Free Printable Cinco de Mayo Coloring Pages and Crafts

Like so many borrowed U.S.  holidays, Cinco de Mayo is pretty schmaltzy.  But that shouldn't stop us celebrating Mexican history and culture. Making traditional crafts, singing songs, eating foods, brings multiculturalism to the classroom. And that's all good. Here are printable Cinco de Mayo coloring pages, Mexican arts and crafts and Spanish-themed activities for kids. Latino and non-Latino will enjoy a fiesta of fun! I've tried to keep the kitsch to a minimum.  Free Printable Cinco de Mayo Coloring Pages and Crafts

Mother's Day Gifts for SAHM or WAHM Moms

Is Mother's Day gift-giving different for SAHM (stay at home moms) or WAHM (work at home moms) than for moms who go to job? I think it is a little. WAHMs long to get out more, while job  moms look forward to being home with the family. Not better worse--just different. Granted, Mother's Day gifts should be individual for every woman. But I was a SAHM and WAHM. I can speak to the unique needs that we have.  Here's a guide to get us just what we what and need for Mother's Day. Mother's Day Gifts for the SAHM Mom

Freelancer Tip: Too Many Keyword, Links Hurts SEO

Linkbacks and tags on articles and posts draw search traffic. Links create channels or magnets that attract views, clicks, interaction. That's good for page views. BUT, too many links and overused keywords have the reverse affect. They hurt search indexing. Maybe not at first. Initially, they'll draw lots of traffic. But in the long run, when Google catches onto the keyword stuffing and overlinking, they'll have adverse effect. So get your Google juice, making links of keywords. But don't overdo it. Read on for tutorials on how to balance that.   Writing for the Web 101 Too Many Keywords, Links Hurts SEO - News - Bubblews

Blogging Tips, Work While the Interent is Cooperative

 For the past few days, I have doing blog PMs (preventative maintenance). I'm "spring cleaning" my 55 niche blogs (an Amazonian task--I'd say Herculean, but being a gal, I want to show solidarity with the ladies.) I've been writing online since 2005 and blogs are my milch cows. So I keep them up. The internet has been slow and sites have been crashing since Windows 8.1 updated. So here's how I multitask when the computer is slow.  Blogging Tips, Take While Google Blogger is Giving

Keep Kids Busy with Printable Easter Egg Patterns, Psanky Stencils

Need a project to keep kids busy (and out of your hair)? I don't know about you but late winter early spring is s super busy time for me, with Easter, Lent, volunteer work and work at home projects. It was busy when I was homeschooling four kids, too.



How about letting them make Easter crafts? Easter egg coloring is an art form of its own. There are traditional Easter patterns, but one style defines the art: Ukrainian psanky eggs. Many Eastern European countries have similar egg decorating traditions. These ancient crafts create mosaic patterns in classic designs. If you'd like to try your hand at making psanky eggs for Easter, here are free online patterns, printables and designs. I've included printable traditional easter egg stencils. Free Printable Easter Egg Patterns, Psanky Stencils