Free Printable 4th of July American Paper Craft Activities

Need  cheap American-themed crafts for 4th of July? How about free? Better, right? Celebrate US Independence Day with these free printable paper crafts and activities. Printable flag coloring pages, crafts, red white and blue crafts, Americana coloring pages and more. Use them to decorate the house for 4th of July. Here are websites with loads of free printable activities for cut and paste, coloring fun. Free Printable 4th of July Cut and Paste Paper Crafts and Activities

100 Plus Free and Dirt Cheap Educational Summer Enrichment Activities for Families

My husband and I homeschooled four children in a single-wide mobile home, living on one income. We are the proverbial minimalists and penny pinchers. Here's our budget list of 100+ free or dirt cheap educational summer field trips  100+ Free (or Dirt Cheap) Educational Summer Field Trips for Families

Play Free at Webkinz Pets Online, No Secret Code or Toy Purchase Required

Remember the Webkinz craze a few years back? Webkinz are stuffed animals, like Ty Beanie Babies, with secret code tags that allow children to play online at the Webkinz website. The child played with an animated version of her pet. The Webkinz fad is mostly over. But that means good news for fans. Now kids can play online at Webkinz free--no need to buy a toy or have a code. Here's how.  Play Free at Webkinz Pets Online, No Code or Toy Purchase Required

Free Printable Amazing Spider-Man 2 Coloring Pages, Crafts, Games

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is here! Marvel's long-awaited superhero sequel is thrilling young and old alike. I'm #TeamDCComics myself but also partial to Marvel's spider mutant man. What's not to love about a hero who needs no fancy gadgets and shoots webs from his hands? If you love Spiderman, how about free printable activities featuring your hero? Are your Spidey senses tingling? Read on for links to Spider-Man coloring pages, clipart, games, puzzles, crafts and lesson plans. Free Printable Amazing Spider-Man 2 Coloring Pages, Crafts, Games

Free Printable Amazing Spider-Man Coloring Pages

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 opened May 2, 2014. It's been long-anticipated by kids and adults. Are you Spider-Man fanboy or girl? I'm more of an Aquaman girl, but I appreciate the Marvel superheroes' contributions. And my Spidey senses alerted me that you'd like free printable Spider-Man coloring pages? Here's a link with 73 black and white images to print and color. Make an entire coloring book!  Free Printable Spider-Man Coloring Pages

Free Printable Mothers Day Cards Children Can Color

 Mother's Day is celebrated on the second Sunday of May. Looking for free printable crafts to make with children for Mother's Day? Children feel proud to make crafts for mom. Here are free printable cards that children can color themselves and give to mom. You get double duty with these printables--a child-minder craft plus free homemade, personalized greeting cards! Neat free Mothers Day clipart too! Free Printable Mother's Day Cards to Color 

Free Printable Easter Baskets Tips for Cheap, Homemade Gift Baskets

At Walmart yesterday and I saw the something that saddened me--cheesy little $5 Easter baskets with junk toys and a little candy. They seemed so pathetic and last-

minute. Maybe I'm just missing my own little ones and the holiday festivities. But seriously, if you're going to do Easter baskets, why not take a minute to personalize? You'll spend less money and your child will appreciate your thoughtfulness. Here are tips and free printables to make your own homemade Easter basket. It's just as nice and saves a lot of money. Here's how. Free Printable Easter Baskets and Homemade Gift Baskets

Free Diet Recipe Lowfat, Low Sugar Gingerbread with Cream Cheese Frosting

My vegetarian cooking skills are really getting a workout with my husband and daughter fasting from meat for Lent. I'm dieting (new size 4 pants are looser). I'm used to tweaking recipes with lowfat, sugarfree options anyway. But husband is cutting sweets, dairy and eggs. So I'm expanding the diet repertoire. I'm using some old La Lache League recipes from my "Whole Foods for the Whole Family" cookbook Here's my revamped version of LLL gingerbread with "cream cheese" frosting. One suggestion I would add to this is to use egg whites. Diet Recipe Lowfat, Low Sugar Gingerbread with Cream Cheese Frosting 

 

Free Printable Bridal Shower Games: Bingo, Word Games, Quizzes

I like to share free things with you on this blog. And not just kiddie stuff, though that's my specialty. I write alot about free printables. Right now a super hot search topic is "bridal shower games." So, here are free printable bridal shower games. If you've planned a shower you know how expensive it gets. Why not save time, energy and money printing games? Here are links for printable bridal shower bingo games, word games, puzzles and more.Free Printable Bridal Shower Games: Bingo, Word Games, Quizzes

Blogger Tip, Google Top Heavy Algorithm Penalizes Above the Fold Ads

Google, thy name is hypocrite. You tell us bloggers one thing, then punish us for doing it. I noticed a significant drop in Google Adsense earnings on my blogs. I checked Search Engine Land, my go to site for Google algorithm updates.



Sure enough, on Feb. 6, Google refreshed their "top heavy ad" algorithm. Now Google search indexing punishes sites with too many ads above the fold (the point on a webpage where content isn't visible without scrolling down). So sites with too many ads and too little content in the immediate viewing area got nailed.   Google Top Heavy Algorithm Refresh Penalizes Above the Fold Ads, Hypocrites!