Category Archives: 7-10 Year Olds

Make Laundry Day Fun for the Whole Family + Free Printable! *Guest Post by Emily Gibson*

Make Laundry Day Fun for the Whole Family + Free Printable! *Guest Post by Emily Gibson*
Make Laundry Day Fun for the Whole Family + Free Printable! *Guest Post by Emily Gibson*

When you were growing up, what was your favorite chore? Washing the dishes? Mowing the lawn? Laundry? Hearing the words “favorite” and “chore” in the same sentence sounds almost impossible to achieve, however if you start involving the family in the chores, the chores can become less chorelike and more fun for the family.

Kids of any age can get involved during laundry time, there’s a task for everyone. There’s so much temptation to take on the burden yourself because you believe it will be faster or easier, but you deserve to regain some time and put those extra (little) hands to use. 

There are so many learning opportunities that can be provided through this as well. For our smaller children we can have them start organizing and sorting clothes by color or pattern. As the children get older we can involve them in other areas of the laundry process. When our children are elementary age they can be involved in the folding and organizing of the completed laundry. Our teens can even start doing laundry loads of their own, the key is to start them off early in the process and integrate it into their daily or weekly routine. 

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Middel Klanke 1

Middel Klanke 1
Middel Klanke 1

Hiermee die Middel Klanke. As jy reeds die Klanke Letters afgelaai het kan jy dit uitlaat, indien nie, laai dit ook af onder die Middel Klanke.

Hierdie blad is afhanklik van “shares” op sosiale media om verniet te bly. Wees asb so vriendelik om te deel waar jy kan, en moet asb nooit iets deel wat klaar ge-‘download” is nie, dit steel verkeer van hierdie blad… dankie en GENIET!

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Begin Klanke 2

Begin Klanke 2
Begin Klanke 2

Hiermee die tweede bladsy van die Begin Klanke. As jy reeds die Klanke Letters afgelaai het kan jy dit uitlaat, indien nie, laai dit ook af onder die Middel Klanke.

Hierdie blad is afhanklik van “shares” op sosiale media om verniet te bly. Wees asb so vriendelik om te deel waar jy kan, en moet asb nooit iets deel wat klaar ge-‘download” is nie, dit steel verkeer van hierdie blad… dankie en GENIET!

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Begin Klanke 1

Begin Klanke 1
Begin Klanke 1

Ek het ‘n paar nuwe drukbare werkskaarte. Daar kom ook nog ‘n Middel Klank en twee Eindklank werkskaarte. Laat weet maar gerus as daar iets kort, ek het hulle so ‘n bietjie met ‘n Covid-brein gedoen. Ek is ook nie seker oor die spelling van Begin Klanke, Middel Klanke en Eindklanke nie. Soos ek verstaan kan dit met of sonder ‘n koppelteken wees, maar Eindklanke bly een woord? Help gerus in die “Comments” seksie!

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Alfabet Blokkiesraaisel verniet!

Alfabet Blokkiesraaisel verniet!
Alfabet Blokkiesraaisel verniet!

Ek geniet blokkiesraaisels met die tweeling so baie! Hier is een vir julle om te geniet. Moenie vergeet om die link te deel op sosiale media as jy afgelaai het nie… geen downloads mag gedeel word nie, net links asb en dankie!

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Printable Paper Dolls DIY

Printable Paper Dolls DIY
Printable Paper Dolls DIY

I remember as a little girl I loved to play with paper dolls. I used to make my own clothes that I coloured in and pasted on cardboard. I thought I’d make some printable ones that you and your kids can make together. Have fun!

You will need:

  • Glue
  • Scissors
  • Cardboard (preferably 160 gsm)
  • Fibre Tip Pens (khokis) or colouring pencils
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Memory Jars for any Occasion With Free Printables!

Memory Jars for any Occasion With Free Printables!
Memory Jars for any Occasion With Free Printables!

Memory jars are an easy craft that can function as a sentimental gift or interactive activity for you and your child. A bonus: it’s cheap to make!

All you need to make a fun memory jar is an old mason jar or box, decorated however you’d like. You can use stickers, markers, ribbons or any other craft supplies to decorate the jar. Then, print out these memory jar prompts or create your own to start filling the memory jar with sentimental, funny or heartwarming anecdotes. 

