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Nothing can replace the benefits of spending time together as a family. Here you can find fun family activities & ideas for the elderly. There are hundreds of fun family ideas and fun things for families to do together. We hope you will find this section to be a valuable resource for planning quality family time.
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Activities
100 Fun Family Activities: Lots of great ideas to get you out for fun together as a family.
Activities Resources: Find ideas for fun and great resources for Family Fun Activities
Animal Activities Book for kids: Have fun with animals. Downloadable coloring pages, crosswords, word searches, and more.
Spring Flowers Activity Book for kids : Fun activities for learning about flowers. Download coloring pages, crosswords, and word searches.
Activities for the Elderly - Facts and Misconceptions: Find activities and share fun with elderly relatives.

Secret Message Puzzles: Try these coded puzzles and decode the secret messages.

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Babies
Baby Names : Find the best name for your new arrival. Search for baby names alphabetically.

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Barbeques
Road-Trip BBQ: Get out with the family and enjoy the fun of barbequeing in a brand new place.
Extraordinary Oven BBQ Ribs Recipe: Try this delicious recipe for ribs cooked in your oven
Barbeque Sauce Recipe
: A great BBQ sauce for your chicken, beef, and pork.

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Beef Meals
Teryaki Beef Fettuccini Recipe
Filet Mignon and Spud Rounds Recipe
Meat Loaf Recipe
Chicken Fried Steak Recipe

Orange-Peach Steak Fajitas Recipe

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Birthdays
Birthday Reminder Chart: Don't forget another birthday! This printable chart keeps them all in one place so you will know they are coming.
Try our Birthday Crossword Puzzle or Word Search.
Print and solve our Birthday Secret Message Puzzle

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Board Games
Board Game Olympics: Challenge your family in a variety of board games and go for the gold.

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Cakes:
Nice and Moist Chocolate Cake Recipe: One of the most delicious and moist home-made chocolate cakes you can make for your family.

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Camping:
Camping Trips: Learn what you need to plan and enjoy an wonderful camping trip with your family. Tips and Resources.
Try our Camping Crossword Puzzle or Word Search: Get your kids excited about camping with these fun word puzzles.
Camping Secret Message and Story: Read a short story about Mandy's camping trip. Fill in a few clues along the way and you will be able to read the secret camping message.

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Chicken Meals:
Chicken Fettuccini Alfredo Recipe
Curry Chicken and Rice Recipe
Sweet and Sour Chicken and Rice Recipe
Chicken Cordon Bleu Folds Recipe

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Christmas
Christmas Treat: Sugar Cookie Recipe: Our recipe for soft and delicious sugar cookies.
Christmas Holiday History and Traditions: Learn much of the history of Christmas and its traditions.
Christmas Timeline: See how Christmas evolved through the years to become what it is today.
Try our Christmas Crossword Puzzle or Word Search: Have fun with a Christmas crossword or word search.
Santa Name Place Marker: Organize your Christmas dinner place settings by name with this Santa. It's fast, easy, and free.
Short Christmas Story, "The Christmas Gift of Love": Archie doesn't have a lot of money for gifts this year, but he has a lot of love to give.
Printable Christmas Cards: If you need a Christmas card to print from home, we have what you are looking for. These cards fit into regular 8.5 inch wide envelopes.

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Comics
Cartoons and Comics: Family Fun Shop's own humorous and fun family-safe comics to bring a smile and maybe a chuckle to your day.

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Cooking
List of All Family Fun Shop Recipes

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Crafts
Art and Craft Resources at Family Fun Shop: Find ideas for art and crafts that you can do as a family.

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Dinner Recipes
10 Delicious Dinner Recipes: Ten great Family Fun Shop dinners that you can try with your family at home.

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Easter
Easter Treat: Lemon Bars Recipe: A delicious and zingy lemon treat.
Easter Word Puzzles: Try our easter crossword or word search.

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Education
Summer Learning for Kids: How to keep your kids' minds active during the summer, so they can retain what they learned in the previous school year.
Preschool to Kindergarten Workbook : ABC's and 123's, shapes, coloring, printing helps and more. Exercises to help kids get ready for to start school at the kindergarten level. Free to download and print.
Kindergarten to First Grade Workbook : Practice with letters and basic math, patterns, colors, and more curriculum appropriate activities to prepare kids for first grade. Free to download and print.
First Grade to Second Grade Workbook : First to Second Grade level activities. Free to download and print.
Second Grade to Third Grade Workbook : Second to Third Grade level activities. Free to download and print.
Weekly Homework and Study Planner: Help your kids stay organized and on top of school with this printable weekly homework and study planner. There is room for up to 6 subjects with homework, reading assignments, and review work.

