Free Dora the Explorer PC Game download

Here's a chance to grab a free copy of "Dora's World Adventure" PC game for your children.All you need to do is register for updates about Nickelodeon video downloads and other Nick Jr. offers. After you register, you will receive a link in your e-mail to download this cute free game.Remember, with freebies we post on Fun 4 The Children, if you don't want to fill

Free Jitterbug Holiday Music

It's the season for gifts and here is one from Jitterbug. For a limited time, you can get free downloads of 7 original holiday songs from artists on Jitterbug. Available songs include:Wake Up by The HipwadersTrim The Tree by Brady RymerMake Santa Happy by Didi PopFa And A La by Gustafer YellowgoldHolidays by Princess Katie & Racer SteveDecember Nights by Rock

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

From all of us here at the Fun 4 The Children blog, wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy Holiday season!

NORAD Santa Tracker

NORAD is the bi-national U.S.-Canadian military organization responsible for the aerospace and maritime defense of the United States and Canada. For more than 50 years, NORAD has tracked Santa’s Christmas Eve flight by using four high-tech systems – radar, satellites, Santa Cams and fighter jets.By having high-speed digital cameras pre-positioned at many locations

Santa's Guide to Easy Christmas Crafts for Kids eBook

Another wonderful free eBook from FaveCrafts.com.The Santa's Guide to Easy Christmas Crafts for Kids eBook features 24 kid-friendly Christmas crafts that are easy to make and require a simple set of materials.Included in the eBook, you will find Santa's Favorite Ornaments, Cards and Gifts from the Kids and Easy Decorations to Make.With something for every age, grab

Holiday Gift Tags from the Heart

Download these cute gift tags, print them out on your computer printer and then let the children color and decorate them any way they want.Your children will love the fact that they helped decorate the tags for presents given.The Holiday Gift Tags from the Heart are from Nestle and you can download them in PDF format.P.S. It's OK for mom and dad to use the tags

Elf Yourself 2009

Back for 2009 is the ever popular, ever very funny Elf Yourself. Turn your children or your whole family into dancing elves! Always a fun and popular post on Fun 4 The Children, we had a great time with this last year and this year they have added a couple new features.Create your own video by uploading a photo of your child (or anyone you would like) to see them

Free SpellQuizzer software

Parents, this free software can help your children master their spelling or vocabulary words fast.It will help help them practice their spelling words by quizzing them on their spelling words using audio prompts. Either yourself or your child can input the words for each list making a sound recording of each word and then SpellQuizzer quizzes them on each word

Free Disney's The Princess & the Frog Music Downloads

Anyone with children who are fans of Disney's The Princess & the Frog? If so, I've found five (5) free music downloads.From the Walmart website you can grab a free download of Mama Odie's "Dig a Little Deeper".You will have to enter the code "PRINCESSFROG". Walmart Music Downloads Are Available Only in the U.S. Visit the Walmart website to download you free Mama

Christmas Crafts: Christmas Choir

Another fun an easy Christmas craft to make with your children. The Disney Family Fun site always creates some wonderful crafts that your children will love.Create your own caroling trio to spread holiday cheer. Now remember (and this goes for all crafts posted on Fun 4 The Children) the video and instructions are your beginning point to show your children how they

Santa's Front Page News

Create your own copy of the North Pole News with a photo of your child on the cover. Your children will love seeing themselves on the cover of the North Pole News along with a cute story about your child and Santa.You can create a story with photo in a few easy steps:1. Upload photo and click the "Next" button.2. You will then enter you child's name, address and

Macy’s BELIEVE Campaign and $25 Gift Cards Giveaway

For the second straight year, I am very happy to share with you Macy’s BELIEVE campaign, which builds on the great success of last year’s holiday effort to support the Make-A-Wish Foundation. For those not familiar with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, they give hope, strength and joy to children with life-threatening medical conditions through its wish-granting work. Truly a wonderful foundation for

Free Christmas Elf coloring book (download)

A cute 10 page free Christmas Elf coloring book for you to print out.Plenty of Christmas elves and a couple of pictures of Santa.Click on the above link and wait for the coloring book to download in PDF format. You can then print single pages or the whole coloring book by clicking on the image of the printer in the top left corner of the coloring book.Related Christmas Post:Frosty ReturnsSanta

Santa's Personalized Video Message 2009

Back for 2009 is Santa's Personalized Video Message from Disney Family.com.We had a great time with this last year and I'm happy to see that it is available again.With the Santa's Personalized Video Message, you get to put your child's name on Santa's nice list and then receive a personalized video message from Santa!! From past experiences I can tell you that your children will get a great

Santa Claus with Sleigh Coloring Pages

Enjoy this fun list of Santa Claus along with his sleigh, reindeer, gifts and more.As always, feel free to share your finished work with us and if we have any artist, please feel free to e-mail your pictures to us and we will add them to Fun 4 The Children.Santa with Sleigh 1 - with RudolphSanta with Sleigh 2 - Happy HolidaysSanta with Sleigh 3 - over the rooftop #1Santa with Sleigh 4 - over

