by gabry | Jun 25, 2012 | Coloring Activities, Learning Activities
I have been working on some new lovely space themed digital backgrounds for our Etsy Store, and to celebrate I have decided to create some more free address labels and a new printable coloring page!
I like using these to label the boxes of clothes and toys in my son’s room, but they would work well also for a classroom environment.
Get the free printable pdf for the labels here. It is compatible with most standard address labels. Remember it is for personal use only and not for commercial reuse.
And here is my new coloring page!
Click here to download the pdf of the free coloring page. I like it because my son loves anything space related but also because it is useful to practice sizes ( small, medium, big) as well as location words (above, in the middle, left, right, etc.)
by gabry | Jun 7, 2012 | Gift wrap, Scrapbooking
I have created these 6 scrapbooking papers, that you can download for free in two different formats : 8×8 (click here) and 12×12 (click here). You can use them as backgrounds or as a decoration for your scrapbooking project, or even as wrapping paper for a special present or any other crafting project. They are created around a vintage looking pattern and there are different kinds of effects applied to them: old leather, wrinkled parchment, stained paper. Anything to create that antique/vintage look that you might need for example to frame an old sepia picture or create a vintage feel.
by gabry | May 21, 2012 | Learning Activities
I wanted to create a printable solar system model, something that I could print and put together easily to show my son what planets are in the solar system, which ones are closer or further from the sun and from us and which one is the biggest or the smallest. I chose not to use an actual scale, otherwise it would have been hard to make it printable, but I still tried to give an idea of the different sizes. I also tried to replicate as much as possible the actual colors of the planets as we see them from the earth, to create a realistic effect without using the actual pictures. Here is the result:
Here is how to recreate this simple solar system model:
1) print the free hi-res jpg on cardstock with a color printer (click here for the planets and the arms);
2) cut out the planets and the arms;
3) with a pointy knife or the tip of the scissors make a hole in the center of the sun and on one end of the arms; if you want you can also make a hole on the other hand of the arms and in the center of every single planet, but this is optional;
4) place a metal brad in the middle of the sun and connect all the arms to it before opening it;
5) place the planets at the end of every arm with tape, or with their own brad if you made the holes for it in step 3;
Enjoy!
Gabi
by gabry | May 19, 2012 | Building Activities, Gift wrap
This is a work in progress, but I thought that this little black and white patterned house was kind of cute, so I am posting the template if any of you wants to have one too!
My Finished Paper House!
Preview of the printable pdf
As you can see it is just a simple patterned house that you can just cut and assemble with glue or double sided tape. As I said, it’s a work in progress, but it could be a nice box for a house warming party favor or just a cute decoration.
Get here the free pdf and, remember, it is for personal use only!
Enjoy!
Gabi
by gabry | May 18, 2012 | Coloring Activities, Learning Activities
Here is a fun little game for your little ones: create your own cute monsters!
Monster 1 preview
Monster 2 preview
Monster 3 preview
All you have to do is print the three monsters (monster1, monster2,monster3) let your little one color them, cut along the dotted lines and then have fun recombining the heads, bodies and legs to create different and funny monsters. Enjoy!
Gabi
