Want something fun to do with your kids this Easter? Make Easter cards to share with family and friends. Below are a few great ideas for homemade Easter cards. Or come up with an idea of your own.
Card Ideas
Monday, April 4, 2011
Easter Crafts for Everyone
Each holiday I search the internet for great crafts to do with my kids. I found a lot of great ideas for Easter crafts. One I am sure to do is called the Magazine Mini Basket (pictured on right). You can find the instructions for this craft under the "Best Easter Craft Ideas" below.Easter Craft Fun:
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Top Disney World Attractions for Young Kids
For those kids who aren't preschoolers any more but are not yet pre-teens, the rides below would be great for them.
- Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
- Pirates of the Caribbean
- Splash Mountain
- Haunted Mansion
- Monsters Inc. - Laugh Floor
- Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin
- Celebrate a Dream Come True Parade
- Mickey's PhilarMagic
- Wishes Nighttime Spectacular
- Illuminations: Reflections of Earth
- Innoventions
- Maelstrom
- Soarin'
- Test Track
- Mission: SPACE
- Spaceship Earth
- The Seas with Nemo & Friends
- Turtle Talk with Crush
- Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular
- Rock 'n' Roll Coaster
- Star Tours - Star Wars Thrill Ride
- Twilight Zone - Tower of Terror
- Fantasmic!
- Lights, Motors, Action! - Extreme Stunt Show
- Toy Story Mania!
- American Idol Experience
- DINOSAUR
- Expedition Everest
- It's Tough to be a Bug!
- Kali River Rapids
- Primeval Whirl
- Camp Minnie-Mickey Grand Trails
- Festival of the Lion King
- Finding Nemo - The Musical
- Kilimangaro Safaris
- Mickey's Jammin' Jungle Parade
Disney World Height Requirements
If you are taking young children to Disney World it's a good idea to measure them before leaving for your trip. This way you will know in advance which rides they will be able to go on. Below you will find lists of rides with height requirements in each park. (For more information about the attractions at a specific park, click on it's name.)
1. The Barnstormer at Goofy’s Wiseacre Farm – 35”
2. Splash Mountain – 40”
3. Big Thunder Mountain – 40”
4. Stitch’s Great Escape – 40”
5. Space Mountain – 44”
6. Tomorrowland Indy Speedway – 52” to ride alone
1. Test Track – 40”
2. Soarin’ – 40”
3. Mission: SPACE – 44”
1. The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror – 40”
2. Star Tours – 40”
3. Rock-n-Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith – 48”
1. Kali River Rapids – 38”
2. DINOSAUR – 40”
3. Expedition Everest – 44”
4. Primeval Whirl – 48”
1. Tikes Peak – 48” and under
2. Chairlift – 32”
3. Slush Gusher – 48”
4. Summit Plummet – 48”
5. Downhill Double Dipper – 48”
1. Ketachakiddee Creek – 48” and under
2. Bay Slide – 60” and under
3. Crush ‘n’ Gusher – 48”
4. Humunga Kowabunga – 48”
1. Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for Buccaneer Gold – 35”
2. Mighty Ducks Pinball Slam – 48”
3. Buzz Lightyear’s AstroBlaster – 51”
4. CyberSpace Mountain – 51”
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Top Disney World Attractions for Preschoolers
Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin- Celebrate a Dream Come True Parade
- Dumbo Flying Elephant
- “It’s A Small World”
- Jungle Cruise
- Mickey’s PhilharMagic
- Wishes Nighttime Spectacular
Epcot
Epcot Character Spot- Gran Fiesta Tour
- Journey Into Imagination
- Kidcot Fun Spots
- Mission: SPACE
- Spaceship Earth
- The Seas with Nemo & Friends
- Turtle Talk with Crush
Beauty and the Beast – Live on Stage- Fantasmic!
- Muppet Vision 3-D
- Lights, Motors, Action! Extreme Stunt Show
- Toy Story Mania!
- Voyage of The Little Mermaid
- American Idol Experience
- Affection Section
- Camp Minnie-Mickey Grand Trails
- Festival of the Lion King
- Finding Nemo – The Musical
- Flights of Wonder
- Kilimangaro Safaris
- Mickey’s Jammin’ Jungle Parade
- Pangani Forest Exploration Trail
- The Boneyard
- Tricera Top Spin
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Free Printable Worksheets for Kids
Since we are pulling our kids out of school for our upcoming vacation, we wanted to make sure they don't fall behind. I remembered to ask my 1st grader's teacher to send home the work he will be missing but, forgot to ask my preschooler's teachers to do the same. So I decided to find worksheets for him online. I checked my son's preschool calendar to see what they will be learning next week and began my search for free printable worksheets. The preschool will be teaching the letter Z, insects and triangles during the week we are gone. Here are the worksheets I found on these subjects:Free Printable Worksheets:
For more free printable worksheets and activities for preschoolers and Elementary kids, visit these sites:
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Lost and Found Temporary Tattoos
While preparing for our family vacation to Disney World, I've been a little concerned about the possibility of my kids getting lost. I have three young, curious children that wouldn't surprise me if they got distracted and lost track of the family. I found I.D. Tags that you can put on a belt loop or bracelet. However, my kids’ swimming trunks don't have belt loops, they don't like wearing jewelry and the I.D. tags aren't waterproof. I thought about getting iron-on I.D. tags but, they aren't easily found and I don't want a stranger looking down my kids’ swimming trunks for it! So, while checking out travel gear on OneStepAhead.com (one of my favorite sites) for our vacation, I found the perfect solution - lost and found temporary tattoos called Tattoos with a Purpose. They are temporary tattoos you apply to your child's skin and write your phone number on. They come in three styles for boys (dinosaur, dog and rocket ship) and three styles for girls (butterfly, hearts and pony). They also have race car tattoos for race fans and field trip tattoos with school buses on them. Another great thing about Tattoos with a Purpose is they have tattoos for people with nut allergies, Autism and Alzheimer’s.
You can purchase a kit with 6 tattoos, a marker, 6 application towelettes and 6 removal towelettes for $9.99 at TattoosWithAPurpose.com. OneStepAhead.com has the Field Trip, "I Have Autism" and "No Nuts Please" Tattoos with a Purpose kits currently on sale for $6.95.
Friday, March 4, 2011
Free Coupons and Promotion Codes
If you are going out shopping or staying in and shopping online, take the time to search the web from some great savings on your purchase. One of my favorite sites is RetailMeNot.com. It provides promotional codes for stores like JcPenney, L.L.Bean and Victoria Secret. I recently used a promo code for 15% off a purchase at Children's Place that I found on RetailMeNot.com. My friend recently suggested Hip2Save.com, which shares freebies, coupons, store saving database and online deals. She also told me about SoutherSavers.com. They have printable coupons and quick lesson that teach you how to coupon. Whichever website you plan to choose, there are tons of savings opportunities out there for everyone. Happy Shopping!
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Your Disney World Questions Answered
When your planning your Disney World vacation, you will find that you have lots of questions. Finding the answers to those question can get confusing and complicated. During my search for answers about our Disney World vacation, I found some great sites with tons of helpful information. Below are the sites I keep going back to.Helpful Links:
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