Christmas Craft: Dangling Snowman Ornament Craft

This is a nice easy Dangling Snowman Ornament Craft to make with the children and it doesn't take a single flake to build this cool ornament.Project instructions: Dangling SnowmanMore Christmas Post on Fun 4 The Children:The Madagascar Penguins in: A Christmas CaperNew Christmas Coloring PagesMore New Christmas Coloring PagesSleigh Coloring Pages - ChristmasTechnorati Tags: kids Christmas crafts,

Free Photo with Santa at Walmart (December 5 & 6 2009)

For those of you looking to get photos with your children and Santa, participating Walmart stores across the USA are offering a Free Photo with Santa on the following dates and times:Saturday & Sunday December 5 & 6 2009 10AM - 2 PM.As always, make sure you call your local Walmart store to see if Santa will be visiting your town. Technorati Tags: free photo with Santa, Santa photos, Santa,

Moving Picture Books

Moving Picture Books takes children's picture books, animates them, adds sound effects, rich narration and puts music to them to provide a fun and educational digital reading experience for children ages 0-7.They offer 38 titles of both classic stories and new favorites and each is available in English, Spanish and English Read-Along-Text versions.Here is one preview of I Know an Old Lady Who

Happy Thanksgiving

Wishing everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving from all of us here at the Fun 4 The Children blog!May sure you visit our other fun Thanksgiving Pages!Technorati Tags: Happy Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving, children, kids, youth, Fun 4 The Children

Toddler Activities & Crafts : Toddler Crafts: Construction Paper Turkey

Last minute Thanksgiving craft for the little ones.In this video from expertvillage, you will learn how to create a very simple to make paper turkey.After you finish your paper turkey following the directions in the video, feel free to get even more creative by decorating your turkey further with colored markers, paint or glitter!May sure you visit our other fun Thanksgiving Pages!Technorati Tags

Paper Bag Thanksgiving Book Project: Thanksgiving Craft

A fun and easy paper bag Thanksgiving book project for you and the children."Deb from www.artsymommy.com walks you through the steps of the Paper Bag Thanksgiving Book Project. This project is for children ages 3 and up."May sure you visit our other fun Thanksgiving Pages!Technorati Tags: Thanksgiving crafts, Thanksgiving, crafts, projects, children's art, arts, children, kids, youth, Fun 4 The

Polar Express Pajama Party at Borders 11/21/09

On Saturday, November 21, 2009 from 11:00am - 1:00pm, participating Borders stores are hosting a Polar Express Pajama Party.Information from Borders:"Put on your PJs and enjoy the classic tale, activities, and crafts!* Storytime with The Polar Express* Holiday Carols with Christmas with the Chipmunks CD* Raffle and Giveaway ItemsEvent details vary by store. Children under the age of 13 must be

Send Santa a letter and he’ll write you back

Send Santa a letter and he'll write you back. Sure to add a big smile to your children's face when they receive their letter from Santa Claus. To get started, all you have to do is type in your name and a secret password, answer a couple of questions and click on the toy you would like the most for Christmas. You can also enter a wish list and write a special message to Santa.After you enter your

Free Santa Personalized Christmas Story

Create your own personalized Santa story for your children.This one is very easy to do, enter your personal information, select your story and then you can click “Read the Story” or “Print a Personalized Story Book” to create your very own book!You children will enjoy their very own story!Visit NorthPole.com to create your own free Santa Personalized Christmas Story Technorati Tags: free Santa

Free Thanksgiving Crafts eBook Download

Over at FaveCrafts.com you can grab yourself a wonderful free Thanksgiving Craft eBook filled with 30 craft projects for Thanksgiving.This one is for both, us parents and for the children as there are many crafts for us big people and a wonderful section just for our little ones.The Thanksgiving crafts for children section includes:Easy Turkey Napkin RingsTom the Turkey PumpkinTurkey Table

Santa Letters and Christmas Certificates

With Christmas approaching quickly, I've decided to start the Christmas posts here on Fun 4 The Children a little earlier this year.What better way to start this years Christmas post than with a free offer of Santa Letters and Christmas Certificates. In recent years, I've made post on free Santa letters, which you can still get (see "Related Christmas Post" at the bottom of this article) but I'm

Mayflower - Thanksgiving Coloring Pages

The ship 'Mayflower' has played a very significant role in the history of Thanksgiving, because it was the historic ship that took the Pilgrims to America in 1620."The Mayflower was the famous ship that transported the English Separatists, better known as the Pilgrims, from Southampton, England, to Plymouth, Massachusetts (which would become the capital of Plymouth Colony), in 1620.[1][dead link]

Pilgrims - Thanksgiving Coloring Pages

Here's a new list of the first settlers of Plymouth Massachusetts, the Pilgrims.Print them out and staple them all together to make your own pilgrim coloring book. You could also mix in other Thanksgiving coloring page images such as Indians and turkeys to complete your Thanksgiving coloring book.Please be advised that when you click on any of the links below, you will be leaving the Fun 4 The

