Kids Printable – Short Stop Designs

Christmas Photobooth Props

November 20, 2023

Having a photobooth this year for your holiday party? These Christmas photobooth props are the perfect way to add a little silliness to your photos. There are 7 different designs to print out and use. Looking for more matching props, click here to view them in the shop.

Here’s what you’ll need to create these props:

Colored Printer
Cardstock Paper
Christmas Photobooth Props Printable
Wooden Dowels
Scissors
Hot Glue Gun or Tape

Christmas Photobooth Props – Download Here

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Fall Bingo Free Printable

November 12, 2023

Bingo is an all time favorite at our house, and with Thanksgiving coming up, it’s a fun activity to add to your dinner festivities! Both kids and adults can easily play this game with cut up pieces of paper, or small pieces of candy like M&M’s, skittles, candy corn, etc. to mark the squares.

In this set, the game of Bingo is played a little differently where all you have to do is call out the names of the images. 2-12 players can participate and whoever is first cover up their images 5 in a row wins! They can be up or down, or even diagonal.

Included in this printable is 12 different playing cards and 24 images that you can cut out and place in a jar or bowl to pull and call out. A super easy and fun activity to put together for any event.

Download the Fall Bingo Printable Here

Gratitude Jar Printables

November 7, 2023

November is a time to reflect and think about the things we are thankful for. It can be easy to forget sometimes, but taking a moment out of our busy lives to appreciate the things we have can help reduce stress and help us refocus on the things we have instead of lack.

For a festive activity for the kids, I thought it would be fun to take a jar and decorate it as a pumpkin and turn it into a gratitude jar. Print out the Gratitude Prompts, cut them out and place them in the jar. Each day, kids will be able to pull out a piece of paper and write what they are thankful for and place it back in the jar. Not only will you have a jar full of gratitude reminders, but it also serves as a cute decoration for your home!

Here’s what you’ll need:

8oz Jar (plastic or glass)
Orange acrylic paint
Brown or green acrylic paint
Wooden spool
Twine/String
Glue Gun
Cardstock
Gratitude Printable Download
Hole puncher

Putting the gratitude jar is simple and kiddos will have fun with this fall craft!

Paint the jar orange
Paint the lid green or brown.
Once the paint has dried, use hot glue to put the wooden spool on top of the jar.
Grab some twine and cut enough to make a bow at the top.
Print out and cut the Gratitude Prompt Printable.
Hole punch the Gratitude Jar tag and tie it at the top to the wooden spool.
Place the gratitude prompts inside the jar.

Summer Reading Log + Punch Card Printable

May 17, 2018

Reading is so important in your child’s lives and this Summer Reading Log + Punch Card Printable is the perfect way to keep your kids motivated with reading this summer. Reward them once they’ve completed a punch card, and have them record which books they’ve read and which ones have been their favorite to read.

During the summer, all my kids want to do is play video games and go on their iPad. They were definitely encouraged to do other things before they could use their electronics last year, but they always needed help coming up with things to do, it kind of drove me nuts. This summer, I’m going to help motivate them to read in a fun way with this Summer Reading Log + Punch Card Printable.

If your kids do not enjoy reading, or need something else to do instead of playing video games, this will be a huge help! Use the reading log to help your child remember their favorite books by coloring in stars in the rating column. Depending on your child’s age, you can either have them read for a certain amount of time during the day, like 20 mins, before they get a hole in their punch card, or base it on the number of books they’ve read.

The punch cards can also be used as a bookmark for those older readers.

Before you begin, you should each agree on a prize together. Some ideas could include:

King sized candy bar
New toy
A special outing to a museum, Chuck E. Cheese, etc.
Going to the movies
New book
New game
Root Beer Float Night
S’mores Night

Whatever inspires you’re kids and something you don’t do very often.

For those young readers who don’t enjoy reading, we’ve found that letting our kids pick their books, even if they are silly ones like Captain Underpants and Dog Man, have helped encourage our kids to read more. My kids also like reading books that have been made into movies and like comparing the two together. It might even be fun to create a fort (if you don’t already have one) where the kids have a designated space to read where it is comfy and cozy.

