Thank you for downloading the free Paper Doll and Dot-to-Dot ebooks!
I hope you and your child enjoyed them:)
Additionally, please let me know what kind of activities you would like to see from RaisingSmallSouls in the future!
December 22nd, 2006
Activities for Children
29 Responses to “Activities for Children”
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Carmen Harrison says:
hey! thanks for the paper doll and dot to dot ideas. those are great for my neices and nephews. I appreciate your site. I was wondering if around the holidays you could send out ideas for parents of small children to do together. For example, i just finished making a christmas tree out of my two year old son’s hands. I like to give the grandparents an art activity each holiday whether it be christmas or thanksgiving etc….but i tend to run out of ideas with the little ones….
thanks,
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Catherine says:
Ellen,
Thanks for the great Paper Dolls and Dot-to-Dot pages. These were well received by my two daughters who are 4 and 6. It is a nice change of pace and something interesting for them to be occupied with while Mommy is busy getting last minute things taken care of.
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Kay Goddard says:
This is just a sharing thing to your network.
Last year my sister gave our parents a nice table-top treasure chest filled with what looked like home-made confetti for Christmas. Actually, there were 365 memories written on yellow legal pad, and then cut apart and folded. One for each day of the year. So every day my parents pull out a memory from our childhood and read it. This year my three siblings and I are contributing 90+ memories to keep the tradition going. This idea could be great for children to give to their grandparents. -
Kim says:
oh my goodness, this couldnt have come at a better time! the first day of Christmas vacation and it is pouring rain out. I have two younger kids with NOTHING to do and I have SO much to do! the older kids are all enjoying sleeping in - they are easy. My two will spend hours on this today - thank you so much!
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Theresa Smullen says:
You are so awesome! Thanks for all the great ideas and advice you give to us all year long!
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Rasana Atreya says:
Thank you so much for the “Dots” activity! It’ll save my sanity for sure during the vacation.
Thanks from India!
Rasana
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Elise says:
Short and sweet!!!
I just wanted to say thank-you soooo much for the activities. You must have know we could all realy use them right now.hahaha
hugs!!
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Ruth says:
Fantastic ebooks that will come in handy when the grandchildren gather over the next few days.
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Suzanne says:
Hi Ellen,
Thanks so much for the dot-to-dot and paper dolls. My daughter is a Civil War nut, so these will keep her occupied for hours. I love the dot-to-dots, so she and I are going to have some fun with these!
Thanks again and Merry Christmas!
Suzanne
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Sandy says:
Thank you so much for these paper dolls. They will be so much fun. I love the dot to dot activity too.
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darlene says:
I am not able to open the dot to dot file that you sent me via email.
Thanks,
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Mikki E. says:
Love the Paper Dolls. I must remember to let the children color, cut and dress them before I do. I copied them several times so they will have several different outfits in different colors. WONDERFUL!!! THANK YOU….
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Cathy says:
Ellen, Thank you for the Paper Dolls and the Dot to Dot…how Awesome and Loved by my Grandchildren. Wishing you and yours a Very Merry Christmas and a Most Joyus New Year! Angel Hugs, Cathy
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Lauren says:
The paper dolls are wonderful. An idea for all you saavy Moms. Any local art supply store sells “color water pencils”. These will give your child hours of clean fun. You simply draw (or if you child is older s/he could do it)a line down the side of where you want the color on the doll or the dress. Then you give your child a paintbrush and a small glass of water. Yes, the dip in water and paint the color you set into the picture. voila!
{some of you may remember the coloring books that did this when you were a child, same concept)
Suggestion: print the dolls on heavier card stock if you plan to do this, the water won’t interfere with the paper as much.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year:)
Lauren -
Sarah says:
Ellen,
I was unable to access the paper dolls; when I followed the link, there was only a blank page. Any ideas?
Thanks,
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Jana says:
Love the paper dolls and connect the dots.My 10 yr old special needs son and my 2 grandkids are here playing yatzee and then will be doing the dots and paper dolls. It’s wonderful for these as freezing rains out so not going out. Blessings for Christmas and always
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Grace says:
This web letter is just a smashingly great idea! I keep looking for the gimmick and there is none.. just goodness for our kids! Thank You!
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LINDA says:
THANKS FOR THE THOUGHTFUL GIFTS THAT CAN REALLY KEEP A CHILD HAPPY FOR HOURS, I MAY EVEN JOIN IN THE FUN AND COLOR A FEW MYSELF. THEY TAKE ME BACK TO MY CHILDHOOD WHEN SIMPLE THINGS WERE FUN.
THANKS AGAIN FOR SHARING. HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY HOLIDAY -
Brenda says:
Sorry for my ignorance but I can’t get the dots to connect, do I need to download something special? Thanks for your site Ellen, it is very
helpful, I have a teenage girl and I need ideas
to keep her busy and away from MSN.Happy Holidays to Everyone
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Kathy says:
Wow, these are fantastic activities. I like the creative format of the dot-to-dots. I know some homeschooled girls and boys who will love the paper dolls. Paper dolls were one of my favorite things when I was growing up. Thanks for the Civil War era dolls. Merry Christmas to all!
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Cheryl says:
Thank you Ellen for the great activities.
This is right up my daughter’s alley and gave her just the entertainment she needed, not to mention the break for me.
Keep up the good work!
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Jill says:
My kids LOVED these!! Thank you
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Ellen C. Braun says:
Thanks for your positive comments!
If you had trouble accessing the ebooks, download the free Adobe Acrobat reader here- http://www.adobe.com/.
Best,
Ellen
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jan says:
Grandma says thanks…
j. eby
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Mary says:
Thanks for the no-batteries-required activities! There is one dot-to-dot I will not be printing - the one that appears to be promoting alcohol. Maybe someday we will get to a point that alcohol is less common and stemmed glasses imply fruit juice!
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Shaun says:
Thank you so much for these. My girls will be very happy for hours. They are very nicely done and good ideas you can’t find just anywhere!
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courtney stephens says:
Ellen,
Thank you so much for sending me those wonderful worksheets! My children love to do those dot-to-dot sheets. Seeing those paperdolls took me way back! Thanks for the flash of the past!
Courtney -
D. Benally-Yazzie says:
Thank you so much. I love it and my children love it too. It brings back so much good memories when I was a little kid. Thanks again.
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