Thanksgiving Decorations for the Kids

Thanksgiving Day, one of my favorites. A great time for food, family and making Thanksgiving crafts with the kids.The following video will give you and your children some wonderful ideas to create your own special Thanksgiving decorations. Ideas include centerpieces, napkin rings, a Thanksgiving place mat and table place cards.Have fun!Thanksgiving Decorations Kids Can Make: May sure you visit

Halloween Coloring - Dracula

Vampires and vampire bats are a big part of Halloween, with the most popular vampire being Count Dracula. All over the world, every year, thousands of costumes and accessories representing vampires, vampire bats and Dracula are sold around Halloween.Listed below are a bunch of spooky Dracula coloring pages for your Halloween. Use your imagination while decorating these coloring pages, adding your

Halloween Crafts - Spider Web Treat Bags

This Crayola Halloween Craft video show how to make spider web treat bags for your Halloween parties or trick-or-treaters.We personally love the crayola products but you can use other materials as you choose. Add any other decorations you would like to these bags using your creative imaginations!Make sure you visit all of our other fun Halloween pages!Technorati Tags: homemade Halloween

Homemade Halloween Decorations - How to make a Spider Web

This is a quick and inexpensive way to make an easy homemade Halloween spider web decoration. Be sure your little ones are using safety scissors and some may need help from mom or dad.After finishing you color them or decorate them anyway you want. You could also use different colored paper. When finished you can hang them anywhere.Make sure you visit all of our other fun Halloween pages!

Pumpkin Stencils

Another year has come and gone so very quickly and Halloween is upon us again. Last year we posted a bunch of great websites for you to get pumpkin stencils and patterns (see below for those links).I've come across some new pumpkin stencils and patterns for your children (with your help) to enjoy carving into their pumpkins.Along with the old pumpkin stencils post and these new ones, your

Free online Pumpkin Carving Simulator for kids

Here's a fun virtual pumpkin carver for your kids to fool around with. I nice way to carve a pumpkin without creating a mess in your kitchen!!Free online Pumpkin Carving Simulator for kidsMake sure you visit all of our other fun Halloween pages!Technorati Tags: Pumpkin Carving simulator, pumpkin carving, pumpkins, Fun 4 The Children, children, kids, youth, Halloween

Aurora YooHoo & Friends Plush Toys Giveaway Winner # 2

It seems as though we had a problem with the winner of our Aurora YooHoo & Friends Plush Toys Giveaway. Without going into great detail and getting myself all crazy and frustrated, someone tried to say they were the winner Danielle, when they weren't.Being that the original Danielle never contacted me, the next selected winner is Moushka.I have sent you an e-mail to Moushka and they have 48 hours

Aurora YooHoo & Friends Plush Toys Giveaway Winner

Hi to all and thanks to all who entered. Sorry for our delay as we had to make an unscheduled visit to my daughter's college (been a very odd and hectic two months around here).The winner of the Aurora YooHoo & Friends Plush Toys Giveaway is Danielle!! I have sent you an e-mail Danielle and you have 48 hours to respond with your full name and mailing address (10/14/09 at 3:38 PM).If I don't hear

Star Wars Characters at Pottery Barn (10/10/09)

For those of you with children that are fans of Star Wars, here's their chance to see some of their favorite Star Wars characters.On Saturday, October 10, 2009 from 10 a.m. – Noon, Star Wars™ characters are back for a special event at select Pottery Barn Kids stores! Information from the Pottery Barn website: "Bring your kids and a camera to capture the excitement of interacting with the

Children's Books Forever

Hans Wilhelm, author/illustrator of such books as “Bunny Trouble” and “Tyrone the Horrible” has added nearly 100 of his foreign and out-of-print books on his website, Children's Books Forever, where your children can be read and enjoyed them all for free! All the books on Children's Books Forever are available to download for free and have become classics and children's favorites around the

Aurora YooHoo & Friends Plush Toys - Review and Giveaway

Do I have any readers with children who love stuffed animals? Maybe you, like myself are a fan of those cute stuffed animals. If so, I would like to introduce you to Aurora Gift plush toys, who have a great collection of plush toys in their catalog, including their popular Yoohoo and Friends line.My daughter and I have recently added two new additions to our family of plush animals from the

Children's and Infants' TYLENOL Recall

Just a heads up to those of you that might not have heard, McNeil Consumer Healthcare (the makers of TYLENOL®) is voluntarily recalling certain lots of Children's and Infants' TYLENOL® liquid products that were manufactured between April, 2008 and June, 2008."All products manufactured met internal specifications. However, the company is implementing this recall because during this period, an

Make your own Kaleidoscope

A kaleidoscope is a tube of mirrors containing loose colored beads, pebbles, or other small colored objects. The viewer looks in one end and light enters the other end, reflecting off the mirrors. As the tube is rotated, the tumbling of the colored objects presents the viewer with varying colors and patterns. A kaleidoscope is a fun toy, but you don't have to buy one in the store. It's easy to

Free Disney Character Autographed Photo

Here's an opportunity for your children to get a free autographed photo of their favorite Disney character.All you have to do is write to the Walt Disney Company and request a free autographed photo of a Disney character of your choice.You can get a free autographed glossy photo of your child's favorite Disney character (person, animal, fish, bug, car or whatever) by writing to:Walt Disney

