printables

Grab these two digital downloads for Girl Scout Cookie Season. Pick up either in the Frugal Coupon Living Etsy Shop or in the Frugal Coupon Living Store.

These Girl Scout Thank You Cards for Cookies and Girl Scout Cookie Valentine Cards are perfect for the cookie season.

These are best printed on cardstock. Gift tag coloring can vary by printer. They are best printed in color. Printing at a local print shop, like Staples printing center, usually produces a great quality. By downloading you are accepting the copyright terms and permissions that this is for personal use, non-commercial use. Please contact Frugal Coupon Living with any questions. Learn more about Etsy Digital Downloads.

Our Pinterest community and I would love to see how this worked out for you. Share your adorable Girl Scout Gift Idea. Leave a comment here or on Pinterest!

Now that we have shared adorable ways to say thank you, how about encouraging ways to lift one’s spirit? You can attach these free printable girl scout cookie tags using our free random acts of kindness printables. Have the cookie mom keep a stack at your local sales booth for cookie time. Hand out with each purchase lifting one’s day. Random Acts of Kindness day is in February and falls naturally with cookie sales time. Pin to Pinterest.

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Working on the manners Girl Scout Badge and looking for fun activities? Host a Tea Party for the girls. Work on table manners, being friendly and helpful, holding a conversation, and saying thanks! You can even put these tea-rrific gift ideas together at your tea party. Just attach the note of thanks to your favorite Girl Scout cookies. Pin to Pinterest.

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Family Birthday Celebrations – How to Celebrate Every Member!

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January 27, 2022 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Birthday, Crafts, Facebook, Instagram, Kids, Pinterest, Social Media

Looking for fun birthday ideas? Make each and every family member feel special on their birthday with these Family Birthday Celebrations. These creative kids birthday ideas might just become your family’s new favorite traditions!

Family Birthday Celebrations

Our family used to have more elaborate birthday celebrations for our kids. As the years have gone by and our family headcount has gone up, the kids’ birthday celebrations have become more simplified. Our girls were 7 and 8 when their younger brother came and 8 and 9 when their additional brothers (twins) came, so it was hard to give them the celebration they deserved with all the craziness going on. That being said, there were years that it was easy (and affordable) to throw them a kids birthday party with friends. They have gotten older, and less interested, and I have been researching fun birthday ideas to make them feel loved at home without spending hundreds of dollars.

I’ve rounded up the best fun birthday ideas below to make your younger kids, your teens, or even your spouse feel special on their big day!

Make sure you get all the way to the bottom of this post — we have a really creative away for you to pay it forward and for you to give back to others each and every birthday! Such a wonderful lesson for your kids. Plus, it comes with a free printable!

Birthday Party Themes

Also take a look at these birthday party themes on Frugal Coupon Living.

Birthday Questions

Let’s kick off these fun birthday ideas with a free printable! Make these birthday quiz questions a family tradition. Download this free birthday interview printable and quiz each family member on their special day, year after year. You can keep all these answers in a memory keepsake box or birthday interview book. Cue the nostalgia!

Birthday Interview Questions

These birthday interview questions provide a time capsule of your child over the years! Come back to them as time goes by for a wave of nostalgia (and maybe a good laugh). Both you and your kids will love looking back on these memories. Capture the moment to watch how they have changed and have grown both in size and maturity!

Print Free Birthday Interview Download

Birthday Questions for Kids

Include a photo of your child with these kids birthday interview questions along with their name and age! See what they have to say about these questions each year:

What makes you happy?
What makes you sad?
Who is your best friend?
What do you like to learn?
Where do you want to travel?
One thing you are good at:
Your one wish would be:
What do you want to be when you grow up?

Don’t forget a list of their favorites!

Color
Food
Movie
Game
Snack
Place
Animal
Song

Birthday Quiz Printable

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At Home Birthday Party Ideas

Home is where the heart is! Keeping your kids’ birthday celebration at home doesn’t have to limit the fun. Check out these fun birthday ideas that will make your kids’ birthday at home extra special!

Birthday Parade

A kids birthday parade is a fantastic way to get friends and neighbors involved in the celebration! If you are in a time of social isolation but still need fun birthday ideas, this one is a great way to be social at a distance. Let friends and neighbors display their birthday wishes with signs and heartfelt words!

