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.

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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 Swallowed a Fly



Information from Moving Picture Books:

Moving Picture Books are primarily designed to educate and inspire reading in young children. The Read-Along-Text versions of our stories have been hailed by both education professionals and parents as a great early reading tool. In addition, our books feature age-appropriate lessons that any parent can appreciate - caring, sharing, empathy, honesty, self-reliance and more!

Moving Picture Books are also intended to support busy parents in the digital age. Our digital downloads allow children to easily engage in learning wherever they are - on the school bus, at the doctor's office, the airport and waiting in line at a store to name just a few.

The truth is, we love what we do. Many of us involved in creating Moving Picture Books are parents of young children. We love the reaction we get not only from our kids, but also from the parents and kids we meet who have experienced the magic of Moving Picture Books. We hope you'll join us on this exciting journey!

I've been provided a code that you can use to get a free download. Visit the Moving Picture Books website, select your title and then enter the code BLOGHER to receive a free download. Enjoy!

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Happy Thanksgiving

Wishing everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving from all of us here at the Fun 4 The Children blog!

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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!



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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."



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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 Items

Event details vary by store. Children under the age of 13 must be accompanied by a parent or other legal guardian. Contact your local store for details."

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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 information, it takes Santa two days to answer your letter and you can go back to Santa’s Secret Village at www.northpole.com to get your reply. MAKE SURE you have the name and password you entered to read your letter.

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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

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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 Rings
Tom the Turkey Pumpkin
Turkey Table Accents
Thanksgiving Indian and Pilgrim Table Toppers
Thankful Pins
Decorative Cartoon Turkey

I've provided two links for you to get your free Thanksgiving Crafts ebook, this one being a direct link to the downloaded ebook and the one at the top of this post is the offer on the FaveCrafts.com website. I've listed it this way because sometimes a website will change their webpages and I don't want anyone to miss out on this one.

Also, be sure to look around the FaveCrafts.com website as they have many wonderful crafts listed on their website.

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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 always pleased to add to our ever growing collection.

I ran across a wonderful blog called My Parent Magic, where you’ll find fun resources, and great information to help you keep the magic of childhood alive and well with your children. The site’s creator, Chuck Smith, had created a Christmas Super Bonus Package that he used to sell, but for various reasons, he has decided to give the Santa Letters and Christmas Certificates to anyone who subscribes to his My Parent Magic email list.

Inside this wonderful package you will get 50+ Letters From Santa and 50+ More Letters From Santa. You will also get 10 Premium Christmas Certificates.

The letters and certificates will be released on a schedule starting November 13th, November 20th, November 27th and December 4th.

Now remember, to get your free Santa Letters and Christmas Certificates, visit the My Parent Magic blog and sign up for the My Parent Magic email list.

As a special "Thank You" for joining the list, you will also get a link to download "101 Letters From" which contains 100+ customizable letters for your children and some other special bonuses. There are letters from the Tooth Fairy, Santa, and letters for special occasions like the first day of school.

Related Christmas Post:

Free Santa Letters

Free Letters from Santa

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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] There were 102 passengers and a crew of 25-30."

Grab your crayons and whatever else you use to decorate your coloring pages and use your imagination as you set sail on the Mayflower!

Mayflower - image #1

Mayflower - image #2

Mayflower - image #3

Mayflower - image #4

Mayflower - image #5

Mayflower - image #6

Mayflower - image #7

Mayflower - image #8

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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 Children blog. Kids, please check with your parents before looking at new websites!

Pilgrim and Indians - arm wrestling

Pilgrim Man

Pilgrim Men - with turkey, fire and housing

Pilgrim Boy #1 - with "Give Thanks" pumpkin

Pilgrim Boy #2 - Happy Thanksgiving

Pilgrim Girl - Happy Thanksgiving

Pilgrim Reading

Pilgrim and turkey

Male and Female Pilgrim #1

Male and Female Pilgrim #2

Male and Female Pilgrim - preparing to eat turkey

Friendly Pilgrim and Indian - with turkey and corn

Pilgrim and Indian #1

Pilgrim and Indian #2

Pilgrim at the Cross

Feel free to share your decorated coloring pages with us or any Thanksgiving coloring pages you have drawn.

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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:



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