Word-Art Quotation Freebies

“When I Learned to Read” Word Art Freebie

May 16, 2013 By Deb Chitwood 3 Comments

In honor of Children’s Book Week, here’s a word art freebie based on the Mary McLeod Bethune quote: “The whole world opened to me when I learned to read.”

To download word art (without watermark), click here, then right click on the image and choose “Save Picture As . . .”

For lots of literature-based activities for young children, see my post at Living Montessori Now: Montessori-Inspired Literature-Based Activities for Preschoolers.

Happy Children’s Book Week!

Note: I have lots of word-art inspiration at the Raising Figure Skaters Facebook page and on Pinterest!

Photo Credit: Background image by Dmytro Tolokonov.

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“2 Teach Is 2 Touch Lives 4 Ever” Word Art Freebie

May 8, 2013 By Deb Chitwood 1 Comment

It’s Teacher Appreciation Week (the first full week of May)! In honor of the great teachers and coaches around the world, here’s a word art freebie based on the popular quote (author unknown):

2 teach is

2 touch lives

4 ever

To download word art (without watermark), click here, then right click on the image and choose “Save Picture As . . .”

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!

Note: I have lots of word-art inspiration at the Raising Figure Skaters Facebook page and on Pinterest!

Photo Credit: Background image by Alexander Katz.

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“It’s Nice” Word Art Freebie

April 19, 2013 By Deb Chitwood Leave a Comment

I LOVE this quote, which is most often attributed to motivational speaker John Cassis: “It’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice.”

I first heard the quote as the motto for Olympic figure skating champion Sarah Hughes, who learned it from her mother. It’s a concept that was important in my kids’ figure skating careers – and lives – as well. I always thought it was much more important that my kids grew up to be nice people than that they grew up to be “important” people. I feel very fortunate that many people have told me how nice my kids are. I truly believe that our kids will pick up what’s most important to us as parents.

Here are two different versions of word art using the quote:

To download word art (without watermark), click here, then right click on the image and choose “Save Picture As . . .”

Background image by Marina Sozonova.

To download word art (without watermark), click here, then right click on the image and choose “Save Picture As . . .”

Background image by Sónia Gonçalves.

Note: I have lots of word-art inspiration at the Raising Figure Skaters Facebook page and on Pinterest!

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“Throw Yourself” Word Art Freebie

March 27, 2013 By Deb Chitwood 3 Comments

One of my favorite quotes about personal growth is by C. JoyBell C.:

“The only way that we can live, is if we grow. The only way that we can grow is if we change. The only way that we can change is if we learn. The only way we can learn is if we are exposed. And the only way that we can become exposed is if we throw ourselves out into the open. Do it. Throw yourself.”

To download word art (without watermark), click here, then right click on the image and choose “Save Picture As . . .”

Are you throwing yourself?

Note: I have lots of word-art inspiration at the Raising Figure Skaters Facebook page and on Pinterest!

Photo Credit: Background image by Sarah Holmlund.

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Obstacles and Goals Word Art Freebies

February 13, 2013 By Deb Chitwood 3 Comments

It’s that time of year when you have to really focus on your goals to stay with them. I love this quote by Henry Ford: “Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.”

To download word art (without watermark), click here, then right click on the image and choose “Save Picture As . . .”

More Goals Word Art Freebies

“Achieving Your Goals” Word Art Freebie (without watermark)

“Hitch Your Wagon to a Star” Word-Art Freebie (without watermark)

“Dream a New Dream” Word Art Freebie (without watermark)

Posts on Goals

For ideas on preparing for new goals and challenges, see “It Isn’t too Late to Set Goals and Challenges” and “How to Find Balance after the Holidays” (at my Living Montessori Now blog). Also see “Dream a New Dream” (my post at Spring Snow Publications) and “Best Goal Quotes.”

Note: I have lots of word-art inspiration at the Raising Figure Skaters Facebook page and on Pinterest!

