I have been a fan of Mollie J. from Wild Olive for quite some years now. I have purchased a few of her printable planners from her etsy shop in the past. I also LOVE many of her printables available for download on her blog. Here are my top 5 favorite free printables from Wild Olive. Click the images to view the post in which you can download the goodies from.

5 A Day (Fruit + Veggie Checklist)

Want to keep up with the fruit + veggie intake you have on a daily basis? Print these cute babies out, laminate + check off daily. Wipe clean + repeat!

8 A Day (Water Checklist)

Like the 5 a Day above, this is for your water intake. To save on printing, laminate, check off daily, wipe clean at the end of the day + start all over!

Wind In The Willows Friend Portraits

This is a lovely idea for a children’s room, play room or maybe even a school room for those that are homeschooling. Print these critters out, use scrapbook paper for the background & frame. Have the kidlets help create these for their own rooms!

Bar-B-Cute! Cupcake Decor

Since it’s been heating up outdoors, many are probably grilling out more often. These are a great way to decorate those cupcakes and other treats for the occasion.

Grocery Staples Checklist

Create a grocery staples checklist to print out + keep inventory on what you have stocked up (or what you need to pick up on your next trip out)!

My children have many allergies. Making homemade crafts & cleaning supplies are one way I can control what they come in contact with. Here are a few ‘recipes’ for craft supplies that I have gathered over time.

Glitter

Supplies:
1c salt
ziploc bag
food coloring
cookie sheet

Instructions:
Seperate salt into piles, and mix each pile with food coloring in a ziploc bag. Spread salt our on a cookie sheet and let dry. Store extra glitter in a tupperware container. Best of all glitter made fr
om salt can’t cut your eyes like regular store bought glitter.

Modeling Clay

Supplies:
1c. salt
2c. flour
1c. water
food coloring to tint

Instructions:
Mix all ingredients together for about 5 minutes and then it is ready to use. To keep the clay from drying out you can store it in tuperware containers.

Chalk

Supplies:
1/2 c. plaster of paris
almost 1/4 c. water
powdered tempera paint
mixing bowl
an ice cube tray.

Instructions:
Mix the plaster of paris and most of the water together, add 1-2 tbs. of tempera paint and mix well. Add enough water to thicken mixture. Pour into ice cube tray and let dry, then just pop it out and it is ready to use.

Finger Paints

Supplies
1 cup cornstarch
1 cup water
1 bar hypo-allergenic soap
food stuff dyes

Procedure:
Grate bar of soap until it is in fine shreds. Melt with 1/2 cup water over med heat. In a bowl combine cornstarch, 1/2 cup water, and melted soap mixture. Stir to blend. Let mixture sit and thicken. Divide into as many separate bowls as you want colors (so for 6 colors, use 6 bowls) Stir in ‘colors”

For colors: Get creative…you can mix 1/4 cup fruit juices with 2 cups of water, or you can add the juice from canned beets (straight instead of water). For browns you can use tea, for yellow you can mix turmeric with a little bit of water to make a paste. Once your dough is prepared, you can kneed in the colors.

NOTE: For thicker consistency paint: Mix 1 packet of gelatin with 1/4 cup of water. Add to the cornstarch, water and melted soap mixture.

Play Dough

Supplies:
1 cup of flour
1/2 cup of salt
1 cup cool water
2 Tbs oil
2 Tbs cream of tartar
Wax paper

Procedure:
Stir together flour, cream of tartar, salt and oil. Slowly mix in the water. Cook over medium heat stirring frequently until dough becomes stiff. Spread onto wax paper and let cool. Kneed dough with your hands until it reaches the desired consistency.

Note: You can add a few drops of color after you stir in the water (over the heat) to get colored dough. Get creative…you can mix 1/4 cup fruit juices with 2 cups of water, or you can add the juice from canned beets (straight instead of water). For browns you can use tea, for yellow you can mix turmeric with a little bit of water to make a paste. Once your dough is prepared, you can kneed in the colors.

Along the lines with my previous post of free printables to create a household notebook, I have decided to make a list of printables for the holidays. Now, I do hope most everyone has already got everything ready to go for the holidays, but if not, these free downloads are great for keeping things frugal this season and for those waiting until the last minute!

I also got this idea from Lisa over at Moxie Blog which has a 3 sets of holiday printables up for download. This is a beautiful matching set that I came across a few weeks ago and plan to use myself. Lisa has a set of holiday cards & gift tags, pillow box and a pyramid box! You can find each of these linked in the sidebar of the blog at The Moxie Pear.

Probably my favorite free printables of this season has got to be the Holiday Recipe Card Collection from my favorite scrapbooking resource, Shabby Princess. This set includes 14 recipe cards, cover pages, printable card box, and extra word art. This would be an awesome gift or stocking stuffer for the bakers/cooks in your life!

Living Locurto has quite a mix of holiday printables ranging from Sandwich Bag Toppers and Christmas CD Cover (for those Christmas “Mixtape” Gifts) to gift tags and thank you cards for all those gifts received this year.

Another great tag set here, from Babalisme are these Reindeer tags. Then there is a set of Photo Holiday Cards from Creature Comforts Blog. These From Santa’s Orchards, Printable Stickers, from Giver’s Log, are a great way to label “produce from the North Pole” for those stocking stuffers.

Last but not least, another thank you card and set of tags from Hannah over at Sherbet Blossom.

I hope that this list will help you in your quest for finishing those holiday tasks without emptying your pockets!

Updated: I was notified of a few more links that I wanted to share with everyone as I want to make sure there is something for everyone’s needs/wants on this list.

Free Printable Wintry Holiday Tags – Domestifluff
Holiday Gingerbread Man Garland – Angry Chicken
Holiday Mailing Labels – Make, Do & Send
Cookie Labels – Tangarang
Gift Tags & More Gift Tags – Fresh Picked Whimsy
Pink & Green Tags & Red & Green Tags – Tricia Rennea
Christmas Gift Tags – Mushy