Bwahhahahahaha!!!! 25 Christmas flavoured Dad jokes

It's always good to have a few mum/dad jokes up your sleeve to get the silly season off on the right foot... Nurture Store have given us just that with these 24 sillier than silly "bad" jokes that will have the smalls in stitches... Better yet, it's been designed for you as a free printable so you can slip them into crackers, advent calendars or just pop them on the table for Christmas lunch...

FREE Printable Circus Party Invites

Soooo, here are the Circus Party invitations I designed for Hugh's birthday. 

Like them? Hugh certainly does. He likes them so much he's been passing out "tickets" to what seems like everyone he knows and we're now sitting at 20 - TWENTY!!!!! - friends for the bash. (That's just his friends too - not counting their parents or our friends). Is that excessive? It seems excessive to me. All I can say is thank god it's not at home! Can you image? Twenty 5 year olds running around my house high on sugar and cake? Nuh-uh! 

Anyway, I was so pleased with them I thought I'd share, so if you fancy having your own circus themed soiree the invites are already taken care of and the come FREE!! Just click the image below, print them onto nice card and fill in your details (if you want your details printed onto the invites just import the image into your editing/design program and type in your info on top). My only advice is don't print 40 like I did or you might end up baking the biggest cake in the universe for the entire neighbourhood!

FREE Printable Stain Removal Chart

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This is a bit nanna - but I love it! It's a stain removal chart to hang in your laundry, courtesy of the Queen of Clean herself, Martha Stewart. I found it over at Make it Lovely and it's such a handy thing to have hanging in the laundry - I put mine up on the inside of the cupboard door with the instruction manual for my washing machine... Get it here.

FREE Printable Alphabet Flash Cards

As we tend to do with our first child, I spent a lot of time with Hugh when he was little, teaching him his colours, his shapes, and of course - the alphabet... Not so much with Noah. Funnily enough I haven't the time! But one thing I have found, is that a set of these are super handy. Not only are they useful for wee ones, but they come back into their own at pre-school age when kiddos start learning to put letters and sounds together and they want to start figuring out how to spell phonetically.

This set of Alphabet Flash Cards isn't only cute cute cute - it's FREE FREE FREE! Just click this link to download your very own set. Print them onto heavy card for a longer lifespan or laminate them if you can so they can be wiped clean, OR if you're feeling creative, they'd make a great display either framed or hung as bunting! Go ahead, play, create and learn!

Free Mothers Day printables

Last weekend we stopped to spend time with our families to celebrate Easter and pay tribute to the men who lost their lives fighting for our freedom. Next weekend we stop again to spend time with our families, but this time it's to acknowledge the incredible selflessness that comes with being a mum. Here's a little something to pass along to dad (let's face it, he might need the help), or to print out yourself for your own mum perhaps. They look great as a set on the breakfast tray or just as a tag to attach to the chocky box and new slippers...

Note: These are an original Noosh design. If you'd like to share them on your blog, please feel free, but don't forget to link back to Nooshloves.

FREE Printable Easter Tags

Look what I made for you! Easter Tags! 

It seems to be becoming a bit of a trend to give gifts at Easter instead of chocolate (not necessarily a trend I agree with or follow too closely, but a trend nonetheless...). And so, to go with your Easter gift, be it chocolate or something else, some lovely tags! Share the love around and send them to your friends! To download, Simply double click the template image below and hit print! Enjoy! x 

This is an original Noosh Design. 

We're happy for you to share it on your blog, but please link back to NooshKids.

Thanks! And Happy Easter!

