31 Halloween Craft Projects e-Book

Have a crafty countdown to Halloween with 31 free Halloween craft projects in this printable e-Book collection, from the wonderful folks at FaveCrafts.

Inside the 31 Halloween Craft Projects e-Book you will find some wonderful Halloween craft projects for families to do together and a whole section of Halloween crafts devoted to kids.

Free Halloween E-book - How To Make Your Own Spooky Halloween Crafts

Halloween is approaching quickly, so it's time to start making some fun Halloween crafts. Here's a free e-book for you and the kids to use when making your own spooky Halloween crafts.

Inside of the How To Make Your Own Spooky Halloween Crafts e-book you will find a huge list of topics that include:

Money and Fun can Play Together

Mary Poppins said, "Find the fun and snap! The job's a game".

For an adult, there's not much fun to be had when it comes to personal finance! But when it comes to teaching your child about money, the best thing you can do is make a game of it. Not only will this keep their attention, but it will also begin to plant the seeds of a sound financial future for them.

Learning the coins

The first step should be teaching your child what each coin is called.

Kids Crafts - Fun Crafts for Kids With Pipe Cleaners

Pipe cleaners are very easy to use and fun for the children to create different craft projects with. In the follow video, you and the kids will learn how to make a person, a reindeer and the sun, all using pipe cleaners.

Materials needed for all projects in video:

Pipe cleaners
Scissors (safety scissors for smaller children)
Pencil
Googly eyes (optional)
Pom poms (optional)

Your Life in Comics: 100 things for Guys to Write and Draw Review and Giveaway

Your Life in Comics: 100 Things for Guys to Write and Draw, is the newest book from the very talented Bill Zimmerman. My family is a big fan of Mr Zimmerman and love his books and websites. If you have been a reader of Fun 4 The Children for some time, you've read other post in regards to Bill Zimmerman (Pocket Doodles For Kids and MakeBeliefsComix.com).

Bill's new book, Your Life in Comics, is geared for boys, ages 9-13. With this do-it-yourself, interactive comic book your boys can tell stories from their own life. Rather than provide the story, this interactive book allows them to decide what happens by using words and drawings of their creation.

101+ Ways to keep Kids Busy - Free E-book

Here's a nice little e-book you can use to help your children to grow and develop. It’s full of wonderful ideas of things you can plan and do with your children.

The free e-book, title 101+ Ways to keep Kids Busy was written for caregivers, but is also wonderful for parents use as your child is
growing and developing.

Inside 101+ Ways to keep Kids Busy, you will find some wonderful ideas such as making a musical instrument, obstacle course, ideas with paper, experiments, make a book and so much more!

With 101+ Ways to keep Kids Busy, you'll have plenty of fresh ideas ideas for your youngsters.

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Toys R Us: Thomas Play Date Event (9/11/10)

Visit your local Toys "R" Us store on Saturday, September 11, 2010 from 11 am - 1 pm, for the free Thomas Play Date Event.


Your little ones will be treated to free story time, games, coloring and complimentary gifts.

The activities at the Thomas Play Date Event are intended for children, ages 3 and up and parental supervision is required at all times.

Free Cyber Safety Kids E-book

Parents, we are responsible for providing safe Internet for our children. The Internet contains millions of web pages that contain unsafe content for our children.

There are so many risks associated with the Internet, cyberbullying, online gambling, sexual predators, scams and so much more, with the numbers increasing by the day. One can not be to protective when allowing our kids to use the world wide web.

We found a wonderful e-book to help you and your children learn more about safety on the Internet. The Free Cyber Safety Kids E-book will teach you how to keep your children and teens safe online by applying
effective real world parenting skills to cyberspace.

Tip: To save time and money on ink: When you choose Print, you may have noticed a button that says "Properties." Click "Properties" and then "Print Quality." Select either "Draft Print" or "Fast Draft" (options are different on some printers) to print a fast copy that saves ink!



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Free 6-month subscription to Parent Magazine

Grab a Free 6-month subscription to Parents magazine when you enter the Similac Go Scoopless Sweepstakes.

By entering the Similac Go Scoopless Sweepstakes you have a chance to win daily prizes (100 per day) consisting of a 1-quart bottle of Similac® Advance® Concentrated Liquid (ARV $9.49 each). All eligible entrants will receive a $2 off coupon for Similac Concentrated Liquid.

After you register and enter the contest, you'll have the option to request your Free 6-month subscription to Parents Magazine.

The sweepstakes is open to residents of the 50 U.S. states and D.C., 18 and older. Sweepstakes ends 11:59:59 p.m. ET on October 31, 2010.



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Fun Activities to help your Children Lose Weight

If you were born during the 50, 60’s 70’s, 80’s, and early 90’s, chances are you have not availed of any government program about childhood obesity or even enrolled in a kids gym. You may have gone to a summer camp but not on a weight loss camp, played basketball that involves running and jumping not just by smashing buttons, and played hula hoops with a hoop around your waist not by standing on a Wii balance board. This is all because most, if not all, children during those times are physically fit because they know how to play real games. Kids love to play, no arguments on that; however because of the advent of TVs, video games, and Internet, kids play at home instead of playing in the park. Real play is vital in a kid’s growth and development because through play, their social, mental, emotional, and physical aspects are all enhanced. Let us use play and other fun activities to help the children lose weight and avoid obesity.

Free Fisher Price TRIO Race Car Set

"Start a collection with this race car or add it to other TRIO building sets you child already has. Pieces go together with a "snap" so kids know they've connected them and are sized just right to build fast and build strong."

Mattel will send you a Fisher Price TRIO Race Car Set absolutely free!

The free Fisher Price TRIO Race Car Set is available to US residents only, while supplies last. Only one car set will be provided per household. Better hurry because this will go quickly.

* As of this posting, the Mattel website is very slow *



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Fun Kids Crafts for a Rainy Day

Rainy days giving your kids the blues? Tania, over at the Trying to Conceive blog, provides us with a wonderful guest post, to brighten your kids day up with Fun Kids Crafts for a Rainy Day.

Keeping small kids happy and entertained can be a bit of a challenge on a rainy day! I am sure that every mother has been through days where the whole family is desperate to leave the house, and boredom is making the kids whiney and hyperactive. These days tend to be days where mom is a little short of inspiration too, at least in my experience. Wouldn’t it be great if you had some fun crafts to pull out, just like that? These are some ideas for fun things to do when staying home is your only option.

Free Child Safety Kit

24 pages of child safety guidance for us parents. Keep your children safe with a free Child Safety Kit from the Polly Klass Foundation.

"The Child Safety Kit shows you how to teach your children:

* Which strangers to ask for help when no trusted adults are available.

* How to recognize dangerous situations.

* How to respond to those dangerous situations correctly.

Also included in the 24 page Kit is special information on:

* Special no-scare methods for each age group.

* Recording your child's fingerprints in the privacy of your home.

* Sampling and storing your child's DNA in your own home."

The Child Safety Kit is available worldwide, residents of the USA can get a free hard print copy, while residents outside of the US can download the safety kit.



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