Guests can bring cards and gifts too! Just set up an area for them to drop off goodies.

Birthday Bucket List

Celebrate a very important member of the family with a Birthday Bucket List for kids. Complete all activities during a birthday week or the actual birthday. | Frugal Coupon Living

Funfetti Birthday Waffle

Make each and every part of their birthday special — even breakfast! Funfetti Birthday Waffles kick off the festivities with an amazing birthday breakfast! | Domestic Super Hero

Funfetti Breakfast Drink

Serve your Funfetti Birthday Waffles with these incredible kids birthday drinks — a sprinkle rim milk glass adds a special touch to their regular milk in the morning! You can use strawberry milk for an extra special treat (and a cute color, too). | Catch My Party

Birthday Balloon Avalanche

Looking for fun birthday ideas with a surprising twist? It doesn’t get more festive than this Balloon Avalanche DIY surprise. A little shocking, a lot of fun! Tutorial on Simply Kelly Designs.

College Birthday Care Package

I would have loved having one of these delivered to my dorm back in the day! Celebrate your older kid’s birthday with a heartfelt care package. College Birthday Care Packages let your college kids know you care, even if you can’t be with them on their special day!

Birthday Hall Decoration

Decorate the hall with balloons, streamers and a birthday sign! This kids birthday idea works great for an entryway to the room that has their presents or cake. Talk about a grand entrance! Idea found on Trey and Lucy.

Birthday Scavenger Hunt

I love fun birthday ideas that are interactive activities. This Birthday Treasure Hunt Scavenger Hunt is a great way to kick off your kids’ birthday or lead them to their presents. Lead them on Birthday Scavenger Hunt Riddles at home. (As seen in our Printable Scavenger Hunts for Kids – visit for other creative ideas.)

Happy Birthday Yard Sign

Let the whole block know you’re celebrating! You can reuse this Happy Birthday yard sign for every birthday your family celebrates during the year.

Birthday Cake Bento Box Lunch

This one’s a great option for kids who are in school. Celebrate your kid’s birthday with an extra special lunch! Get inspiration from this Birthday Bento box from Lunch Box Dad.

Gifts by Age

I love this surprise! If you’re looking for fun birthday ideas that can work with any age, look no further. Match the number of gifts to their age for your next kids birthday! Source

Pizza Money Gift Box

Surprise your kids with a different kind of dough during dinner! Make them a fun money gift box — so much more creative than just handing it to them! Source

Candy Bar Birthday Card

We’ve got fun birthday ideas for kids with sweet tooths, too! This Candy Bar Birthday Card is packed with tons of treats. (Plus, check out our similar Candy Bar Sign.) Source

Happy Birthday Mirror Message

Such a creative way to start the morning! Leave a morning message wishing them a happy birthday. Idea from House of Hendrix.

Money Balloons

What a surprise! I’m loving all these fun birthday ideas for gifting cash. If you have a light sleeper, set up these Money Balloons while they’re at school and your child can enjoy their kids birthday surprise when they get home. Idea from Living Locurto

Birthday Car Decorations Prank

Looking for a birthday prank for your teen or spouse? Decorate their car with tons of birthday streamers, balloons, and more! They’ll be so surprised in the morning. Idea from House of Hendrix.

Balloon Scavenger Hunt

My Frugal Adventures has a great addition to this list of fun birthday ideas. She loads the floor with balloons, which is already a fun surprise by itself. Then she takes it a step further — one of the balloons has the first clue to a scavenger hunt. So fun!

Birthday Chalk Sign

This is one of the cheapest fun birthday ideas. Use chalk to send a fun message! Write a special sign with chalk for them to find when they get home from school or work. Source

Exploding Birthday Cake

Need fun birthday ideas for the jokester in your house? Make this Exploding Birthday Cake — when the cake is cut, pop! You’ll want to have another real cake on hand, though! Get the details on The Dilettante Files.