Free Thomas Trading Card Holder and Thomas Play Date at Toys R Us Saturday 9/12/09 11am-1pm

This Saturday, September 12, 2009, from 11am - 1pm, you can visit your local Toys "R" Us stores for a Thomas Play Date!They are offering free giveaways, coloring fun, story time, Thomas trivia, and a free NEW Thomas trading card holder.The Thomas Play Date activities are intended for children 3 and up and parent supervision is required at all times. Free gifts and event materials available while

School Coloring Pages - part II

Here's part II of our list of school coloring pages. To see the first part visit School Coloring Pages - part I. Apple, book and pencil coloring pageBooks, ruler and pencils coloring pageLarge pencil coloring page #1Large pencil coloring page #2School books coloring pageBackpack coloring page #1Backpack coloring page #2School supplies coloring pageTeacher reading to children coloring pageTeacher

One Free Game of Bowling - September 5, 2009

Just a quick post here for anyone looking for something to do with the kids today. You can take them bowling with this free coupon for one free game of bowling at participating bowling centers throughout the USA.Information from Bowl.com:The 2009 National Bowling Week Kicks Off On August 29 With The Record-breaking Attempt To Occur On National Bowling Day, September 5.On September 5, All People

School Coloring Pages - part I

Back to school time for some of us, while some may have started the new year already. Here is a list of school related coloring pages for your children to have some fun with. Break out the crayons, markers, stickers, glitter glue and whatever else the children use to design their coloring pages and get to work.Have a wonderful new school year!!Child grabbing book coloring pageSchool Building

Free Precious Places DVD - “The Princesses Save the Ball” DVD

Free Precious Places DVD! Fisher Price is offering a FREE Precious Places, Episode #1, “The Princesses Save the Ball” DVD while supplies last We had this one posted in April and it's now available again. If you missed out, here's your chance to grab it now. "Little girls love playing princess-and they're sure to love all the magical surprises of the new Precious Places™ line from Fisher-Price.

Back to School Helpers: Grab-and-Go Morning Lists and Notes to Go

With school getting ready to start up again, mornings will be a busy time with your children getting ready for school. I've run across two neat tools (The Fuel for School Grab-and-Go Morning Lists and Notes To Go) over at the Kellogg's website to make mornings a little easier, as well as a fun way to send reminders to your kiddies.The Fuel for School Grab-and-Go Morning Lists help make your

Free Kitchen Kids Cookbook

Cooking is a terrific way to express your creativity. I came across this offer for a free Kitchen Kids Cookbook that I thought might be helpful in teaching your children about cooking to express their creativity.My daughter enjoys helping me cook and is proud when the family enjoys whatever she prepares. The Kitchen Kids Cookbook is brought to you from Wisconsin Cheese and you can download the

Build-A-Bear Workshop - Free Accessory Up To $5 Value

For those of you that will be visiting a Build-A-Bear workshop anytime before August 31, 2009, I have a coupon for a free accessory up to a $5 value.The coupon is valid in the U.S. and Puerto Rico only and limited to one coupon per person, per visit.In case anyone is wondering if the coupon could be used being that they didn't receive it as an e-mail, I have used the coupon, my sis-in-law and a

Wizard of Oz Coloring Pages

Being that the The Wizard of Oz premiered in August 1939 we thought we would publish a nice list of coloring pages based on the American musical-fantasy film.The story: Orphan Dorothy Gale lives a simple life in Kansas with her Aunt Em, Uncle Henry and three colorful farm hands, Hunk, Zeke and Hickory. One day the stern neighbor Miss Gulch is bitten by Dorothy's dog, Toto. Miss Gulch takes Toto

250 Free tokens to Pocketville

Pocketville is a safe virtual world where your children can play fun games, decorate their own environment, and adopt their favorite “In My Pocket” pets!You can read all about the fun at Pocketville from our previous post: Pocketville - Creative Kids Safe Virtual World.My kids have a great time visiting the creative virtual world as I hope your children will also.I have a bonus for all of the

Pocketville - Creative Kids Safe Virtual World

In My Pocket, the popular line of plush mini-toys and pets, has added a creative, safe virtual world called Pocketville, where your children can play fun games, decorate their own environment, and adopt their favorite “In My Pocket” pets!Your children will discover a world of fun that offers a safe social place to meet friends, while engaging in free innovative games and activities.After creating

Play Clay

I found this neat booklet that shows you how to make Play Clay as well as crafts made by your children using the Play Clay.Play Clay is homemade modeling clay that becomes permanent after it drys. It is made bu using a few simple ingredients:ARM & HAMMER Baking SodaARGO or KINGSFORD’S Corn Starch WaterPlay Clay is fun to use with kids of all ages, will help with those times of boredom and your

Free Crafts for Kids at Lakeshore Learning Stores

This one is for those of you with Lakeshore Learning Stores (USA) nearby. Every Saturday from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm, the Lakeshore Learning Stores offers free crafts for kids ages 3 and up.Make a Friendship Frame on August 1 2009 and then make sure you keep checking back at their website or in store for the next craft each week. As of this post, the other scheduled crafts include:Summer