There are 2 different punch cards, one has 14 dots and the other has 10 dots to hopefully accommodate everyone’s needs.

Reading is great and I hope that you’re able to motivate your kids to read this summer!

Download the files below:

Reading Log Printable | Punch Card Printable

Need more ideas to stay busy this summer? Try the Summer Bingo Challenge

Teacher Appreciation Day Gift Ideas + Printables

April 26, 2018

Looking for a creative gift idea for your child’s teacher for Teacher Appreciation Day? These fruity puns are a silly and fun way to make your teacher smile and know how much they are appreciated with a simple gift.

Teachers work so hard during the school year to keep those young minds busy and actively learning. I am constantly amazed at how much my boys have learned and I owe it all to their teachers! I love hearing about their day and what they’ve been learning about when they get home from school, and I am always shocked that these teachers are able to go the whole day without loosing their cool. I can barely handle my own three kids for the whole day! Teachers have 20+ kids to work with and think they are amazing, if you ask me! Show them some love on Teacher Appreciation week May 7-11 with these easy gift ideas.

This Lemon Gift tag pairs perfectly with some lemonade packets in a mason jar. While I was browsing through Walmart, I noticed that the Pioneer Woman had these cute Mason Jar lids with holes in them for straws. How cute is that? If you have more than one teacher to buy for (or you’d like to keep the rest of the lids for yourself) buy a pack of mason jars and lids with straws and you can mark this off as a completely affordable gift idea, and adds a cute touch! (There are so many great ways to use mason jars!)

I love a fresh smelling house, and I’m sure you’re teacher will too! I have to be honest, this candle scent wasn’t labeled “watermelon” on it, but it smelled pretty darn close to it! I took the tag off and added this watermelon tag, and now no one will ever know it’s not watermelon (except for you of course!) Ribbons make everything look prettier, and pairing the gift tag with a big ribbon makes all the difference!

Last, but certainly not least is the strawberry gift tag! I’ve always had a love for the strawberry filled candy, and it worked great with these gift tags! Fill up a mason jar with these little guys and keep your teacher happy the whole day when she needs a little pick me up. If you have a big mason jar and not enough candy to fill it up, a fun and sneaky little way to fill up the jar is to add an empty toilet or paper towel roll in the middle of the jar and fill the candy around it. Add a note from your child in the middle of the roll like this Thank You Note to Teacher printable and they’ll have a happy little surprise!

Download the Teacher Appreciation Gift Tags

Note: When you download the PDF file, you will notice the green looks brighter than the ones pictured in the post. I promise when you print it out it won’t be that bright!

Mother’s Day Booklet

April 12, 2018

Mother’s Day is quickly approaching and this Mother’s Day Booklet is a fun and beautiful way to let their mom and grandmas know how much they mean to them. You can staple the pages together and leave it at that, or add a little more sparkle or patterned washi tape to stylishly cover up the staples on the side of the book. Here’s what you’ll need to put this Mother’s Day booklet together.

Materials:

Mom Printable| Grandma Printable
Scissors
Staples
Washi Tape

Cut out each page and then fold it over in half.

With the open ended sides on the left side, staple them together as far off to the edge as you can.

Optional step, after the pages have been stapled, open up the book and fold the pages down so that they book lays flat.

Grab your washi tape and place it on the edge of the book so that it covers the staples, and also so that a little less than half of the tape is left on the side of the book like pictured above. Do this to both sides of the book.

Trim off the excess tape and then let your little ones fill in the book of why they love their mom or grandmas so much! They are going to love the thoughtful gift and enjoy reading what they’re little one has to say. I can’t wait to have my kiddos send one to their grandmas!

Last Day of School Signs

March 5, 2018

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We’re already past the halfway point and Spring Break is approaching! The kids are finally starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel with their school year! It always blows my mind how fast the year goes by and just like that we are ready for summer to start. My kids can’t wait for school to be out and are looking forward to their summer vacation. While we still have to wait until the middle of June before my kids get out of school, I wanted to be ahead of the game and share the Last Day of School signs.