Make every member of the family feel special with these Family Birthday Celebrations. Creative ideas and family traditions for celebrating every year of life! #FrugalCouponLiving #Birthday #Family

Birthday Texts

Try these “My favorite things about you!” for the texting fanatic. It works great for kids away at college. Send something you love about them for every year of life! | House of Hendrix

Birthday Box

More fun birthday ideas for kids at college ahead! Try this birthday box. Send it to your child at college or surprise your kids at home! They will love it either way. | Source

Birthday Poster

The bigger, the better! List all the ways your child is loved on a large poster. Match their age to the numbers on your list! This heartfelt idea comes from one creative mama, my friend Cara at The First Grade Parade.

Birthday Gift Card Note

Gift cards are notorious for being one-size-fits-all gifts, but they don’t have to be! For your next kid’s birthday, make them with this birthday note complete with all of their favorite gift cards. | Fun Squared

Random Acts of Kindness Birthday Activity

Some of the best fun birthday ideas aren’t just about the birthday girl or boy. My cousin always makes her kids feel special, 365 days a year. She takes their birthday a step further by having them do random acts of kindness for others. They leave these adorable notes at the dollar store. Your kids will get so much joy out of doing a nice thing for others. Because she is so awesome, I made a printable for you to do the same! Pin to Pinterest.

Have the kids color the background however they like for a cute personal touch!

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Check out these Surprise Birthday Party Ideas and Hacks. Pin to Pinterest.

Celebrate a half birthday with these Half Birthday Ideas – 6 months to 99 1/2 years old. Pin to Pinterest.

Hosting a birthday? Take a look at these Kids Party Games. Pin to Pinterest.

For your child’s home birthday, why not host a family game night? Take a look at these Family Game Night Ideas. Pin to Pinterest.

Dr. Seuss Crafts and Activities for Preschool

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January 24, 2022 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Baby, Back To School, Crafts, Facebook, Instagram, Kids, Parenting, Pinterest, Social Media

Get those small hands crafting. These Dr. Seuss Activities for preschool create some of the cutest crafts for kids. Of course they can be applied to kindergarten, homeschool, and other aged children. From Cat in the Hat to the Lorax, let’s get ready to create some of the most adorable Dr. Seuss Crafts.

Dr. Seuss Activities for Preschool

While Arts & Crafts are often looked at as a fun preschool activity, they actually have huge importance on the development of preschoolers. Most arts and crafts activities consist of moving fingers and hands, developing fine motor skills, muscles strength and the improvement of control. They also include decision making and understanding the purpose of scissors, glue placement, shapes that come together to create a larger picture. Blending crafts can also take place with creating a love of early literacy using many popular and well-loved children’s books.

Who is Dr. Seuss?

Dr. Seuss is a famous writer and cartoonist who published over 60 Children’s books. He was born in 1904 and died in 1991, but with his death was not lost the enjoyment of his beloved books. Dr. Seuss books are a great way to introduce stories, new vocabulary and a little silly humor into the young minds of preschoolers.

Popular Dr. Seuss Books for Preschoolers

The Cat in the Hat
Green Eggs and Ham
Oh, The Places You’ll Go
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
Fox in Socks
The Lorax

Dr. Seuss Day

Dr. Seuss Day is every March 2nd. It’s Dr. Seuss’s Birthday but is also Read Across America Day, a nationwide reading celebration that takes place annually. During this date, preschools, schools and libraries honor the children’s author Dr. Seuss and the importance of early literacy.

Where to Buy Dr. Seuss Books Cheap

When looking for cheap Dr. Seuss books, there are a number of places to start. First, nothing is cheaper than free. You can find free Dr. Seuss books from the library and checking them on on loan. Return when you class is done with the readings. Another idea is putting a request out into the internet. A great place to look for used Dr. Seuss Books is in a local Buy Nothing Group. Facebook is a good place to start.

If you strike out at both the library and an online forum, try to locate used books at BetterWorldBooks. I suggest ordering well ahead of the date of your lesson. If you want new Dr. Seuss Books cheap, try Amazon but buy in a set (not individually.) This Dr. Seuss Beginner Book includes many of Dr. Seuss most popular books including…

- Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat Comes Back
- Dr. Seuss’s There’s a Wocket in My Pocket!
- Dr. Seuss’s Oh Say Can You Say?
- Dr. Seuss’s Please Try to Remember the First of Octember!
- Robert Lopshire’s New Tricks I Can Do!
- Al Perkins’s Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb (illustrated by Eric Gurney)

Dr. Seuss Crafts

Now that we are inspired by one of the most amazing children’s authors, let’s begin our preschool activities and Dr. Seuss Crafts.