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“Achieving Your Goals” Word Art Freebie

January 9, 2013 By Deb Chitwood 4 Comments

I always love to focus on goals at the start of a new year. Here’s a word art freebie based on one of my favorite goal quotes by Zig Ziglar: “What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.”

To download word art (without watermark), click here, then right click on the image and choose “Save Picture As . . .”

For ideas on preparing for new goals and challenges, see “How to Find Balance after the Holidays” at my other blog, Living Montessori Now.

Note: I have lots of word-art inspiration at the Raising Figure Skaters Facebook page and on Pinterest!

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“The Basic Ingredients of a Truly Merry Christmas” Word Art Freebie

December 5, 2012 By Deb Chitwood 11 Comments

I love inspirational quotes in general, and I especially love the reminders Christmas quotes give. Peg Bracken has a great thought about gifts that’s helpful for both adults and kids to keep in mind: “Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.” Here’s a word art freebie based on Peg Bracken’s quote:

To download word art png file (without watermark), click here, then right click on the image and choose “Save Picture As . . .”

Gingerbread Men Image Credit: Graphics by Pink Cat Studio

Note: I have lots of word-art inspiration at the Raising Figure Skaters Facebook page and on Pinterest!

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How to Create Subway Art Gifts – Kids Winter Holiday Hop

November 15, 2012 By Deb Chitwood 8 Comments

Creating word art and word art gifts can be a wonderful creative outlet for both adults and kids. Elementary-age kids on up can learn to create word art on their own, and subway art is especially fun, great spelling practice, and a welcomed gift. Preschoolers can often create subway art with a bit of help from an adult or older child.

You can learn to create subway art and any word art with a more advanced photo editing software, such as Adobe Photo Shop. If you start with that, awesome! But PicMonkey is free, and you can still create great word art with it.

Today, I want to share a simple tutorial to help both adults and kids create subway art using PicMonkey.

How to Create Subway Art Gifts Using PicMonkey

1. Have a background you can use for your image or download one of these: WhiteBackground_8x10 or WhiteBackground_8.5×11. (You can color the background in PicMonkey if you wish.)

2. Go to PicMonkey.com.

PicMonkey.com

3. Click on “Edit a photo” and then upload the background you want to use.

4. If you want to color your background, make a colored rectangle to cover the image. Go to the left hand toolbar, click on the icon with the cluster of 3 different shapes, and then select the black rectangle.Create a rectangle by pulling the shape across the screen until it covers all of the white.

Preparing to Choose a Background Color on PicMonkey

5. Click on the color selector that comes up on the right and change the color of your rectangle. Today, I’m using blue for my background color.

Selecting a Background Color on PicMonkey

6. When creating subway art, it’s best to do one line at a time, making sure the text space is full all the way across. You’ll be able to make the words larger if they don’t fill the line. Typically, three or four fonts and three or four colors are used. Use whatever you feel drawn to, though.

You can add text by going to the left hand toolbar, clicking on the capital letter P, and choosing the font you would like to use. Type in your text and click on Add. You can change your font if you wish. If you have trouble, here’s more about using the text feature at PicMonkey.

Adding Text in PicMonkey

7. Once you have the font and color you like, you can stretch the font box (using the little circles on the corners) and drag the box to where you want it on the page. You’ll want to fill up each line, allowing space for a border around the words in case you want to frame your subway art.

Moving Text in PicMonkey

8. Make any adjustments you want to color or font. Note: If you want to go back and change a text box, be sure to click on the brown outside area first to get off the main background before clicking on the text you want to change. To match a color, PicMonkey’s tutorial is especially helpful.

If you’d like to add a star, heart, or another symbol, click on the cluster of 3 different shapes again and choose the symbol you want to add.

Matching Text Color in PicMonkey

9. When you’re finished, click on “Save” above your finished subway art, type in a new file name, then type in the desired file size (I usually choose Pierce, the middle one), and click on the green “Save photo” button. Choose the place to save your photo on your computer, and you’re finished!