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Emergency Preparedness
72 Hour Emergency Kit: Be prepared for disaster or unexpected emergencies. Learn what you and your family will need and how to prepare a 72 hour emergency kit.

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Father's Day
Father's Day Treat: Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe: Surprise Dad with a delicious batch of peanut butter cookies.
Learn about the History of Father's Day: Learn how Father's Day came to be as it is today.
Greatest Dad Certificate: Print this greatest dad certificate and give it to him on Father's Day or any time of the year.

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Finances
Strengthening a Family in Recession: The dominoes are falling
When the dominoes are falling around you, strengthen your family foundations and be ready to stand strong.

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Flowers
Grow Flowers from Seeds: Tips and advice for starting your flowers from seeds.

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Food
Favorite Food Day: Spoil your family with the foods they love on a day when everything tastes great.

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Fun
Fun-A-Thon: Share a day with your family that is devoted to pure fun.
Fun Printable Activities: Stop by our activities resources page for lots of fun family things to do.

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Games
Danger Dice: Try this card and dice game with unexpected outcomes.
Game Room: Stop by our game room to play games online.
Shop for Games: See our shopping page for games.

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Gardening
A Vegetable Garden for Every Backyard: Even in the smallest yards there is room for everyone to garden.
How to Grow Perennial Wildflowers: Perennial wildflowers are an attractive and practical choice to fill empty spaces in a yard.

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Halloween
Halloween Treat: Vanilla Moon Crater Cookies
Learn about the History and Traditions of Halloween: A brief, but informative history of Halloween to share with your family.
Try our Halloween Crossword Puzzle or Word Search.
Black
Cat Pumpkin Carving Template
Ghost Pumpkin Carving Template
Funny Pumpkin Carving Template
Scary Pumpkin Carving Template

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Health
Obesity: Getting Active for Family Health: Learn about how to modify the lifestyle of your family to maintain better health and counter obesity.

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Hiking
Family Hiking Tips and Safety: Find tips and ideas to make hiking a fun activity for you and your family. Learn what to bring, how to dress, and where to go.

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Holidays
Holiday History: Find dates, traditions, and history of many significant holidays.
Holiday Treat Recipes: Start a new family tradition with these great holiday treat recipes.
Holiday Word Puzzles: Try our printable crossword puzzles and word searches for many common American holidays.

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Homework and Study Planner
Weekly Homework and Study Planner: Get your homework and studies organized. This printable planner page will help you organize up to 6 subjects for a whole week.

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Ice Cream
Ice Cream Topper Cookie Recipe: Top your ice cream with these soft chocolate cookies for a real family treat.

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Independence Day
Independence Day Brownie Recipe: You will be amzaed at the sinfully delicious taste of these heavenly brownies. Enjoy these treats as you watch the fireworks.
Learn about the History and Traditions of Independence Day: A brief but informative history of Independence Day that you can share with the whole family.
Try our Independence Day Crossword Puzzle or Word Search

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Internet
Family Safety on the Internet: Learn about dangers of the internet and how to protect your kids. Make the internet safer for your family with these tips.

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Labor Day
Learn about the History and Traditions of Labor Day
Try our Labor Day Crossword Puzzle or Word Search

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Life
Letting Go of Little Things
Different
:Different is doing things your own way despite how it looks to others.

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Memorial Day
Memorial Day Deep Chocolate Cake Recipe: Try this wonderful chocolate cake as you celebrate Memorial Day.
Learn about the History of Memorial Day and its Traditions
Try our Memorial Day Crossword or Word Search.

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Mother's Day
Mother's Day Treat Choco Mamas Cookie Recipe: A unique and wonderful chocolate chip cookie for Mother's Day.
Mother's Day Dining Flower Craft : Here is a simple Mother's Day craft that will make any meal more special for Mom. The silverware and napkin are crafted into a flower for Mom to enjoy.
Learn about the History of Mother's Day: A concise look at Mother's Day in the past and present.
Greatest Mom Certificate: Print this greatest mom certificate and give it to your mother on Mother's Day or any day of the year.

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Movies
Making Family Movies: Write a simple screenplay and make a real movie as a family.

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New Year's Day
New Year's Day Treat: "Rocky Road Cookies": Start off the New Year in a tasty way with these unique and delicious Rocky Road Cookies.
Learn about the History and Traditions of New Year's Day: See New Year's traditions of the past and present.
Try our New Year's Day Crossword Puzzle or Word Search
Short Story for kids, "Archie's New Year"
Archie learns how to keep his new years resolutions. This story gives children a printable form on which to write their resolutions.

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Orange Chicken
Orange Chicken and Rice Recipe: If you thought you could only get Orange Chicken at a restaurant, you haven't tried our delicious home-made Orange Chicken Recipe.