There are two files to choose from. The first file includes Preschool-8th grade, and the second file includes 9th-12th grade as well as Transitional Kindergarten, Pre-K 3 and Pre-K 4.

I love that these signs help you capture your kid’s special day and that you get to remember how cute they looked at the end of the school year!

Materials Needed:

Colored Printer
Cardstock

Download the Last Day of School Signs below:

Last Day Of School Signs Pre-K – 8

Last Day Of School Signs 9-12 & Extra

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Plane Valentine Printable

February 9, 2018

If you have a plane enthusiast at home, these Plane Valentines are perfect for your little ones to pass out for valentines day. Staple these printables on top of a bag of a candy or a little plane toy and you’ve got an easy valentine ready to go!

Here’s what you’ll need:

Plane Valentine Printable
Treat bags 4″ wide
Scissors
Candy/Toy
Stapler

Cut out your printables and fold them in half.

With your treat bags, depending on how much candy you decide to put in the bag or how big your toy is, you will need to cut down the height of the bag.

Staple the printable on top of the treat bag and your Valentine is complete! You’ve got an easy and cute Valentine ready to pass out.

Star Wars Lightsaber Valentines

February 8, 2018

Our family loves Star Wars, and my younger son is in major Star Wars mode right now. Whenever we go to the library, he’s always on the hunt for a Star Wars book even if we’ve checked it out before. For his Valentines, he wanted to pass out pencils as lightsabers, but I was thinking of how I could attach the “happy valentine’s day” part to it. Alas, I figured it out and love how these Star Wars Valentines came out! Super easy to put together too!

Here’s what you’ll need:

Star Wars Lightsaber Valentines Printable
Light Saber Pencil Wraps Printable
Cardstock
Colored No. 2 Pencils
Tape
Scissors
Exacto Knife (or something similar)

First, tape on the Lightsaber Pencil Wraps onto the eraser part of your pencil. I put a little tape on part of the pencil and the wrap in order to keep it from sliding off, and then wrapped the rest of the paper around and finished it off with another piece of tape.

Next, you’ll want to use an Exacto knife and make a little slit above the lightsaber, like pictured above. It is going to be bigger than the lightsaber in order for your pencil to fit through.

Put your pencil through the slit, leaving a little bit of the pencil behind the printable. Apply tape to keep it in place.

And that’s it! You’re kids are going to have lots of fun with these, and they’ll love pretending they have a mini lightsaber! My son loves using his pencil lightsaber to do his homework, and I’m guessing your little ones will too.

Emoji Valentines Bookmark

January 29, 2018

Ever since my son learned to read, he has been reading books non-stop. He loves it and will even take it to his bed at night before he falls asleep. I realize he is probably bringing it up with him because he’s trying to avoid going to sleep, but I am totally fine with it as long as he is quiet!

Since his sibling are younger than him and are constantly wanting to “read” the same book as his older brother, his bookmarks keep falling out and I always feel bad that they keep loosing his place. With Valentines Day coming up, and the constant battle with losing his bookmarks, I thought it would be perfect to make these magnetic bookmarks to pass out to his friends. These are the easiest Valentines to make, and might I add a very practical Valentine!

Here’s what you’ll need:

Emoji Bookmark Printables
Magnetic Tape
Cardstock
Scissors
Lamination Paper (Optional)

First, print out and cut out your bookmarks. If you are going to laminate them, this would be the perfect time to do it, just make sure your child signs their name first!

Next, cut out two equal pieces of magnetic tape. Take one of the pieces and peel off the back and stick it onto the inside of your book mark, like pictured above.

Place the remaining magnetic tape on top of the magnet you just placed on the bookmark. This will help make sure they they line up when the bookmark closes.

Remove the backside of the magnet exposing the sticky side, and fold the bookmark in half, making sure the magnet sticks to the bookmark.

They should look like the picture above when you’re finished. And that’s it! So easy, your kids could even help you with this project!

I remember using these for my bookmarks, and I loved that they never fell out of my book! I’m excited to share this project with my son and hopefully your little ones will love it as well!