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Leprechauns, Clovers, Rainbows and Gold… St. Patrick’s Day Free Printables

Sara — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 19:30:05 +0000

We aren’t Irish. I think we may be a little Scotch if you go back far enough… but this fact will not stop me from trying to redeem myself this St. Patrick’s Day. Last year, I totally blew it and my kids were the only ones that didn’t know we were supposed to try to [...]

Lollipop Valentine Flowers No.2

Sara — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:52:52 +0000

Want another option to the Valentine lollipops featured at Skip to My Lou? Here’s another take on it that is very pretty and requires less cutting! From Better Homes and Gardens: Lollipop Valentine Flowers Use a scalloped circle punch to create the pretty floral cut for the tissue paper. Layer different colors of tissue paper on [...]

Doodle 4 Google

Sara — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 15:00:34 +0000

Is your little K-12th grader a budding Rembrandt? A potential Picasso? Then have them Doodle 4 Google and they could win a college scholarship and a $25,000 technology grant for your school! Google is running its fourth annual drawing competition where students compete to design the website’s logo according to a theme. This year’s theme [...]