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Printable Valentines Day Gift Tags

Printable Valentines Day Gift Tags
Printable Valentines Day Gift Tags

With Valentine’s Day quickly approaching, you’re probably thinking about ways you can tell your loved ones how much they mean to you. These printable Valentine’s Day tags work great as standard valentine’s notes for the classroom or office. They’re also the perfect touch for a bouquet of flowers or card. Help your kids print them and cut them out for a personalized addition to any gift! 

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Free Printable Finding Nemo Birthday Party Invite.

Free Printable Finding Nemo Birthday Party Invite.
Free Printable Finding Nemo Birthday Party Invite.

Here’s one of the invites that I used to sell on my Etsy Shop, for you for free!! The text field is blank so just open in Word and write your own text or print it and write on it with a pen.

It’s my pleasure 🙂

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The Benefits of Chess for Kids’ Development *Guest Post*

The Benefits of Chess for Kids’ Development *Guest Post*
The Benefits of Chess for Kids’ Development *Guest Post*

So I’ve been seeing posts of a friend of mine of his 6 year old son kicking but at chess tournaments and I was totally surprised… 6 year olds can play chess? I started showing my 6 year old twins a move or two and quickly realised that they could do much more than we think. George Harrolds of Kaoori Chess sets is going to tell us more about the benefits of chess for kids’ development.


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DIY Unicorn Paper Fan *Guest Post*

DIY Unicorn Paper Fan *Guest Post*
DIY Unicorn Paper Fan *Guest Post*

This guest post was done by 11 year old Zarmeen! I get a lot of requests for guest posts of which I turn down most, but I had a look at Zarmeens blog and I must say I loved it. Go have a look for some lovely, child friendly crafts!


I am Zarmeen Zia. I am 11 years old. I love making arts, crafts and yummy treats. My Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/Kids-DIY-with-Zarmeen-483236425411959/

My Instagram profile is https://www.instagram.com/kidsdiywithzarmeen/

I always enjoy sharing my craft tutorials. Today, I am sharing kids fun craft project DIY unicorn paper fan. You will find nothing expensive or difficult to try. 

Visit my blog https://kidsdiywithzarmeen.blogspot.com/

It is an easy kids fun craft project. Kids can make it easily. Let’s learn how to make it. 

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Woodland Creature Mask

Woodland Creature Mask
Woodland Creature Mask

A while back I started doing articles for Mother And Child Magazine. I created this Fox Mask for their woodland themed party. It was so much fun to do and really not too hard.

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W- Werkboekie Voorbeeld Verniet !!

W- Werkboekie Voorbeeld Verniet !!
W- Werkboekie Voorbeeld Verniet !!

Uiteindelik soos belowe, die begin van my nuwe Werkboekies reeks! Hierdie is die eerste een, so laat weet gerus as daar ‘n foutjie opduik, hierdie is nog die toets fase. Die idee is om ‘n werkboekie vir elke letter van die Alfabet te maak en dan daarna om nog meer voorbeelde vir elke letter te doen met verskillende aktiwiteite.

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Flash Cards and Poster Free!!

Flash Cards and Poster Free!!
Flash Cards and Poster Free!!

This one is A3 size but you can set your printer for A4 if you wish to print smaller size. I highly recommend that you take the high res file (10MB) to a printer and print out 2 copies of the A3 and laminate both. The one is for the wall as a poster and the other can be cut in the middle of the green lines to make flashcards.

The smaller file (250kb) can be printed A4 without quality loss but might be too small for a poster and way too small for flashcards. The low res A3 might be a little less on quality but still ok if it doesn’t bother you.  Read the rest of this entry

Kids Coding App Review

Kids Coding App Review
Kids Coding App Review

Kidloland has the most amazing app with multiple different educational games that is really worth it to join at least for a few months. I wrote about it HERE!

So they also brought out a coding app which is really great. My 5 year olds find it fun but also challenging. There’s a few free games within the app to try out as well as a free game of the day so download the game to give it a try!

Check out the video below for a preview.

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iPad Sketch Tutorial

iPad Sketch Tutorial
iPad Sketch Tutorial

This one is a great project for the homeschoolers and also great fun for all kids and young-at-heart adults who love drawing cartoons or anything for that matter!  Sketching is one of the things I love to do in my free time and now with one of the wonderful Apps Apple brought us, called “Paper by 53”,  it has become so much easier and quicker to create a work of art on the fly. All your palettes, pencils and erasers are right there in one place so it doesn’t take so much time to set up and pack away a whole art set.

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