Print Free File: Pillow Box Pattern

Who doesn’t love a special treat in a fun package?  This printable pattern is something I came up with for gifting small treasures and treats in designer style!  It’s easy to print, cut and create with this downloadable file  that you can use again and again with your favorite patterned or solid cardstock.

Directions:

1. Save the file to your computer.

2. Open the file and print the pattern on the WRONG side of  paper (it might be wise to do a test run on plain paper first in case you need to alter your print settings).

3. Follow the directions on the printed page to craft the box.

TIP: Rub wax paper on your paper to make it easier to score; place the printed page on a magazine and score (or make an impression on the scoring lines) with an embossing stylus or tip of a bone folder.

4.  Fold the box on the scored lines and secure with glue.

5. Embellish, enclose treats and deliver your hand crafted package gift-ee!

About the Executive Homemaker:

Meet Janna Wilson , country girl, graphic artist, mama to three crazy-cute kiddos, wife to Scott, stitcher, jewelry maker, dreamer, wannabe painter, Sunday school teacher, and lover of ALL THINGS crafty!

Visit Janna’s online shop Whimsy Shoppe for fabulous downloads and handmade goods your family will love.

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Print Free File: Happy Saint Patty’s Patch Pin Pattern

Although I enjoy Saint Patrick’s Day and all the excuses to utilize the color green, I must admit that specific color is lacking in the wardrobe of the kiddos.  So, in hope to avoid the pinch, I formulated these super easy patch pins.

How to Make:

1.  Using the free pattern, cut out each piece in the materials specified.  For added texture, I cut my felt circles with pinking shears.

2.  Sew the shamrock it to felt circle #1, sticking close to the edge.

3.  Iron the fusible webbing onto felt circle #2.

4.  Sew circle #1 to circle #2, sticking close to the edge, and with the shamrock facing out.

5.  Now attach the safety pin.  Cut a 1″ x .5″ strip of wool felt, using the same color as the circles.

6.  Lay a safety pin on the back of the felt circle, slip the felt strip through the safety pin, and hot glue in place.

Ta-da!  All done.  You could even attach this to a little girls headband.  Super simple and takes about 15 minutes.  Happy Saint Patty’s Day!

About the Executive Homemaker:

My name is Emily and I am so excited to be a contributor to Executive Homemaker! I live in the recreational state of Idaho with my gorgeous husband, he’s seriously a cutie, and my two kiddos. My hubby is currently in the final semester of his graduate program and I get to stay home and enjoy Buster “J” and Lady “P.”

Although my area of expertise is graphic design, I love to sew, crochet, doodle, play, and anything else that gives me a creative outlet. I have a blog of my own called where I get to share my ideas with others and make strangers my friends. Stop by for a visit!

Blog:

This March 17th do something fun with the family like throw a St. Patrick’s Day party!

Legend of St. Patrick – If you’re looking for some St. Patrick’s day facts, I’ve done all the work for you with this fun fact sheet and Q&A.

Green Day Memory

Print out these memory cards and make a fun poster to play memory for St. Patrick’s day or for Green Day.

St. Patrick’s Day Bingo is a fun activity you can do as a family or at a St. Patrick’s Day, or green day party.

Green Day Agenda

Here’s an agenda sample if you’re still looking for party ideas!

10:00 (Younger) * Color Leprechauns
(Older) * Play dough w/ cookie cutters

10:10 (Younger) * Color Shopping (get a basket & hide green things)
(Older) * Story & puzzle quiz

10:20 (Younger) * Hide ‘n seek gold treasure
(Older) * Green Day Bingo

10:30 (All) * Read Green Eggs & Ham book

10:40 (Younger) * Balloons (draw faces on them)
(Older) * Green Memory Game

10:50 (All) * Snack
11:00  (All) * Give hats & cups to take home

Happy party planning!  You can find even more St. Patrick’s Day party ideas and activities on Tip Junkie.

Print Free File: Did You Know, Did You Know (Original)

Did you know Twin Facts Trivia

1. 18% to 22% of twins are left-handed compared with under 10% for non-twins.

2. The incidence of fraternal twins varies by race:
* Of African descent: 1 birth per 70
* Of Caucasian descent: 1 birth per 88
* Of Japanese descent: 1 birth per 150
* Of Chinese descent: 1 birth per 300

3. Genetic factors do not appear to have much affect upon the incidence of identical twins.

4. Identical twins exhibit almost identical brain wave patterns.

5. William Shakespeare was the father of boy/girl twins Hamnet and Judith. He also wrote about twins in The Comedy of Errors and The Twelfth Night.

