Lantern Festival party planner, Chinese New Year spring festival games, crafts, recipes, fun - Grand Rapids Holidays | Examiner.com

The Chinese New Year of the Sheep (or goat as it's also called) began Feb. 19, 2015. CNY or the spring festival, concludes with Lantern Festival. In 2015, that's March 5. Here's a CNY Lantern Festival party planner with games, crafts, recipes, food, activities and curriculum tie-ins. Organize you Chinese New Year party in activity stations. Divide students into groups. Rotate groups through stations.Lantern Festival party planner, CNY spring festival games, crafts, recipes, fun

 

Squirrel Appreciation Day, squirrel coloring pages, crafts, recipes, printables

Why do we call them bird feeders when it's the squirrels who eat the lion's share of seed? These acrobats will go to any length and shape to get at bird seed. They hang by tippy-toenails and chow seed cake like a sandwich, no matter squirrel-proof the cage proclaims to be. So why fight it? Celebrate on Squirrel Appreciation Day, Jan. 21, reports Time magazine. Throw a squirrel party! Here are nutty games, crafts, recipes and printables to enjoy our backyard buddies.Squirrel Appreciation Day, squirrel coloring pages, crafts, recipes, printables

 

Free printable Christmas party games, activities for kids and adults work parties - Grand Rapids Holidays | Examiner.com

 There's a lot of politics and protocol about holiday work parties. Yahoo Finance UK listed five faux pas to avoid at the office Christmas party, Dec. 15. So note to self: don't get drunk, ask for a raise or hit on co-workers. Check. But then what can you do for fun, to keep Christmas parties from getting boring? Well, how about print some holiday party games, puzzles and word games?Free printable Christmas party games, puzzles for kids and adult work parties

Thanksgiving diet tips, recipe tweaks to help overweight kids navigate holidays eating

 The holiday season is a hard time to be dieting. Halloween candy, Thanksgiving dinners and desserts, Christmas baked goods, hams, special treats--the resolve to lose weight goes out with the fall leaves. Overweight kids have an especially difficult time at holidays. But there's hope. I lost over 100 pounds, through holiday binges. Here are Thanksgiving recipe tweaks to help your child stay the course and still enjoy the feasting. Thanksgiving diet tips, recipe tweaks to help overweight kids at holidays

Don't miss world's largest haunted house! Michigan Halloween spook house fun - Grand Rapids Holidays | Examiner.com

Looking for the ultimate Halloween fright night experience? Come visit (if you dare) the world's largest haunted house. Where is it, you ask eagerly? Right downtown Pontiac, Michigan. Erebus (named for the keeper of the underworld), is open nightly till Halloween so get over there. Parents, a word of caution. Know your kids, what will be too scary for them. Don't push spook houses on them if they're frightened. If they're okay with it, well, then read on.



Erebus, located at 18 S. Perry in Pontiac, features four stories of walk-through horrors in a a converted old city parking ramp (how creepy is that?) Creators from Michigan's legendary Haunt spook house, put together this megalith of terror. Zombies, creatures, demons and spooks will scare you silly from beginning to end. Don't waste time checking the website to see what's there--you have to see this haunted house to believe it.  Don't miss world's largest haunted house! Michigan Halloween spook house fun - Grand Rapids Holidays | Examiner.com

Free Printable Disney Frozen Coloring Pages and Crafts

Disney Frozen is the most popular Disney movie in ages. Anna and Elsa are tow of the best-loved Disney princesses. Here are free printable Disney Frozen coloring pages, crafts and party games. I've linked to other free printable Disney character crafts too. Perfect for a little girl's Frozen themed birthday party! Free Printable Disney Frozen Coloring Pages and Crafts

Free Printable Disney Princess Party Supplies

Disney princesses have been loved by little girls for decades. Snow White, the first Disney princess aired in Disney's first full-length cartoon in 1937. Here are 200+ free printable Disney princess coloring pages. Print and use for Disney party crafts.  Free Printable Disney Princess Coloring Pages, Crafts, Party Supplies