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Winter Word Search For Kids

January 21, 2016 by Rhonda Gales 1 Comment

Winter doesn’t have to mean boring. Because it’s too cold for your children to play outside or they’re just about frozen because they’ve been out too long doesn’t end the excitement. Just pull out Mother 2 Mother’s winter activities. We’re developing a series of winter activities for preschoolers and up. Our games will be a nice change from normal indoor games like Monopoly, Uno and the list goes on.

Our Winter Word Search game and our Winter Craft Ideas will keep them busy for hours. Associating words with winter can be fun and can occupy your kids for some time. Pop a bowl of popcorn or serve their favorite hot chocolate drink. Top off the hot chocolate off with creamy marshmallows or this delicious whipped cream star. Additionally, you can print off several copies and play as a family. It’s also the perfect game to play when it’s snowing and the wind is howling.

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For example, play in teams. Give each team member the game and set a time limit in which they have to find the word. There’s educational value in the hunt too. Use the word search game to enhance vocabulary words and spelling challenges. There are 24 words in the puzzle. So be sure the kids find all of the words to complete the puzzle. Word search games also enhance problem solving skills.

Most importantly, word search helps with creative thinking skills. Creative thinking requires us to look at problems in different ways. When searching for words, you must look forward, diagonal, up, down, and backwards to find words. Creative thinking includes using and looking at idea differently. Playing the game in team with a time limit is a unique and creative way to play the game.

Another way to use the game is to have your child challenge themselves. Have them set a time limit and go against the clock. If they’re not successful, they can set the timer again. Be creative. Just have fun. Download the game here. You may also like African American Inventors and Inventions Game.

Road Trip Printable Scavenger Hunt Game – Part 2

August 21, 2015 by Rhonda Gales

Our kid’s road trip scavenger hunt games series continues. We have added to 2 additional printables to our travel tips. Our scavenger hunts are bright and colorful just like the first scavenger hunt printables. Children like to choose just like adults. So, the more games the merrier. If you have more than one child they may not be interested in searching for the same items. Who wants to hear over and over, I don’t want that one or I’m not going to be able to find those things.

What’s the goal of the trip? Isn’t it to arrive at your destination safely, create great memories along the way and enjoy your time when you arrive. Why get into a struggle and ruin the memory while you’re trying to get there. Pouting, crying and unhappy kids can make the trip seem much longer than is really is. Give each of them their choice of scavenger hunt printables, a snack, drink, and let the trip begin.

Searching for different items and trying to finish first makes the hunt exciting and challenging. Take their mind off of how long it’s taking to arrive at your destination by getting them focused on their surroundings. One of your greatest memories will be the kids searching for the items, the conversations you will engage in while hunting for them and the peace you will find by having happy children. Now that is priceless.

I suggest printing the games on stock card. It makes the printable a little sturdier. Stock paper is heavier than regular copy paper, and won’t tear as easily either. Purchasing several clip boards so the kid’s will have something to hold their games. They can place their pen or pencil on the clipboard as well. Download Scavenger Hunt Games III and IV.

You may also like this game: Kid’s Road Trip Games I and II.

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Kid’s Road Trip Games: Scavenger Hunt

August 12, 2015 by Rhonda Gales

Family road trips can be exciting, but they can also lead to a barrage of are we there yet. Or, if you’re traveling with children fights, screaming, whining and moaning. Kids will be kids, but it’s enough to drive you crazy at times. I don’t know about your children, but anything over an hour seems to be more than my grandchildren can bear. That is probably typical of most children to be honest. So, today I am sharing a few travel tips. To make things interesting, I created a series of kid’s road trip scavenger hunt games. My grandchildren play this game when there’s a road trip. Trust me, it keeps them busy for a few hours.

Playing games allows time to unplug and enjoy the beauty that God has surrounded us with. Additionally, road trips are a great way for children to observe the country side and what’s happenings on the interstate and highway. Observations can lead to questions and interesting conversations with the children. Kid’s road trip games can be a great way to bond. Most importantly, make the trip educational and also memorable for everyone.

For this particular road trip game, children will love looking out the window in search of items on the paper. We come across most of them during our trips. And, we have so much fun trying to find the items. If we find all of them all before we reach our destination we have other games to play. My grandson love doing word search puzzles, hidden objects or we do another Scavenger Hunt in the series. I don’t know who has the most fun me or the kids.

Here’s a few tips for the games:

Purchase a few clip boards and pencil or pens
Print out several copies of the games. I like to print the games on stock card. It’s heavier than regular copy paper and that makes it easier to use without tearing.
You can also have the games laminated for a few dollars at Office Max or Staples.

If you like our Scavenger Hunts please share and feel free to print for your use. Place an X on each item that you find. Good Luck!

Stay tuned for other printables in my Road Trip series. You can download the road trip scavenger hunt games here. You may also like: Kid’s Road Trip Games: Scavenger Hunt II .

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Summer Activities For Kids Printables

July 30, 2015 by Rhonda Gales

Today, I’m sharing parenting tips on summer activities for kids. If you’re headed to the beach or decided to go camping instead, these colorful summer printables will get them excited. They will occupy them for a few hours. What parent wouldn’t be grateful for an hour or two of peach and quiet. They are great for road trips or at home for rainy day activities.

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This beach printable is filled with fun items: umbrella, snorkel, star fish and other items that you will find at the beach. It is a great way to help children enhance their writing and spelling skills during the summer months too. This printable would be great on a beach trip activity. See how many items you can find while you’re walking along the board walk or shops. Mark them off the list when you return to your vacation home. This is a great way to challenge your memory too.

