Free Newspaper Headlines From Your Birthday

There is a website that offers a free printable On This Day In History sheet. It includes the price of a loaf of bread on that day and popular TV shows. It is currently only updated to 2002 so I'm hoping they update to get my daughter's birthday in there. I was able to print out for my 12 year old and my husband but not her. This is great for the scrapbook!!! Go here. Make sure you hit the print version button. Have fun with this - we did!

Michaels Free Make It Take It

Saturday August 13 Michaels is having a free Make it Take it activity from 12 to 2. It is a Duck Tape Folder shown here.

Family Tools Website

I found an awesome website with lots of resources for families. allprodad.com has tons of printables that you can't find elsewhere such as a teen driving contract, a cell phone contract, a going to a dance worksheet, chore charts, conversation starters, a video game/computer time log... Also quizes to see how your family is doing... One of the best sites I've found! It is connected to Coach Dungy. I highly recommend it.

A New Old Tradition

I recently read that the reason the small Animal Crackers boxes have handles is that they used to hang them on the Christmas tree! I think I might start that tradition at my house!

Barnes and Noble Kids Reading Club

Kids grades 1-6 can read any 8 books and get one book free with Barnes and Noble's Summer Reading Club between May 26 and September 7. (Print out pages 1 and 2.)

Reward Program from Chuck E Cheese

Chuck E Cheese has a program where you can print of one of the reward charts from their site and bring it in for 10 free tokens. That would be incentive enough for my kids! There are charts for lots of different things - clean room, keeping active, brushing teeth, doing homework...Must purchase one food item. Thanks Thrifty Mommy

Free Computer Software

I have gotten a lot of free computer software for the kids at our local library. Although many of the games require you to have the CD to play it again, there are many programs that stay on your computer even after you return the CD.

Free Family Fun

One of the best things I have found for kids is the free workshop clinics at Home Depot and Lowes. The kids get to learn how to build things and are so proud of what they have made. These are always on Saturday mornings. Info can be found on the links. I think it is so important for kids to feel productive and be excited about something they have made.