Cat in the Hat Craft

Parents love preschool handprint crafts. They are perfect to frame and you can see how that little cute hand remains one perfect size forever. These Easy and fun handprint Dr. Seuss craft for kids. These Dr. Seuss Hand Crafts for Kids are quite cute and really memorable. | Kids Craft Room

This photograph Cat in the Hat Craft for kids is adorable for the classroom. Create a Dr. Seuss Bulletin Board idea and dress every child like The Cat in the Hat. | I Heart Arts n Crafts

Paper plate preschool crafts are so easy as a white plate provides a nice structured surface for a child’s craft. Using triangles, circles, rectangles, put together a Cat in the Hat Craft for the classroom. | Mrs. Ricca’s Kindergarten

Your kids will love watching the adorable TP Roll Craft. Lift cat in the hat out of his well-known red and white stripped hat. This set comes with the printables you need to recreate this Cat in the Hat Pop Ups Puppet Craft. | Stuff by Ash

Oh the Places You Will Go Craft

Want to know a preschool craft that parents will love… it’s this one. Create a 3-D Hot Air Balloon Craft putting each child’s photograph in the basket of the balloon. Optional ideas include adding a hand print (for freezing time) or listing something that child wishes to be when they grow up – that could make for funny answers! You could add a white typed up strip of paper, tied to a piece of yard on the balloon as if it was traveling/flowing in the wind. | Our Kids Things

Put Me in the Zoo Craft

Paper plate crafts are the best, especially when you can add pom-poms and googly eyes – right? If these craft supplies take you back to your childhood, create this Put Me In The Zoo Dr. Seuss Preschool Craft. | Surviving Teacher Salary

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish Craft

In this preschool tissue paper craft, work on colors as well as motor skills with gluing creating and adorable One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish Craft. Kids will sort the colors blue and red and use a glue stick (or the teacher can apply glue dots) to paste colored tissue paper squares to the fish. Easy Dr. Seuss activity, checking off the many important preschool core strands.

This adorable handprint craft makes four adorable fish – one fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish handprint craft. So easy to make and an adorable under the sea craft for kids. | Vanessa Dewey

The Lorax Craft

Look at those little hands used to make this The Lorax Inspired Paper Plate Craft! This handprint preschool craft makes such a sweet keepsake to save for years to come. Make sure to add the date to the back to freeze those little hand sin time. | ABCs of Literacy (Also see our Paper Plate Preschool Crafts)

Create fork painting flowers by making your own preschool Truffula Tree Craft. | Mass Hole Mommy

Fox in Socks Craft

Younger kids love making paper bag puppets because there fun to make and then they get to play with the craft afterwards! These Fox in Socks paper bag puppets are a simple classic craft, uses common house supplies as well as a printable template. | I Heart Arts n Crafts

Ten Apples Up on Top Craft

This is the perfect craft to go along with numbers. Read the fun book about counting apples and then create this darling Ten Apples Up on Top Craft for Preschoolers. | Little Family Fun!

Bartholomew and the Oobleck Craft

This Dr. Seuss preschool craft is less of a take home and more of a sensory table idea. Learn how do you make Oobleck slime and let the kids have fun getting their hands dirty. For kids who are more sensitive to having their hands in slime, put it inside a plastic bag so they can play with it without getting their hands dirty. | A Spotted Pony

Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories Craft

Try a Dr. Seuss activity that is unique. Make adorable Gertrude McFuzz bird crafts. This preschool Dr. Seuss Craft uses scrapbook paper for the feathers but you also could glue feathers on for added textures. | Little Family Fun

Celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday by creating some cute little Yertle Turtles with egg cartons! This craft idea makes an easy counting lesson craft during Dr. Seuss festivities! | Frugal Fun for Boys

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Dr. Seuss Ideas

We have more Kids Ideas for Dr. Seuss Day!

Enjoy these Dr. Seuss Cupcakes Recipes. So many cute ideas and tasty Dr. Seuss Desserts! Pin to Pinterest.

Lastly, look at these Dr. Seuss Day Ideas for Preschoolers and Young Kids. Adorable Dr. Seuss printables, recipes, & crafts. Pin to Pinterest.