Author: Kay

FreePrintable.net fans in the United States will likely want to make use of the many patriotic printables I have to offer at the various sites this Independence Day. There’s everything from firecracker-themed recipe cards to Fourth of July coloring pages to certificates honoring soldiers.

My newest addition is July 4 writing prompts at FreeWritingPrompts.net. These will help teachers get students in elementary school, middle school, high school, and college get started on essays and narratives with sample holiday-themed writing prompts. View and print any of the many prompts at the site for free.

Kids will love the Independence Day coloring pages at FreePrintableColoringPages.net. Besides fireworks, flags, and patriotic kids, there’s a selection of U.S. History coloring pages and the flags for all 50 states.

There is waving flag-themed letterhead (lined or unlined) that can also be used for flyers at FreePrintableStationery.net. It’s free, and there’s a business card to match at FreePrintableBusinessCards.net. If you’d like to be able to remove the site URL from the business card, the premium version is $3. There are even free flag address labels at PrintableLabels.net.

And don’t miss the patriotic certificates at FreePrintableCertificates.net. You can honor a civil leader, volunteer, military service person, or any patriot.

Wow — there are now nearly 400 dot to dot puzzles to choose from at DotToDots.net. My 5-year-old is a big fan, and I have to admit that enjoy working (and then coloring) a dot-to-dot from time to time. It’s very relaxing!

I recently added 50 new puzzles to the site. Some have much of the shape already filled in, so it’s more about practicing letters and numbers than it is about guessing what the subject is. But there are some tricky ones, too.

There are new sports dots to dots as well as: transportation (especially airplanes and cars), outerspace, food, and origami shapes. New animals range from a cow and horse to birds and sea life.

These dot to dot puzzles are perfect for entertaining kids during long summer car rides. They’re also popular with teachers, and business owners like to set them out among coloring pages at restaurants and so on. DotToDots.net is a sister site to FreePrintableColoringPages.net.

Father’s Day is coming up, and in anticipation I’ve added 15 new Father’s Day cards to www.FreePrintableGreetingCards.net. They’re colorful, fun, and easy to instantly download and print. I hope you’ll check out the new cards: There are wrapped package designs and a funny gorilla, too. They’re all free as PDFs or just $4 for a DOC version you can customize in Microsoft Word. And please bookmark FreePrintableGreetingCards.net, because the site has more than 270 cards for all occasions.

I also wanted to give you a rundown of the other Father’s Day printables available at the FreePrintable.net websites. First off, at www.FreePrintableCertificates.net, there are several variations of the World’s Best Dad certificate, and even a World’s Goofiest Dad award and a certificate for Grandpa. They’re all free as PDFs you can print out and write on, or pay $5 for the DOC version and type in the names and dates.

You can top off a gift to dad with one of the free Father’s Day gift tags at www.FreePrintableGiftTags.net. And kids will love coloring a special picture for dad from www.FreePrintableColoringPages.net.

Enjoy the printables, and happy Father’s Day!

If you’re hosting or attending a graduation, retirement party, wedding, or other special event this summer, you may be called upon to make a toast. Don’t panic! My new site www.ExampleToasts.com has launched with 50 FREE sample toasts you can use verbatim, or to inspire your own toast-writing efforts.

There are toasts for weddings (from the best man, maid of honor, or anyone) and other milestones such as celebrating a new home, sweet 16 parties, quinceaneras, baby blessings, and anniversaries. I also have toasts for specific occasions such as a second marriage, a parent’s wedding, and retirement from the military. Some of the example toasts are funny, while others are more solemn. Some are ideal in business settings while others are best for close friends.

ExampleToasts.com also includes several helpful articles on topics such as: how to write a toast, wedding toasts, and the do’s and don’ts of toasting.

With the help of ExampleToasts.com, you won’t get stuck on wording and can turn your attention to your delivery, and, of course, the event and those being honored at it. All of the toasts are free! They can be downloaded in DOC form to be opened and printed with Microsoft Word, Google Docs, or another compatible program, or just cut and paste directly from the site.

Cheers!

I’ve gotten compliments from people whose kids love the paper dolls at PrintablePaperDolls.net (Even grown-up paper doll collectors have written in.). But one thing you guys have asked for again and again are paper dolls that aren’t already in color. You creative types want to color them in yourself. Done!

I’ve just added a large selection of colorable paper dolls to the site. And, like all of the 90 paper dolls at PrintablePaperDolls.net, they’re free to download and print. (Or, for convenience, you can opt to pay $9 to download the entire paper doll collection at once.)

The new printable paper dolls include: fairies, ballerinas, princesses, boys, brides and grooms, police officers, firefighters, soliders and more.