Lowe's Build and Grow Clinics

I thought I would give everyone a heads up about the wonderful clinics for children that Lowe's stores offer. Two Saturdays out of the month, Lowe’s offers free workshops for kids where they can build some pretty cool stuff.The free workshops are held on the second and fourth Saturday of each month, from 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM. Lowe’s provides everything free of charge, and each participant also

MakeBeliefsComix.com

We recently did a post on Pocket Doodles For Kids by Bill Zimmerman and while a was creating the post, I came to learn that Bill Zimmerman also publishes a fun website called MakeBeliefsComix.com.Make Beliefs Comix is a free comic strip creation tool for kids of all ages. It provides a variety of templates, characters, and prompts for building their own comic strips, encouraging children to

The Super Sleuth Hunny Pot Hunt at Disney Store - July 18, 2009

Visit your local Disney Store on Saturday, July 18, 2009 from 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. for a chance for your kids to become a full fledged Super Sleuth like the characters from “My Friends Tigger & Pooh.”Kids ages three and up can join in the fun when they participate in the the Disney Store Super Sleuth Hunny Pot Hunt inspired by the popular Playhouse Disney series “My Friends Tigger & Pooh.”Kids

Pocket Doodles For Kids

Pocket Doodles For Kids by Bill Zimmerman is the perfect pocket-sizes guide to encourage your children (not to mention us parents too) to write, draw, color and doodle. Inside this cute 4x6 guide, packed with 272 pages, you will find interactive coloring and word pages to help spark your child's imagination and creativity.Drawing and writing are fun activities and provide a great way for kids to

National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids is a free online portal where your children can learn all about animals, science, geography, history, art and cultures. Elementary to middle school-aged kids will enjoy games, stories, activities, photos, videos and more which will help make learning fun and entertaining.Your children can spend hours exploring the National Geographic Kids website looking at the

Free Activity and Coloring Books from Senate Republican Communications

Here's a bunch of free activity books and coloring books from Senate Republican Communications that you can download and print out. Listed under Children/Young Adults, you can find the following activity and coloring book titles:* 911 Emergency Activity Brochure* Officer B. Ware – Traffic Safety Activity Booklet* Fire Safety Tips – Tips for Tots Activity Booklet* Pennsylvania – A Poster You Can

Patriotic Coloring Pages - part II

To help your children show their love of their country and to celebrate Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, here are some Patriotic coloring pages. Break out the red, white and blue!Man at grill - with USA apron and flag coloring pageMan with hotdog and flag coloring pagePatriotic monkey and elephant coloring pagePatriotic hat #1 coloring pagePatriotic hat #2 coloring

Patriotic Coloring Pages - part I

To help your children show their love of their country and to celebrate Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, here are some Patriotic coloring pages. Break out the red, white and blue!Uncle Sam with flag - coloring pageEagle with flag #1 - coloring pageEagle with flag #2 - coloring pageHeart Flag #1 - coloring pageStatue of Liberty - coloring pagePatriotic Pinwheel - coloring

littleye - Online safety for kids

"Keep your kids safe online this summer for FREE! littleye keeps your kids safe not matter where they go online. littleye locks the browser and only allows your kids to go to safe sites!littleye is a virtual fence around "safe websites" that have been reviewed and approved by our community of parents and teachers. Kids can surf the Internet, but only within that virtual fence of a trusted safe

AllStarBuddies.com

Recently, I was asked to review the new AllStarBuddies.com website and I'm happy to report that what I found was a unique, fun and educational site!AllStarBuddies.com is a new sports-themed virtual world website for kids 6+ where a healthy, positive lifestyle is reinforced through fun games and safe social interaction. There are individual and multi-player games, where children learn about

REI's Kids Passport to Adventure Program

Here's a chance for your kids to get a free pair of binoculars or a whistle when they finish one outdoor activity.The REI's Kids Passport to Adventure Program shows your children how rewarding it can be to spend time in the outdoors. The program is designed for kids aged 5-12, and is a fun way to connect your children to the natural world and start them on a lifetime of outdoor recreation and

Free Geotrax "Steamer & Samuel Save the Day" DVD

Mattel is offering a free Geotrax "Steamer & Samuel Save the Day" DVD.We have had Geotrax offers posted before on Fun 4 The Children with many happy moms and dads when they received their free DVD's.Information from the Mattel Website: "Four animated episodes that take you all over GeoTown! DVD is digitally master, in full color, each episode is 11:30 minutesOffer valid for U.S. customers only.

Three Fee-Free Weekends in Your National Parks

Grab the kids and visit national parks such as the Grand Canyon, Yosemite and Rocky Mountain National Park, with three fee-free weekends this summer.National parks plan 3 free summer weekends - Associated Press:"WASHINGTON - The National Park Service will allow visitors free entry during three weekends this summer to encourage Americans to visit national parks such as the Grand Canyon, Yosemite

Rose Coloring Pages

June is National Rose Month in the United States. "Since 1986 the rose has been the official National Floral Emblem of the United States and the rose is the official state flower of: the District of Columbia, Georgia, Iowa, New York, and North Dakota."