Our camping printable is a word search puzzle and just as fun and colorful. It’s filled with camping items. The goal is to find the items on the list. Many children don’t get the opportunity to go camping. Children who have never been camping will become familiar with camping items. This printable is a great way to educate them. It’s also a challenge for this who have been camping. The puzzle will also help children improve their vocabulary and their spelling during the summer.

When you need to eliminate boredom, print these beach and camping printables . Printing these summer activities for kids on cardstock makes them a little sturdier. The kids will be yelling let the fun begin in no time. Be sure to grab a clipboard, so the kids will have a hard item to work on. Clipboards are great for road trips and writing while resting in the shade on the beach.

Check our Black History Month challenge. Have your children test their knowledge of African American Inventions. There’s also an answer key to assist you. Which printable is your favorite, the beach or camping?

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Preschool Garden Vegetable Printables

April 4, 2015 by Rhonda Gales

Today, I’m sharing parenting tips on preschool garden vegetable printables for kids. I found these kids coloring pages at www.vegetable-gardening-online.com. So, I thought I would share them with my readers. These vegetable coloring pages are a fun way to expose children to gardening. Furthermore, you can discuss the importance of vegetables in our diet.

It’s also a great way to start a conversation about backyard vegetable gardening with your children too. They can become familiar with growing their own food. Getting children involved in gardening teaches them to nurture and to become self-sufficient. Furthermore, children should learn to be responsible at an early age. Responsibility will become a life lesson.

Teaching children to become self-sufficient is imperative. One of the best ways to become self-sufficient is to grow your own fruit and vegetables. So, start small and build you garden over time. First, try planting kaleidoscope carrots to peak your child’s interest. Orange can be boring so add a little color. Plant kaleidoscope carrots that are yellow, purple, orange, red and sometimes white.

Another interesting project is to plant colored popcorn. Popcorn is a favorite on movie night. Husk the corn after it has dried and store for movie night. Furthermore, tomatoes come in different colors too. I plant red, yellow, orange and purple tomatoes. Get creative and make it a family event. Children often like what you like. If you introduce them to things early, it will stick with them.

My grandchildren love gardening. I introduced them to gardening by allowing them to water my garden. I allowed them to pick peppers and green beans. Soon they wanted to plant their own vegetables.

Furthermore, allow your children to explore seed catalogues. They can check out different varieties of plants and flowers. For example, sunflower are big deal at my house. We plant Russian Mammoth, Lemon Queen, and Autumn beauty for a colorful summer display. The Mexican Sunflower is small and could be a variable option for children. Don’t leave pumpkins off you list. Remember they do require lots of space though.

I plan to let my granddaughter color these preschool garden vegetable printables. So, grab a box of crayons and print these tomato, green beans, carrot and corn printables, and let your kids go to work too.

Last, stay tuned for our April Showers posts this month. We’ll be sharing more activities for kids, craft roundups and other ideas for those rainy days. You can download the preschool garden vegetable printables here. You may also like: Kids Gardening Crafts

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6 Free Chore Charts for Children

April 18, 2014 by Rhonda Gales

Do you give your children chores? First, I have found that many of our children today have become entitled. They think that they shouldn’t have to work for anything. Somehow the world owes them. They make no effort in school, and most importantly they have no respect for their parents or anyone else. Attitude is everything. Today, I’m sharing parenting tips on children’s chores for children.

Furthermore, children should learn that there are no entitlements. They must work for they what they want in life. Children need to understand that mom is not a maid or their personal chef. Putting a roof over their head and food on the table is the result of work. Just as important, many children grow up not knowing how to care for themselves or how to do things around the house. So, chores for children is a good thing.

Each of us should strive to become independent. Furthermore, we should each strive to make contributions in the world. Raising responsible children is a must for parents. It all starts at home. That thought process still continues in my home. It applies to my grandchildren today. Equally important, work ethics should be instilled early. There are many benefits to children being given chores. We suggest that you use our children’s chore charts below to track and reward their progress. Here are a few benefits for giving children chores:

Responsibility – So, teaching children to take care of the home and themselves should be taught early. This includes their room and their hygiene.
The Importance of Completing A Task – Next, children need to learn how to start a task and take it to completion. They will learn endurance, perseverance, and to do things over again if it’s not satisfactory. Using chore charts is a good way to help them remember and organize.
Team Work – Chores will teach children about working as a member of a team in the home. Seeing that each has a part will help them see how each contributes. It will demonstrate that each team member contributes to the success of a family and relationship.
Self Sufficiency – Also, children need to learn how to sustain themselves when possible. Getting a drink from the refrigerator can teach self sufficiency. Putting on their clothes, shoes etc. are good places to start.
How to Clean and Organize – Giving children the responsibility of helping with dishes, meals and cleanup teaches this lesson. It will give them a sense of keeping things tidy, and the satisfaction of keeping order.
The Importance of Money – Furthermore, children need to learn that things in the home cost money. This includes recreational items, clothes, games, toys etc. Allowing them to do chores to earn money is a great way to help with this lesson. Teach them to save for something they want. Allow them to experience the excitement of reaching their goals.
How to Save Money – Giving an allowance for assisting around the house is a great way to teach children to save money for something they would like to have or do down the road.
Receiving and Giving Rewards – Finally, children will learn that receiving and giving rewards boosts confidence and self-esteem.

Next, download our children’s chore charts shown above here. Children’s chore charts are a great way to help your children remember and complete their daily chores. Use gold stars as a reward. Place the gold stars on the days chores were completed. Most importantly, praise your children generously. Praise can be more of an award than the gold stars and money. You may also like Chores for Children by Age.