FREE Printable Bookplates

Remember old fashioned bookplates? Like the ones printed on the first page of Golden Books? I got to wondering why such a lovely idea was allowed to die - I mean, how many books have your kids taken to school for show & tell only to come home without them? A few at our house already and they're still at pre-school! So, I made these for you! There's 3 to choose from - pink, blue and grey. Just double click the picture  below that you want to download and it'll open at A4 size. Then save it to your folder of other lovely Noosh printables I've found and made for you! Finally, stick them in every book you own and make your contribution to operation "Bring Back Bookplates!" And don't forget to forward the link to your friends to get them on board too! x

FREE Printable Love notes

Cute cute cute. Jess over at Epheriell Designs has created these sweet cards for Valentines Day. Click. Print. Cut. Send. The only hard bit is choosing who deserves one....

FREE Love-ly Printable Valentines Cards

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I know I'm a little early, but something about Valentines day gets me excited. Every year, the cynic in me wages war against the optimistic side of my nature. And every year I hope optimism will win. That the cynic will be squashed by something lovely. Click here for something lovely, send it to someone lovely and make them smile, so optimism can win...

FREE: Wish gift card printable

Today I had an urge to make something for you so I got myself comfy at my desk (AKA the dining table) and set to work designing a gift card that you could print and use free of charge for any occassion. It might be to thank someone, wish them a happy birthday or even just to let them know you're thinking of them... it's up to you! I've even done them in 2 colourways in case you're feeling pink and pretty or blue and fresh. 

Double click the image below for the print file

Share them around with your friends, but remember these are an original NooshKids design and they are for personal use only, and if you'd like to post them on your blog please remember to credit where they came from and link back to NooshLoves. Thanks! Enjoy.x

Make it: Chore chart for multiple kids with FREE printables

This is a great DIY project! It's the best looking chore "chart" I've seen. We tried using a whiteboard for a while but it didn't work very well when chores got rubbed off by shoulders walking too close... I'm not going to lie to you - this doesn't sound like the quickest and easiest project, there is drilling, and Shelley (AKA "She" from How Does She) has a lot of band aids on her fingers. But if that hasn't completely put you off - read on...

Chores are written on paddle pop sticks and are colour coded by degree of difficulty and estimated time required to complete the chore. The way it works is the kids choose their chores like you would choose a card for a card trick (with chore cleverly hidden by mums hand), they get the same number of chores each and those selections are placed in the hole in the block with their name on it. Once the job is completed the stick moves to the smaller "home" block on the end for reselection next week. I love the subliminal message on the base of the construction that chores are fun. I wonder if that works? It's a great idea and much more attractive than a messy whiteboard that often ends up being drawn on... Check out the instructions and downloadable templates here.

FREE: Australia Day Party Printables

Fancy a little soiree to celebrate Australia Day? I'm organising a family "reunion" of sorts. Our extended family is too big now for us to all get together at Christmas, so it's been a while since we had an opportunity to spend a day together. Australia Day seems like a perfect opportunity to me. It's a public holiday - so no excuses there for anyone and no one person has the weight of responsibility to cater and clean for the event. Perfect!

So to add a glamourous touch to the festivities, I found these gorgeous printables Style Guide

Click here for tags, click here for envelope liners 

Click here for invitations, and click here for signs

And this simple hole-punched stars in red, white and blue threaded onto pretty red and white twine makes an effective and easy garland that would look great in the trees.

Make it: Something fishy going on....

H and I made this cute Box Aquarium yesterday. (not this actual one, but one the same... ish) I found it at Made By Joel which is one of my absolute favourite craft blogs. Joel is a stay at home dad who is clearly very talented and dedicated to his kids (which is tops). 

We made ours out of a crisps box and used paperclips instead of buttons on top of the box to tie the strings.  I also made the openings for the strings "slits" instead of holes so the fish can "swim" in the tank... H was so impressed with it he's been carrying it around all day today, showing the neighbours and telling everyone who's called the house all about it... and that's what makes it all worthwhile.

Joel even supplies the fish for your tank...

Free: 2011 Calendar Printable

Not many things in this world of ours are free and stylish. Agreed? Well I've done some digging and I've found one. It's a 2011 calendar. It's printable. And it's FREE! Click here for your own piece of Mod design style...

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