I’ve been focusing on gratitude for the 21 Days of Contagious Gratitude, but you can use any theme for your subway art. And a child might want to create “Thank You”- (such as “Thank you, Grandma”) subway art for gifts.

"I'm Thankful For" Word Art Freebie

If you’d like a copy of my subway art (without watermark), click here, then right click on the image and choose “Save Picture As . . .”

“For Everything” Word Art Freebie (without watermark)

Kids Winter Holiday Hop and Giveaway

Giveaway Prizes

Please join us in sharing your holiday ideas. We have 3 prizes we are giving away in this hop. The only requirement to enter is to leave a comment on Kids Winter Holiday Inspiration Craft and Activity Ideas at Projects for Preschoolers about winter holiday inspiration such as a favorite winter holiday activity, tradition, craft, memory, etc.

Enter to receive one of these packages from Laura Kelly: Family Planner, Mom Planner, or Mom’s journal along with extra sticky notes or shipping list note pads. Plus a goodie bag filled with fun kid craft supplies. Each prize package is valued at $30.

The giveaway will close on December 3rd, 2012 at 7pm EST. Entrants must be 18 years or older and have a US or UK shipping address.

Check out the winter holiday ideas at the participating bloggers’ sites:
Jen Goode –         Projects for Preschoolers    www.projectsforpreschoolers.com
Susan Wells –     Steve Spangler         www.stevespangler.com
Cerys Parker –     Rainy Day Mum        www.rainydaymum.co.uk
Laura Kelly -        Laura Kelly Designs        www.laurakellydesigns.com
Melissa Klinker -    mama♥miss            www.mamamiss.com
Deb Chitwood -    Raising Figure Skaters    www.raisingfigureskaters.com
Rockabye –         Rockabye Butterfly        www.rockabyebutterfly.com
Rebecca English –     Here Come the Girls    www.herecomethegirlsblog.com
Tammy Dube –     Housing A Forest        www.housingaforest.com
Elizabeth Pritchett –     Creative Learning Fun     www.creativelearningfun.blogspot.com

Please share your posts with your favorite holiday ideas for kids here:

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“For Everything” Word Art Freebie

November 7, 2012 By Deb Chitwood 12 Comments

In honor of the 21 Days of Contagious Gratitude Challenge, here’s some gratitude word art based on the beautiful words of Ralph Waldo Emerson:

“For each new morning with its light,
For rest and shelter of the night,
For health and food,

For love and friends,
For everything Thy goodness sends.”

To download word art (without watermark), click here, then right click on the image and choose “Save Picture As . . .”

Be sure to check out my November Family Gratitude Activities roundup post for LOTS of ideas of gratitude activities you can do with your family this month (along with more information about the 21 Days of Contagious Gratitude Challenge). Many of the gratitude activities you can do at any time of the year.

Note: I have lots of word-art inspiration at the Raising Figure Skaters Facebook page and on Pinterest!

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“If We Could Say” – Montessori Word Art Freebie

October 17, 2012 By Deb Chitwood 3 Comments

October 21-27 is CharacterCounts! Week. Maria Montessori gave wonderful ways to help children’s character, often by focusing on improving our own character. Here’s some word art based on a Montessori quote about respect: “If we could say, ‘We are respectful and courteous in our dealing with children, we treat them as we should like to be treated ourselves,’ we should have mastered a great educational principle and be setting an example of good education.” – Maria Montessori

To download word art (without watermark), click here, then right click on the image and choose “Save Picture As . . .”

Background image by BlueOrange Studio.

Here’s another version of the printable:

To download word art (without watermark), click here, then right click on the image and choose “Save Picture As . . .”

Background image by nyul.

I have lots of word-art inspiration at the Raising Figure Skaters Facebook page and on Pinterest! The Living Montessori Now Facebook page will reach 10,000 members soon! If you haven’t joined us there, too, please join us for a Free Printable of the Day and lots of great activities and inspiration for parents and teachers!

UPDATE: Free Worldwide Character Counts! Week Resources