Parents, to help celebrate National Rose Month, you can take your children or grandchildren out to the garden and show them how to plant and

Free AudibleKids Audio Book Downloads

"To support children’s literacy, AudibleKids is working with Reading Is Fundamental, Inc. (RIF), the nation’s oldest and largest nonprofit children’s and family literacy organization, to motivate all children to become readers."Here's your chance to get some wonderful free children's audio book downloads from audible.com.Some titles that are available as of this posting include: Rapunzel, Rip Van

H-E-Buddy 2009 Summer Reading Club

Here's another book reading club to help encourage your children to continue reading throughout the summer. It's called the H-E-Buddy Reading Club and your child will receive some cool prizes just for reading ten books.The H-E-Buddy 2009 Summer Reading Club started May 18, 2009. Participating in the club is very easy:Have your children pick out and read 10 books. Parents are allowed to read to

Kid Jam - West Hills, California

This event has expired. Click Fun 4 The Children to go to our homepage.Free Kid Jam Event - West Hills, California - May 30, 2009.West Hills Church puts on an annual Kid Jam (a free, non profit event) which is an outreach program for children ages 3 to 12 years of age. There will be drawings, petting zoo, jumper, puppet show, games, prizes, face painting, food and bible stories.FREE KID JAM

Chuck E. Cheese Children's Reward Calendars

Here's a fun way to reward your children for some of their accomplishments. Download and print out you choice of twelve different calendars and then mark of the days as your children accomplish their special goals.Information from Chuck E. Cheese: "Looking for a fun way to reward your kids for their accomplishments? Download and print free reward calendars to help your kids develop in areas that

REG Free Family Film Festival Beginning June 2009!

The Free Family Film Festival is provided by Regal theatres and provides free selected G and PG movies for kids and parents with a nine week schedule during the summer (USA only).I had this posted on Fun 4 The Children last year for the 2008 summer and received great response from the readers of this blog, not to mention the fun times my children had as we visited their theatres three times!

Free Children's Ebook Mom "I've Lost My Imagination"

Mom I've Lost My Imagination is a free children's ebook that you can download and read to your children off your computer screen, or print out and read.Written by Campfire McSquash, "Mom I've Lost My Imagination is about a young boy who can't find his imagination. Perhaps purple space monkeys stole it? Or a squishy octopus holds it captive in its clamshell jail? Or may be the young boy never lost

TD Bank Summer Reading Program

TD Bank is offering a Summer Reading Program for your children. If your child reads ten (10) book over the summer, TD Bank will deposit $10. into their new or existing Young Savers account.Just print out the form on the TD Bank website, fill it out with the ten (10) books you child reads and bring it to your local TD Bank to get $10.This is another nice program being run to get your children to

Mother's Day Crafts For Kids

I believe that some of the best Mother's Day gifts are the ones made by your children, made with love and from the heart.Here's a video that dad or another loved one can use to help your children paint and plant a flower pot for mom. How kids can make the perfect Mothers Day gift is demonstrated by Kathy and Phil The Gardener. Technorati Tags: Fun 4 The Children Mother's Day Crafts For Kids

2009 Barnes and Noble Summer Reading Program

The 2009 Barnes and Noble Summer Reading Program with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, is a fun and easy way for your children to earn free books. Your children can read any eight books of their own choosing, write about their favorite part of each book in the Summer Reading Journal (download and print out on Barnes and Noble website) and bring completed Reading Journal to a Barnes & Noble

Free Miley Cyrus Poster

In the beginning of April I had a post to win a Miley Cyrus poster. Many of you wrote in expressing their happiness for a chance to get the poster (seems as if we have many Miley Cyrus fans).I have found another offer for a free Miley Cyrus poster from teenvogue.com. Information from teenvogue.com - "Registering on teenvogue.com allows you to join our forums, comment on blogs, and upload photos.

Free Bowling For Up To 10 People

I have found another offer for some free bowling for the family.If you join the AMF club, they will send you an e-mail with a coupon good for one free game of bowling for each member of your group up to 10 people.This offer doesn't include shoe rental but it's still a good deal for a trip to the bowling alley.Available at select AMF bowling centers in the USA, you will see if there is a location

McGruff SafeGuard

Here's another one for parents and guardians of children. This is for a free service called McGruff SafeGuard that helps to monitor and protect your children when online."McGruff SafeGuard is a service that intelligently monitors kids' Internet activity, including: website visits, chat and instant messaging, search engine phrases, social network profiles on MySpace, Facebook and many others. The

Keeping Kids Safer on the Internet: Tips for Parents and Guardians

This one is for us parents. Every now and then I come across publications and services that I believe will be helpful for parents and will post them.This is for a free brochure titled Keeping Kids Safer on the Internet: Tips for Parents and Guardians and contains safety tips for families whose children use online services. Keeping Kids Safer on the Internet: Tips for Parents and Guardians is the