6. The term “twins” derives from the ancient German word twin or twine meaning “two together.”

7. Twinning does run in families, but supposedly only fraternal twins and not identical twins. Yet there are many, many families with identical twins in each generation, and sometimes even several sets of identical twin children, so this ostensible scientific “fact” doesn’t seem to be supported by the evidence. There is little evidence to support the popular notion that twins “skip” a generation.

8. If the mother is herself a fraternal twin, the chances of having twins
increases about five-fold.

9. The modern world record for giving birth to multiples is held by Leontina Albina from Chile, whose 55 children included three sets of triplets. The all-time historical record is claimed by a Russian who is purported to have given birth to 6 pairs of twins, 6 sets of triplets, and 4 sets of quads. (If true, it means her 46 children included no singletons at all!)

10. The scientific study of twins is known as “gemellology.”

11. Twins have been known to develop their own “language” that only they understand. This process is known as “cryptophasia.”

Print Free File: Baby Cakes

This is a yummy way to thank your guests for coming to the baby shower. It’s also very easy!

“Baby Cakes”

- Twin Pack -

Twenty tine fingers
Four tiny feet
There will soon be two baby boys
For all of us to meet!

Thanks for celebrating this special day with us!

How to Make:

1. Twin pack of Little Debbie Cakes (square ones in a double pack)
2. Print out poem on _________ paper.
3. Cut to fit on top of the cakes.
4. Cut printed scrapbooking paper a little larger than ________ paper.
5. Lay _________ paper on top of printed paper and hole punch 3 holes. (See picture)
* One on the middle of the left side
* Two in the middle of the right side
6. Thread ribbon through one hole on right side underneath to hole on left side, around the cakes and back up through the other hole on the right side. Tie a bow. (See picture)

Print Free File:

A more traditional shower game where you unscramble the name.

Unscramble the things found in a Nursery

stiwn twins
Tetyale layette
Sammjap pajamas
Ggnniahc blate changing table
Etasfy spni safety pins
Ybba loonti baby lotion
Oletbt rremaw bottle warmers
Srdpaie diapers
Lyap enp play pen
Cviingree ktlbane receiving blanket
Lumrofa formula
Hhgi iahrc high chair
Oelbmi mobile
Knorgci hrica rocking chair
Sghu dna ssikes hugs and kisses

Score: _______

Print Free File: Bag Game Letters, Bag Game Instructions

Baby Shower Bag Game Instructions: Use lunch bags to spell out Baby Shower and put something for the baby that corresponds with the letter in each bag.

Use a white or brown lunch bag and spell out: B A B Y S H O W E R. (Use the downlodable file above to print out the letters.)

In each bag put something for the baby that corresponds with the letter. For example B has binki, A has applesauce, etc. Attendees guess what is in each bag. The person with the most correct guesses wins. The best part, the mother-to-be receives all of these items as a great gift.

Print Free File: Diagnosis of a Baby

This is more of a typical baby shower game. Try to figure out what part of the baby’s body the statement is referring to.

Diagnosis of a Baby

1. Has a traveling convenience. (trunk)
2. Has two covers. (eyelids)
3. Has a treasure box. (chest)
4. Has two tropical trees. (palms)
5. Has students. (pupils)
6. Has two established measurements. (feet)
7. Has part of a clock. (hands/face)
8. Has something found in a comb. (teeth)
9. Has a personal pronoun. (eyes)
10. Has metal pegs. (nails)
11. Has part of a wagon. (tonge)
12. Has excess matter. (waist)
13. Has whips on his/her face. (lashes)
14. Has a house of worship. (temple)

Print Free File: Game Booklet 2, Game Booklet 2 (Original)

This game booklet is almost the same as the Game Booklet (Version 1). The only change is that this one has the Bag Game instead of “Mommy True or False.

These games are designed to be customized to your mother-to-be with games like:

* “A little about Mom”
* “How well do you know the Mother-to-be”
* Bag Game

How to Make:

1. Print out cover in pink or blue paper.
2. Print out the rest of the booklet front and back.

Print Free File: Game Booklet 1, Game Booklet 1 (Original)

These are not your typical baby shower games. This game booklet is perfect for someone who just moved into your area or for a shower with a diverse age group.

These games are designed to be customized to your mother-to-be with games like:

* “Mommy True or False”
* “How well do you know the Mother-to-be”
* “A little about Mom”

How to Make:

1. Print out cover in pink or blue paper.
2. Print out the rest of the booklet front and back.