Halloween Decorations That Won't Break The Bank

Try these ideas for affordable ways to turn your home into a haunted house at Halloween.
Halloween Decorations That Won't Break The Bank

Halloween Snacks

There are some really gory recipes here for your Halloween enjoyment ... instead of the usual sandwiches at Halloween, why not surprise the kids with these spooky snacks!
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Free Halloween Games

Halloween is a great time to put a new twist on favorite games that are reliably fun but affordable to. These Halloween party games can be done for minimal cost and effort, or free with things that are commonly found right in your home.Free Halloween Games

Christmas Games Any Age Can Enjoy

Christmas is a time of getting together and having a great time with those family and friends of all ages that you love to be around. Here are two Christmas games of all ages to ensure that everyone’s bellies shake when they laugh like a bowl full of jelly.
Christmas Games Any Age Can Enjoy

More Sudoku for Kids

We are pleased to announced that we have 3 new printable booklets of Sudoku for sale for kids who are hooked on these addictive puzzles! After much consultation with teachers and parents, we have put together a booklet of 60 4x4 puzzles, another of 60 6x6 puzzles, and a third of 60 9x9 puzzles. Each book is graded very carefully so that the first puzzle is the easiest and then the puzzles get progressively - but very gradually - more difficult.

To make photocopying easier, there are 3 puzzles per page. Each page has a fun (black and white) illustration, and solutions to all the puzzles are included at the back of each booklet.

Booklets are in pdf format (like most of the printables at Activity Village) and are available for instant download when payment goes through. Priced at $5.25 or £2.99 per booklet, we know that your kids will enjoy these Sudoku puzzles, which have been created especially for them!

More Sudoku for Kids

Family Meal Times

I really enjoyed this video about family meal times and found it very inspiring!
The Family Dinner Video

Helping children cope with the death of a pet

The death of a pet can be a traumatic experience for the whole family. For a young child, it can also be confusing-it's often the first time a child must deal with such loss. In many cases, the pet has been with the family since before the child's birth, so he or she has grown up with the pet as a real part of the family. Children tend to relate to pets as playmates, so the loss, to a child, is often the loss of a best friend.
Helping children cope with the death of a pet