Free 1-2-3 Preschool Projects Sample Pack

preschoolprojects.net is offering you a chance to receive a free 1-2-3 preschool projects sample pack.Information from preschoolprojects.net - "1-2-3 Preschool Projects is a professionally designed preschool curriculum that offers a variety of textual materials that encourages the love of learning for the young child.The monthly packets are full of theme based activities that encourage learning

Hannah Montana: The Movie Soundtrack

For all the Hannah Montana fans, he's a chance for you to listen to Hannah Montana: The Movie Soundtrack online for free.There are seventeen songs from the movie soundtrack.Hannah Montana: The Movie SoundtrackTechnorati Tags: Fun 4 The Children Hannah Montana The Movie Soundtrack Hannah Montana children kids youth

Activities to keep your toddler amused during the summer

There are plenty of activities that you can participate with your toddler that need not break the bank! Some of the best moments you can have with your child cost nothing and this article will show you how.1. Buy a football or a small ball. Your child will have endless hours of fun throwing or kicking the ball around outside. This activity can involve just you or anyone else in the family who

Free Precious Places “The Princesses Save the Ball” DVD

Fisher Price is offering a FREE Precious Places, Episode #1, “The Princesses Save the Ball” DVD while supplies last"Little girls love playing princess-and they're sure to love all the magical surprises of the new Precious Places™ line from Fisher-Price. Catch Princess Sirina and her friends on this exciting DVD, as they discover their own unique strengths and the magic of teamwork." Visit the

Win a Miley Cyrus Poster

For all you Miley Cyrus fans, here's your chance to win a free poster of Miley!With the new Hannah Montana movie right around the corner, what better time to run a sweepstakes.Glamour.com is running a Miley Cyrus Poster Sweepstakes where the first 15,000 entrants will score a limited edition Miley Cyrus poster."This one started on April 7, 2009 at 10:00 AM ET so you had better hurry if you want

Sneak Peek Site Testing for your Children

Being a member of MomSelect, a program designed by BSM Media to help companies connect moms, I get the chance to choose to participate in may different marketing programs.I was recently offered the opportunity for my children and myself to take an exclusive sneak peek of a new kids' website, not yet available to the public. Scheduled to be testing during the week of April 6th, 2009, the new

Free Summer Bowling for your children!

Summer is a few months away but no better time than the present to start getting some ideas together to have fun with your children over the summer.KidsBowlFree.com, along with participating bowling centers is offering 2 Free games of bowling all summer long. Each of your children can bowl 2 free games every day throughout the duration of the program. Each center has their own age restrictions,

MEET ME AT THE CORNER

I've recently had the pleasure of speaking to Donna Guthrie, a teacher and children's author who has published more than twenty award-winning books for children. Donna also publishes a new, cool website for kids called MEET ME AT THE CORNER, a series of free kid-friendly video podcasts for children. Geared to children ages 7-12, MeetMeAtTheCorner.org is a dynamic, interactive site, which

Art Easter Bunny Rabbit

Let your child express themselves through their imagination when making this Art Easter Bunny Rabbit. Related Post:Easter Craft Project - Eggciting EggsTechnorati Tags: Fun 4 The Children art bunny rabbit Cullen's abc's child children kids preschool education Easter crafts crafts Easter

Free Fisher Price Little People Birthday - 03/21/09

Toys R US wants you to come celebrate the 50th birthday of Little People this Saturday, March 21, 2009, from 12 to 2 PM.Coloring activities, storytime, playtime with Little People toys and a free Little People DVD are available while supplies last and are distributed only to participating children. Free Fisher Price Little People BirthdayThere is a link for the Toys R Us store locator on their

Easter Craft Project - Eggciting Eggs

Here's a neat way to design Easter eggs with food coloring and dyes and without using real hard boiled eggs. Use Crayola Model Magic Fusion to decorate and design your own Easter eggs.For those of you that haven't used or don't know what Crayola Model Magic Fusion is, it's a soft, easy-to-use modeling material that lets you create colorful art. It's quick to dry and can be colored with paint and/

Happy St Patrick's Day Coloring Pages - part I

Here's a small list of coloring pages that contain the words, "Happy St Patrick's Day".Your children can color and decorate these and then hang them in windows and on doors. They can also use them as St Patrick's Day cards.Happy St Patrick's Day Coloring Page - with pot of gold.Happy St Patrick's Day Coloring Page - with shamrockHappy St Patrick's Day Coloring Page - with singing coloring

St. Patrick's Day Craft - How to Make Shamrock Shape Cut-outs Using the Tracing Method

St. Patrick's Day Craft - How to Make Shamrock Shape Cut-outs Using the Tracing Method.This video tutorial demonstrates how to make shamrock shaped cut-outs, using the tracing method. This is a great craft for St. Patrick's Day!We had problems posting the video here, so visit the below link to learn How to Make Shamrock Shape Cut-outs Using the Tracing Method.Technorati Tags: Fun 4 The Children

How to make a St. Patrick's Day Leprechaun Hat

"St. Patrick's day is not complete without your green attire. This kids activity how-to video tutorial shows you how to make a festive green leprechaun hat. This St. Patrick's Day kid craft involves making a leprechaun hat using felt, construction paper and an ice cream container."Technorati Tags: Fun 4 The Children How to make a St Patrick's Day Leprechaun Hat St Patrick's Day crafts St