The full-color dolls have many of the same themes, along with sports, seasonal and holiday designs. Plus, there are extra clothes as well as hairstyles for even more creative play options.

Print them on regular printer paper. Or, for sturdier dolls, use cardstock. Have fun!

Finding a pretty (or cute) Mother’s Day card is easy thanks to FreePrintableGreetingCards.net. I’ve just added 30 new designs to the site, so there are more cards to choose from than ever: teddy bears, butterflies, beach scenes, hearts, flowers, swirls, chocolates, wrapped packages and even a mixed drink.

These Mother’s Day cards are perfect for moms, grandmas, aunts, wives and any other moms or surrogate moms in your life.

Mama always said saving time and money is good. All of the cards at FreePrintableGreetingCards.net (more than 270 for all occasions) are free to download and print as PDFs, or you can pay just $4 to download one in DOC form and customize it in Microsoft Word, adding names and personal messages.

Greetings from beautiful Amsterdam, where my wife and I are enjoying a getaway while the kids are home getting spoiled by Grandpa.

This city is amazing! We’re celebrating my wife’s birthday, but the locals are celebrating big-time: It’s Koninginnedag, or Queen’s Day, a national holiday to celebrate the Netherlands’ Queen Beatrix. It was basically an all-day party, with festivals, relaxing, and everyone dressed completely in orange. It’s the tradition for Queen’s Day. Here are a few pictures from our trip.

I’m not certain what I’m doing tomorrow, let alone in 2013. But, due to popular demand, I’ve rounded up several full-page and all-on-one-page 2013 calendars and launched Printable2013Calendars.com. I hope you like it! It’s modeled after my site, Printable2012calendars.com.

Printable2013calendars.com has each month of 2013 on one page, and also offers the entire year in one convenient download as well as 12 months formatted on one page. Watch for new designs to come! At Printable2012calendars.com, you’ll find many variations of single-page calendars, a large print version, calendars with holidays in red, academic calendars, a wallet calendar, and more.

Everything at these calendar sites is free to download and print. Choose from a PDF or a DOC version you can edit in Microsoft Word, Google Docs, and other compatible programs.

If you like these calendars, check out my other site, RocketCalendar.com, which has printable calendars for the years 1900 through 2099 as well as lunar calendars and Islamic calendars. Also, PrintableJewishCalendar.com has free Jewish calendars with holidays and Hebrew months and days of the week names, among other options.

With the bunny waiting in the wings, I wanted to remind you about the new additions to my site, FreeEasterPrintables.com, and also let you know about free printable gift tags, place cards, and other fun stuff.

FreeEasterPrintables.com not only has 30-plus printable letters from the Easter Bunny in all kinds of themes, but also bunny ears you can wear and printable egg wrappers. The Easter crafts are free, and the letters are free as PDFs or $5 for a version you can edit in Microsoft Word.

Along with the coloring pages at FreeEasterPrintables.com, there are also lots of more coloring to by done at FreePrintableColoringPages.net and BibleColoringPages.org.

If you’re giving Easter presents, or have made holiday foods, download a free Easter gift tag from FreePrintableGiftTags.net. And there are Easter place card designs at PrintablePlaceCards.net as well as a recipe card at FreePrintableRecipeCards.net. I’ve even got an Easter-themed fax cover sheet at FreeFaxCoverSheets.net.

If you’re celebrating Easter this weekend, have a great one!

The letters from the Easter Bunny and coloring pages at FreeEasterPrintables.com have been a hit since I first launched the site in 2009. Parents and others just love helping out the Easter Bunny with printable letters covering situations as diverse as baby’s first Easter and a child who might be questioning whether the friendly rabbit is real. (Hard to imagine, right?)

With Easter coming up April 8, I’ve already added a bunch (a basket?) of new letters as well as an entirely new category of fun: printable Easter crafts. There are several colors of Easter bunny ears to print, cut out, and wear. They’re perfect for hopping down the bunny trail. There are also egg wrappers with rabbit and farm designs. Print them out on paper or sturdy cardstock and use them for decorating eggs.

The new letters include variations for situations such as a child having met the Easter bunny at the mall, or a child with a new sibling. There are now some humorous egg hunt rules. And a new letter referencing prayer joins the religious-themed letters already at the site. All of the letters are formatted on full-color, exclusive Easter stationery and digitally “signed” by the bunny himself.

FreeEasterPrintables.com also has nearly two dozen Easter coloring pages to choose from.

The coloring pages and crafts are free to download and print. The letters are free as PDFs, but many opt for the premium DOC version, which is $5 and can be customized in Microsoft Word, typing in a child’s name and other details. Happy Easter!