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Painting
Dos and Don'ts of Painting: Learn the best way to approach your home painting project while avoiding rookie mistakes and bad ideas. Paint it right the first time!

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Parenting
10 Qualities of Successful Parents: Important qualities and considerations for successful parenting.
Parenting Resources: See our Parenting Resources page with articles and links to great parenting resources.

Super Kid Award: Print out our Super Kid Award and give it to your child for any occasion to express your love.

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Printable Fun Activities
Printable games, stories, puzzles, fun forms & more for kids:
Find short moral stories, crossword puzzles, word searches, secret message puzzles, dot to dots, coloring pages, activity books, fun forms and more.

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Recipes
Recipes Main Index: All Family Fun Shop recipes are listed here.
Index of Treats: Recipes for deserts and other Family Fun Shop treats.
Index of Dinner Recipes
: Delicious Family Fun Shop Dinner recipes.

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Relaxation
Tranquility: How to find tranquility by clearing the mind of worries.

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Road Signs and Street Safety
Road Signs & Street Safety for Kids: Help your kids stay safer on the streets by learning about street signs and other street safetyinformation.

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Safety
Biking - Health and Safety: Learn how family bike rides can improve your health. Also find tips on staying safe on family bike rides.

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Sauces
Teryaki Sauce Recipe: Make superb teryaki sauce at home.
Barbeque Sauce Recipe: A great BBQ sauce for your chicken, beef, and pork.
Sweet and Sour Sauce: Flavor your meats and rice with home-made sweet and sour sauce.

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Secret Message Puzzles
Decode Secret Messages in these Original Word Puzzles: These printable word puzzles are a refreshing change from the everyday ordinary kind. Each puzzle has a coded message based on a specific theme.

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Shopping at Family Fun Shop
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Home and Leisure

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Sports
FOOTBALL PRINTABLES:

Football Crossword Puzzle: Crossword for kids who love football.
Football Word Search: Word search with football terms.
Football Dot to Dot Secret Message Puzzle: A fun dot to dot of a football player with a secret message to decode.

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Stories
Short Moral Stories: See our short illustrated rhyming stories for kids. These stories teach common family values like honesty, kindness and freindship.

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Snow
Backyard Sled Mountain: Even if you don't have any hills around, you can have a sled mountain in your own backyard.

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Thanksgiving Day
Thanksgiving Day Treat: Caramel Candy: A unique and sweet candy that will quickly disappear(even on Thanksgiving).
Learn about the History and Traditions of Thanksgiving: A brief but informative look at the fun of Thanksgiving.
Try our Thanksgiving Crossword Puzzle or Word Search.
Turkey Name Place Marker: Print out this Place Marker and organize your dinner guests by name. This place marker also fits around most glassware for drinking.

"Thanksgiving Thanks:" Thank You Note: Don't let Thanksgiving pass without thanking your loved ones. This thank you note can help you say the thanks that are truly in your heart. It is simple and small enough to send in most regular envelopes to reach everyone you need to thank.

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Truth
The Truth About... : Articles that give the plain and simple truth about lots of things, because you need to know.

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TV
TV Turnoff: Returning to Family: Is your family watching too much TV? Do you have potatos on your couch? Find solutions to reclaim your family from the TV.

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Valentine's Day
Valentines Day Treat: Smore Fudge Recipe: Impress your Valentine with rich and delicious Smore Fudge.
Learn about the History and Traditions of Valentine's Day: An overview of the way Valentine's Day came to be.
Try our Valentine's Day Crossword Puzzle or Word Search.

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World Family Matters
"The Great World Pie": Learn how the world can solve its problems as a "Great World Pie."

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- Keep your kids sharp through summer with our "Summer Learning Activities"

- See our article on "Strengthening a Family in Recession"

- Not getting enough attention? Give someone a "Relationship Ticket!"

- Don't forget another birthday! Get the free Birthday Reminder Chart.

- Dot to Dots

- Secret Message Puzzles and Stories for Kids.

- If you like our family quotes, you may also enjoy our brand new
Family Poetry section.

- See our Short Moral Stories for Kids with Marty Mouse, Molly Monkey, Alex the Cat, and Archie (a little boy with big ideas).


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Printable Activities - Lots of fun printable activities for kids including word games, stories, secret messages, dot to dots and more. Great rainy day or road trip activities.
Holiday History - Simple history and traditions of many American holidays.
Baby Names - Find a name for your new baby girl or boy.
Recipes - Make something new and delicious to enjoy as a family.
Family Quotes - Motivational sayings to inspire the mind and uplift the heart.
Short Moral Stories - Illustrated short stories for kids with positive moral values.

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