Dr Seuss Coloring Pages

Theodor Seuss Geisel was born on March 2, 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He was an American writer and cartoonist, who was most widely known for his children's books written under his pen name, Dr. Seuss.He went on to publish over 60 children's books, characterized by imaginative characters and rhyme.Some of his most notable books include Green Eggs and Ham,

Free Jonas Brothers Exclusive Content

Is it possible we might have some Jonas Brothers fans. My have they become big stars. Seem like they were just opening for Hannah Montana / Miley Cyrus. Disney is offering downloads of free exclusive content which includes a sneak peek of the new Jonas Brothers movie just for entering a KRAFT Regular Singles UPC.Downloads are available February 17, 2009 through April 30, 2009 and are limited to

Make your own Printable Color Book

An online coloring book application that your children can select any image they want and compose their own color page.Sketch4Kids.com has a very fun and easy online coloring book application you child can choose from a variety of different categories and images to compose any coloring image they want and then can print it out on the computer printer, or send it by email to friends or family

Mardi Gras Coloring Pages

"Each year, more than 4 million people come to New Orleans from around the world to be part of what is often billed as the "greatest free party on Earth" -- Mardi Gras! Beginning in January, the city of New Orleans starts a variety of festivities that culminate with Mardi Gras Day, or Fat Tuesday -- the day before Ash Wednesday and Lent. For about two weeks before Fat Tuesday, residents and

Baseball Coloring Pages - Baseball Bats, Balls and Gloves

With major league baseball pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training, the children will soon be cheering for their favorite teams and players.Here's a small list of baseball bat, ball and glove coloring page links that we compiled and printed out on our computer printer.Baseball BatBaseball Bat and BallBaseball Bat, Ball, Glove #1 - baseball hat also.Baseball Bat, Ball, Glove #2Baseball

How To Make Valentine’s Day Cards With Kids

The best Valentine’s Day cards to give—and get—are the ones you make from scratch.This video gives you step by step instructions on creating some neat Valentine’s Day cards with your children. It shows you the supplies that you need to create the cards, but you can choose to use any supplies you would like. The decorative-edge scissors add a nice touch to the cards as they add interesting edges

Valentine's Day Candy Coloring Pages

A few sweets for you to color and they're not bad for your teeth. Here's a small collection of Valentine's Day candy coloring pages to print out and decorate any way you would like. You can even make the photos Valentine's Day cards by changing your printer options to print four to a page and then cutting them.Candy HeartCandy Hearts image #1 - made with 100% love.Candy Hearts image #2Bear with

Groundhog Day Coloring Pages

Groundhog Day is a holiday celebrated in United States and Canada on February 2. If a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day and fails to see its shadow because the weather is cloudy, winter will soon end. If on the other hand, it is sunny and the groundhog sees its shadow, the groundhog will supposedly retreat into its burrow, and winter will continue for 6 more weeks.Here are some

Barack Obama Coloring Pages

Our new President is settled in and I must say, the whole inauguration and the ceremonies to follow was wonderful to watch. I did receive a bunch of e-mail asking about Barack Obama coloring pages so... you wish is my command.Below find links for free coloring pages of our the forty-fourth president of the United States, Barack Obama.Barack Obama - in front of the White House #1Barack Obama - in

Inkheart Activity Book

With Inkheart hitting theaters nationwide on January 23, 2009 it seems everywhere I look there is mention of this movie (I really hope it's as good as all the promotion.Anyway... I found a free activity book that you can download and print out.The Inkheart Activity Book contains seven pages and includes: crossword puzzles, hidden message game, connect the dots, capture capricorn, maze, word

Martin Luther King Jr Coloring Pages

"Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an African American clergyman, activist and prominent leader in the American civil rights movement. His main legacy was to secure progress on civil rights in the United States and he is frequently referenced as a human rights icon today." Here are some coloring pages to honor Martin Luther King.Martin Luther King Jr - #1Martin Luther

Inkheart

Cornelia Funke's bestselling book Inkheart is now a feature film starring the wonderful Brendan Frasier. Our family has read Inkheart many times and are big fans of it as well as the other two books in the Inkworld trilogy, Inkspell and InkDeath. We are excited to know that a movie version has been released.Inkheart is the first book in the Inkworld trilogy and follows a 12 year old girl named

Jitterbug - Independent Music for Kids

"Jitterbug.tv Announces the Launch of a New Website Featuring Independent Music for Kids.Jitterbug.tv features artists making children’s music and music videos that both kids and parents enjoy. Jitterbug offers free, hand-picked music and videos chosen with the hip kid and parent in mind."I've recently had the pleasure to explore a new website called Jitterburg, the world's first dedicated online

Ice Skating Coloring Pages

My daughter loves to ice skate and with the freezing weather around our parts she gets to skate on the pond not far from our home. With it being way to cold outside today she decided to search for ice skating coloring pages.Here is what she found (with help from mom). Don't forget to further explore the websites that offer these ice skating coloring pages.Ice SkatingBratz Ice Champions