Free printable cards and other really cool printable products

Caravan is a really cool shop with tons of affordable, and really cool, downloadable products. I just discovered them and I love their stuff. Best of all, they have free printables for download, including all their stationery. :) Happy dance! Not all the cards are black, those are just my favourites.

Another freebie I love is the proper placement placemat. Print it, laminate it and you're set.

Have a happy, sunny weekend!

The Bunny, The Egg & The Cross

My friend Alicia from Two Hens In The Kitchen sent me a copy of their Easter ebook and I think they've done a fabulous job of putting together teaching materials and crafts for kids. It's aimed at 2-6 year olds, but if you are working with a variety of ages in your home it could definitely be stretched further without issue.

It's a 9 day program that covers Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday with a little devotional and craft each day. I enjoyed learning more about Easter. I had no idea what Shrove Tuesday or Maundy Thursday were before this. Do you?

My favourite crafts are the Greek Easter Eggs (pictured above, as done by Alicia and kids) and the puffy tissue paper perfume bottle, sorry no picture yet. All the crafts have easy to follow instructions and are made from things either around your home or found at any dollar store. There are various template included in the ebook as well.

Anytime I come across something that helps me explain the real meaning of Easter in a meaningful way that's as fun as Easter Bunnies and chocolate I am always grateful, so thank you Ladies!

For more information, or to buy the ebook for $4.99, visit the Two Hens In The Kitchen post about The Bunny, The Egg & The Cross.

Happy Easter!

The Complete Chronicles of Narnia Audio for Free!

You can buy the complete audiobook set of The Chronicles of Narnia on Amazon.ca for $37 ... or you can download it for free from Ancient Faith Radio! I found it thanks to www.freehomeschooldeals.com .It's all there, read in a series of 1/2 hour podcasts that you can listen to online or download to your computer. This might be somewhat intimidating to some because there are 101 episodes, but it really didn't take long.

Download them to your computer, import them into iTunes (if that's what you use for music), make a playlist for each book and you're home free. :o) The girl got an mp3 player for christmas so this was great timing.

Morning Routine Cards

These free printable morning routine cards for preschoolers are from livinglocurto.com. They are great for helping keep the boy on task. I laminated them and added magnets so that he can flip them and see this ...

If you would like to print this on the back side of the morning routine cards, click on the picture above.

Home Management Planner Pages

Here are the pages from my home management planner. Click on the image or the link for a larger view, and if there is a magnifying glass be sure to click it once, then right click and save the image to your computer. For most of them I've included my planner page and a blank alternative.

**UPDATE: These are no longer available for download**

Morning Routine and Evening Routine
I personally think the Evening Routine is the most important part of the day (organization-wise) - but I am definitely still working on being consistent in doing it. The ideas in these two routines you might recognize from the fly lady. I've changed them up to fit me. I have to say there are a couple things on there that I still aspire to do. Clean the bathrooms every morning, I don't think so! Maybe one day.

my morning checklist

morning checklist - blank

my evening checklist

evening checklist - blank

Daily Checklists

There's a new addition to my daily checklists because I borrowed it, almost straight across but not quite, from my friend Natasha of Domestica, the awesomest new blog. Check it out for fresh inspiration and ideas on home and life. 

my monday checklist

monday checklist - blank

my tuesday checklist

tuesday checklist - blank

my wednesday checklist

wednesday checklist - blank

my thursday checklist

thursday checklist - blank

my friday checklist

friday checklist - blank

A few more . . .

weekly planner pg 1

weekly planner pg 2

emergency contact sheet

my weekly chore checklist

weekly chore checklist - blank

to do list

For more links to free planner pages and more information on how to create your own planner, check this post