I remember anticipating Winter Break with so much excitement every year! Before long, though, I was bored and ready to go back to school with all my friends. Here are some free printable activities I've found lately; ideas for keeping kids (or yourself!) occupied these last days. Try them out with your kids and let me know what you think!

Holiday Village from Claudine Hellmuth
Craft Calendar from Canon
Pop-Up Cards from RobertSabuda.com
Victorian Nursery Craft from Victorian Magazine
Paper House from Whispering Wind
Gingerbread Baby Board Game from Jan Brett
"Believe" Stitchery Pattern from You Can Make This

...and you?

What is your family doing to enjoy the winter holidays? Share your favorite activities (and links, too!) in the comments, or tag on delicious for:simplyla.

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Hungry as I walked home tonight, I resisted the temptation to pick up convenience (i.e., junk) food and decided to mix up something healthy that would give me the calcium, fruit, and whole grains that I hadn’t had all day... and satisfy my sweet tooth, too!

The Recipe

• 80 ml (1/3 c.) rolled oats, toasted
• 40 ml (3 Tbsp) pomegranate seeds
• 75 ml (5 Tbsp) yogurt, plain
• 5 ml (1 tsp) honey
• opt. dried or fresh chopped fruit

Put it all in a small bowl. Stir. Eat! Makes enough for one not-too-hungry person (so you might want to double it, or more).

Download It

If you'd like to print a recipe page, I've uploaded a free printable PDF at Scribd. Enjoy!

...and you?

Try it out! What other grains or fruits (fresh or dry) would sub well in this one?

If you make this delicious snack, you’re welcome to add a photo to our flickr group!

As much as I'd love for you to visit Simple Makes daily, I can't really imagine you running with a handful of vegetable peels from the kitchen to the computer to make sure you're putting it in the right layer!

No worries. Enter my Composting Guide, a free printable how-to! I've compiled the important highlights from all the Start Apartment Composting articles into a one-page chart. Here you'll find reminders on what to do each week as well as lists of what's okay and what's a composting no-no. Print it out (in grayscale, for the color ink cartridge conscious) and tape it up near your pile. Simple!

And, since I've used the same Creative Commons license for the PDF that all www.SimpleMakes.com text is under, you can share it as much as you like, so long as you attribute it to "Lori Ann Gregory of www.SimpleMakes.com"!