Author: Kay

You can try to reassure your kid that Santa won’t need a chimney to delivers his or her presents all you want, but it won’t do you much good. Kids have questions and anxieties about Christmas that are tough to address. That’s why I have more than 50 Santa letter templates at SantaPrintables.com that do just that. The site also has a number of other fun Christmas activities.

If you’ve ever had trouble convincing your children that Santa has a nice and naughty list, that he’ll find your family at a new address, or even that he received the child’s wish list, these templates are a great solution. Santa is the ultimate authority on any Christmas-related subject, whether you want a Santa letter for general correspondence or one that focuses on religious holiday messages.

There are also quite a few written from other North Pole residents such as Mrs. Claus, the elves and the reindeer. All of the letters come with full-color illustrations of Santa, ribbons and Christmas trees.
SantaPrintables.com offers more than just letters, though. There are also Christmas games for memory, matching and Bingo. If you’re throwing a party or family gathering you can print and use the Christmas cards that are decorated with cute illustrations of reindeer, Christmas trees and snowmen.

All of the templates at SantaPrintables.com are free to download and print as PDFs, or $5 for a DOC file that can be customized in Microsoft Word or its equivalent. Then, you can type in kids’ names and other personal details before printing.

A new year is on its way, and besides a large selection of 2014 calendars, I also have a site that offers datebook-style planners and refill pages suitable for use any time of the year. There are 47 new printable planners at PrintablePlanners.net.

I decided, with this round of additions, it was time to make a new category devoted entirely to student planners. Decorated in gold and maroon lettering, each template contributes to a comprehensive academic binder. While they’re great for any student, these are specifically designed for high school graduates and college students. There are basic essay and test trackers, daily schedules and calendars, but there are also university applications, budgets and course schedules.

A lot of the new additions are task planners, which cover a variety of scheduling and planning needs. There are lesson plans decorated with colorful triangle patterns that are perfect for teachers preparing a syllabus. There are also colorful menu planners and project timers.

I have more than 350 planners at PrintablePlanners.net, and they are all available in the size that works best for you. The smallest size is the Mini-Organizer and is only 2.75 x 5”, while the largest, the Executive-Organizer, is a full-sized page. They all have guides for a three-hole punch and are available for free as a printable PDF or for $4 as a DOC file that can be edited in a word processor.

If you’d like to try different sizes or simply have all the templates available on-hand, I recommend getting every single template in one big planner collection.

A good business card should present your services quickly and attractively, and that’s just what my new batch of 40 new printable business cards do over at FreePrintableBusinessCards.net. Whether you want an abstract picture or a focus on a specific field, there’s something eye-catching for everyone.

A lot of the new designs are abstract business cards decorated with various textured metals, plaster and stone. These are great for builders, construction workers and artists or designers.

There are also a number of corporate business cards featuring everything from urban city skylines to careers in modeling, acupuncture, typing and teaching. There are also bright, cute cards decorated with sunflowers, shoes, fish and stamps for fun, personal purposes.

There are 1,171 business cards at FreePrintableBusinessCards.net. A free version is available with a permanent URL of the site, whereas the version with the editable URL costs $3. Both come as DOC files that can be filled in with a word processor. A business card with a unique QR data code can be made using the custom card-maker.

Good news for kids who like to do art and play pretend: I’ve added 25 new printable paper dolls at PrintablePaperDolls.net and 30 new printable masks at PrintableMasks.net. Each of the new templates has a colorful, illustrated version and a blank version that can be colored in.

All of the new additions at PrintablePaperDolls.net are celebrity paper dolls inspired by movie stars, models, singers and actors from the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s. One calls to mind a black-haired rock and roll singer with gyrating hips and a crooning voice.
Another is reminiscent of a beautiful debutante who spends her mornings at expensive jewelry stores. These are fun not only kids but for nostalgic adults. Each one has a number of outfits and accessories and is free to download and print as a PDF file.

Over at PrintableMasks.net I have provided a number of various human masks for kids to try out. These extend from positive models such as male and female cave-miners, Navy captains, astronauts and chefs, to more outlandish careers such as bandits, cowboys and professional wrestlers. There are masks of walruses and dogs, and even a few strangely cuddly monster masks.

