Sunday, 6 May 2012

Diamond Jubilee - Bunting! Three printable templates!

The Queen's Diamond Jubilee is only a month away...

To mark 60 years of The Queen's reign, the Diamond Jubilee celebrations will centre around an extended weekend on 2, 3, 4 and 5 June, 2012

(Use the SEARCH THIS BLOG box (top right) to find more Diamond Jubilee printables...)

So time to prepare your Bunting, hung it up where you will - and celebrate!!!

Here are three different options for you to choose from...

1. Ready to print in colour on white paper

2. Ready to print on white paper and colour-in yourselves 

3. Using coloured (red white and blue) paper or thin card, cut from the Bunting Pattern
Here are the templates - just click on the one you want to download and print...

1. Ready to print in colour on white paper


2. Ready to print on white paper and colour-in yourselves 


3. Using coloured (red white and blue) paper or thin card, cut from the Bunting Pattern

Once you have your bunting ready, take a length of string or thin cord and stretch it across a table (weigh the ends down with a couple of books to keep it taut) 

Then lay the triangles face-down tucking the wide end under the string about 1cm from the top edge. Leave about 1cm between each piece of bunting.

Tear off strips of sticky-tape and attach the cord to the bunting.

Make it as long as you want and hang it up...let the party begin!

Sunday, 29 April 2012

New eBook available - 41 x 10 Easy Quizzes with Answers

You asked for more quizzes and so here they are....!

I have put together 41 x 10 Easy Quizzes for you in an eBook -

Great fun for Seniors and in fact for anyone - most are General Knowledge but also have compiled others with specific themes - Flowers, Girls Names, Colours, Movies, Books and more.
Easy to use - after saving the eBook on your computer (in a PDF file) you will be able to print off individual quizzes (in any quantity you choose) as you require them.
So have a look and order your copy - only £2.75 - ready to 
DOWNLOAD immediately...

Friday, 20 April 2012

Three New Printable Bookmarks!

 
Mine!!

So many of you have asked for more bookmarks, so here are three new ones...

Best printed directly onto card, but can be printed onto paper and then stuck onto card.

Colour them in, punch a hole centre top, thread a ribbon and you have a bookmark...makes a lovely personal handmade gift!

For long-lasting bookmarks - laminate them (big stationery stores will do this for you) Laminating is "sealing an item in a plastic sleeve" If you can laminate, then you won't need card - paper will be fine.

Click here for 3 Bookmarks





In spite of all the new technology, I think books will be with us for many more years to come...so get your bookmarks made!



Wednesday, 28 March 2012

Felt Easter Bunny and Flowers Bunting - Printable Templates!

Felt Easter Bunny and Flowers Bunting

Still a few weeks to Easter, so have popped in another Easter craft which is fun and easy to do...

You will need... (for one Bunny)

Felt (185 x 105mm for Bunny and 85 x 85mm for Flower)

Either same colour felt for all your Bunnies, with contrasting Flowers, or make them all different - your choice!

One Button

Googly eyes (or small round pieces of contrasting felt)

 
A length of ribbon or tape (length depends on number of Bunnies!)

How to make it...

Print out the patterns



Cut out the Bunny and the Flower (use the smaller size)

Stitch the Flower onto the Bunny, with a button in the centre. (The yellow flower in the picture is one I die-cut with my Big Shot, but you can just use the template I've given you, for all your flowers)

Attach the Googly Eyes. (you can just use small circles of a contrasting colour of felt if you want)

Attach the Bunnies to the ribbon or tape, using double-sided sticky pads.

Enjoy making your Easter Bunny Bunting and have a Happy Easter holiday!





Saturday, 18 February 2012

British Royal Family - Quiz!


2012 is a very exciting and busy year here in Great Britain...

We have the Queen's Diamond Jubilee (60 years on the throne) which will be celebrated with various events, pageantry and parades in June and then we host the Olympics in July and Paralympics in August.

So to start the ball rolling (on this Blog!), I have put together a small quiz about the British Royal Family - maybe you will learn something new about our Queen and her family!

Enjoy this with your groups - I have put the answers on a separate page...

Click here for the British Royal Family Quiz

NOTE: (Ref Question 3) In 2012 Prince Andrew was fourth in line of succession to the throne
in 2022 it is now Princess Charlotte - Prince Williams daughter

Tuesday, 10 January 2012

An Easy Animal Quiz to start 2012 - Printable!

Animal Quiz

I have put together an easy Animal Quiz for you to get your groups going with in the New Year - ready for you to print out.

(Just in case, I have given you the answers on a separate page...!)

Pairs or teams work well in quizzes - not everyone has the confidence to go it alone or maybe have difficulty with reading.

Enjoy the fun and as you go through the questions, encourage reminiscing and additional airing of knowledge...

All mentally stimulating for our seniors!




If you want more easy quizzes ready to download and print have a look at my 
41 x 10 Easy Quizzes especially designed with senior citizens in mind...

Monday, 19 December 2011

More Christmas Placemats - Printable to Colour-In!



You wanted more Christmas Placemats and so here they are...!


The Nativity Scene by Gustav Dore (in Public Domain) is shaded, so just lightly colour it in, so the shading comes through - or you can leave it as is and just colour in the lettering!

The Poinsettia flower in the second Placemat is known here, in the UK, as the Christmas flower. As it is a plant that grows in warmer climates (common in Zimbabwe and South Africa) it has to be grown here in heated greenhouses, ready for the Christmas season.

Poinsettia Greenhouse

Have fun preparing for the Christmas Season!

Wednesday, 7 December 2011

Christmas Placemats - Ready to Print and Colour-in!



These are 2 x A4 Christmas Placemats for you to Print
and then colour-in.



Extra Ideas...
Cut around the edge with pinking shears for an attractive finish.
Stick on sparkly stars or stickers to give them a bit of bling!