For both the paper dolls and the masks, I recommend printing on cardstock or laminating them after you cut them out. That way you’ll have a sturdier, more resilient toy. For full instructions on the best way to make the masks, check out my helpful mask making guide.

It’s getting close to that time of year where we eat ourselves into a tryptophan stupor, but before we can do that it’s nice to enjoy the fall season and the festive holiday spirit. ThanksgivingPrintables.net has all of the fun games and activities you could want for your Thanksgiving travels, while the rest of the FreePrintable.net sites take care of food, correspondence and school needs.

ThanksgivingPrintables.net is the perfect site for family fun, with more than 60 Thanksgiving greeting cards, matching games, bingo cards, fun facts and colorful invitations decorated with turkeys. Each one is free to print as a PDF, while editable versions cost a few dollars each.

FreeprintableRecipeCards.net has a lot of holiday recipe cards for sharing Thanksgiving recipes for stuffing, casseroles, pumpkin pies and turkeys. Each one is decorated with meat, veggies, desserts and wine in bright, colorful illustrations. The 3×5 or 4×6 lined cards are free as PDFs, while editable versions that can be filled in through Microsoft Word cost $7.

Nothing keeps kids calm and out of the way during meal preparations like the 30+ Thanksgiving coloring pages at FreePrintableColoringPages.net. Free to download and print as a PNG file, these templates feature fun pictures of turkeys, pilgrims, families, cornucopia and more.

Finally, if you’re a teacher, have students write letters using the Thanksgiving letterhead templates at FreeLetterheadTemplates.net. These pages have backgrounds decorated with pumpkins, turkeys and pictures of the harvest and are free to download as a DOC file. Or assign creative writing topics or holiday essays with the Thanksgiving writing prompts at FreeWritingPrompts.net. These essay and short-story starters are designed for all ages and range in categories from elementary school to college. Each one is free to download and edit in a word processor.

However you celebrate Thanksgiving, make sure you have good food, friends and family and plenty of holiday printables!

Grocery shopping can be a challenge, especially if you’re dealing with a special diet, allergy or lifestyle change. That’s why I’ve got 23 new printable grocery lists that can serve as a guide, a reference or just a blank template to be filled in.

A lot of the new additions are specialty grocery lists for people with unusual circumstances. This includes shopping lists for new parents, victims of a cold or flu, those recuperating from a surgery, and people preparing for an emergency. These lists are filled in with helpful suggestions of what to buy or not to buy for each situation.

I’ve also created a new category this round. There are now four different printable expiration labels that are compatible with the Avery 5163 label template. Each one features a picture of a different kind of food such as dairy, meat, casserole and fruit. There’s space to write in the date the food was bought and the date it will likely expire.

Finally, there are several menu planners that cover a month’s worth of groceries, a lunchbox planner for school lunches, and some colorful grocery lists that are divided by section and decorated with fun pictures. These are particularly nice for getting kids involved with the shopping process.

Once you’ve bought all of your ingredients, head over to FreePrintableRecipeCards.net and pick up a colorful recipe card to record your meal. Or, if you’re shopping for more than groceries, try getting one of the 65 checklists, task planners and schedules available at PrintableToDoList.com.

Whether you’re gearing up for holiday baking or just experimenting in the kitchen, you can remember the secrets of the dish with the help of a recipe card from FreePrintableRecipeCards.net. I’ve just added a large batch of new designs to the site, including international recipe cards.

These new recipe cards are perfect for the home chef who appreciates cuisine from around the world. Some feature delicious ethnic food from Germany and Mexico, as well as the German and Mexican flags, which make colorful borders for the cards.

Also available are some cool new geometric recipe cards with black-and-white boxes, colorful abstract designs and orange-and-blue waves. These are perfect for any occasion, meal, or recipe.

There are 277 recipes at FreePrintableRecipeCards.net, all of which are free as 3×5, 4×6 or 8×10 PDF cards. There are both lined and unlined options. An editable DOC can be purchased for $7 and the recipe can be typed directly into the template using a word processor before printing.