A Paris / Travel theme for Estefany

Estefany is about to turn 15. Our adorable little darling, in her pretty yellow and white lace dress and pigtails when we first sponsored her as an delightful five year old, is shortly to be considered a woman.  :o

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QUINCEANERA

In her El Salvador culture, this very special Quinceañera birthday marks the important threshold between child and woman. In Spanish, ‘quince’ = ’15’, and ‘años’ = ‘years’. For those able to afford it, there may be lavish celebrations that could rival an expensive wedding. For our sponsored children, they can only dream wistfully of such things. However, some sponsors are able to send a family gift and their centres may organise a small party for them. If you are thinking about a sponsor visit, this would be a great time to go and visit your child.

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ESTEFANY LOVES PARIS

A while ago, I sent Estefany some Paris photos and photoshopped her picture into them. Now she loves Paris! So for this special birthday, I did a Paris / Travel theme for her, with more of a grown-up feel to it. It was a totally frivolous package, but she will absolutely love it. Her dream is to travel to Paris one day. I concentrated on paper gift items in soft colours / pink / black / white. There are so many beautiful Paris free printable gift items that it was hard to choose. And it’s a good thing her package is finally posted, as I keep finding more!

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PARIS ~ GIFT BOX

An adorable free printable Paris gift box in soft pink colours from Vectoria Designs was the star of my package. The original download link appears to have been removed, but here are the how-to instructions showing the template, if you would like to have a go at making your own. I printed it on craft photo paper with a slightly glossy finish and it turned out absolutely gorgeous with a soft sheen.

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PERSONALISED STATIONERY SET

Next, I found a Vintage Map – stationery set  (no longer free printable, but now only available to members only) clearly showing France, and personalised it with Estefany’s name on it. I had to send this stationery set as a separate posting, as it was almost 1/4 inch by itself by the time I cut the stationery into 14 individual pieces, added half a dozen envelopes + envelope liners, plus a band around the stationery. Normally, I would send something like this unassembled to our older children and allow them to put it together, but chose this time to present it to Estefany as a complete and finished gift. The band around the stationery could also be personalised, so I added: Estefany’s name, our names, and the words ‘Congratulations’ and ‘Feliz Quinceañera.’

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PARIS ~ CALENDAR

Next, I found a pretty black and white vintage style Paris calendar by Call Me Victorian with the Eiffel Tower on it. (You may find an updated calendar here); free printable

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PARIS ~ BUSINESS CARDS

Paris – business cards | alternative link  (threekissesstudio; click on ‘Parisian Caling Cards’ to download) personalised with Estefany’s name on it. These free printable cards also look pretty recoloured in pink. If you are using MS Publisher, simply right click on the image – click ‘format’ – ‘picture’ – ‘recolor’ – and then choose your colour.

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PARIS ~ COLLAGE

Next, I did a Paris collage for her in soft, pretty colours and laminated it. It was more art than photos. The main photo I used was this pretty Eiffel Tower with flowers. I also used this Eiffel Tower image from the top left corner; this Paris sunset reflection; this photo of Paris in the Spring and one of these Snow in Paris photos. I used one of these pretty papers (scroll just over two-thirds of the way down the page, to the apricot and brown image with a butterfly hovering over a clock) as the background for my collage. Across the main image, I added Estefany’s name, Feliz Quinceañera, our names, a couple of heart embellishments, and a Bible verse in Spanish from Deuteronomy 6:5. For copyright reasons, I am unable to show you what I did, but this pretty scrapbook page (from janinekoczwara) with butterflies, doilies and a young girl; or this gorgeous mini album (jodieleedesigns) are both perfect inspiration for a Paris theme.

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TRAVEL JOURNAL / SKETCHING PAGE

Travel Journal  (Dover sample) I fitted 2 of these on the one A4 page (landscape) and added Estefany’s name arching across the top of each one.

Travel Journal and Paris Sketching page  (wanderlustdesigner) By this time, I was rapidly running out of room, so I only sent the sketch page.

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Okay, that made up the bulk of her package. I also made up a few of my own scrapbooking pages from some various bits and pieces that I thought she may like, so she could cut them out, add her own photos and make her own scrapbooking pages. If you do this, remember to open them up in an editing program and add a text box so you can include some favourite Bible verses. And there’s also some other links you may also like to check out. Most of the rest of the items on this page are things I’ve found since, unless otherwise stated. In fact, I found so many great free printable Paris / Travel ideas, I think I could have done a Paris theme all year!

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PARIS / TRAVEL ~ COLOURING PAGES FOR KIDS ~ FREE PRINTABLE

Paris – colouring  (fun365) a cute little fifi poodle carrying a hat box wanders past the Eiffel Tower; All Around the World – colouring 4 children of different nationalities; free printable

Eiffel Tower – colouring  (coloringcafe); World Map – colouring; free printable

Jazz up your colouring pages

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PARIS / TRAVEL ~ PUZZLES FOR KIDS ~ FREE PRINTABLE

Paris – word search  (puzzles-to-print) There’s always something fun to do in Paris and you will find a lot of them tucked away in this word search puzzle; 27 words; free printable

Paris – hidden picture puzzle  (woojr; scroll down to ‘Paris’) free printable

Travel Journal  (thecottagemarket; click on the links in aqua text under each image to download) travel journal, daily plan, packing check list, things to do (places, restaurants and shops to visit), travel budget, and cover page with gorgeous watercolour flowers; free printable

The Ultimate Vacation Packing – tick list  (dabblesandbabbles; click on the image to download) tick the items you will need for your holiday, or use the idea to make up your own list; free printable

Postcard – templates | Trip Journal – worksheet  (bnute) postcards to fill out, and a write/draw fill in sheet all about your trip; free printable

I Dream About – worksheet  (supercoloring) with Eiffel Tower and a tropical island; My Dream Travel Destination is – worksheet  write or draw then colour; Holiday Journal – worksheet The weather was; I wore; I went to; I ate; My favourite thing about today; Vacation Planning – worksheet to fill in and colour – where am I going? How am I getting there? Where am I staying?; free printable

DIY puzzles specifically for your child.

• Maps

World Map – maze  (answersingenesis) God loves every tribe, tongue, and nation; with a world map that goes through Paris and shows the Eiffel Tower; in colour; free printable

World Map  (mondedespetits; scroll down to the end of the page) a coloured world map showing cute children in traditional dress with labels of continents and countries in French; discover and write the English equivalents next to them; free printable

World Map  (seterra); Map of Europe; Other Countries; with labels or blank so you can add your own; free printable

World Map  (fellowes) 7 pages, each page showing a different continent highlighted in colour, with the other continents lightly greyed out; Map of Europe one-page blank outline map of Europe; free printable

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PARIS / TRAVEL ~ CRAFTS AND ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS ~ FREE PRINTABLE

Mission Possible Travel Theme – lesson ideas  (ministryark) all about the mission of God to travel and tell the world about Jesus; craft ideas; classroom decoration ideas; prayer ideas; scroll down to the end of the post for an orange, yellow and black ‘mission possible’ travel graphic with Eiffel Tower and other travel graphics; free printable

DIY Travel Journal  (homeschooling-ideas) combine your photos with your research to make a fun travel journal of somewhere you would like to visit. Things to include: find a photo of a famous place or landmark and put your photo into it, as though you were visiting that famous place or landmark. Design your own postcard or make your own travel poster. Make a collage by cutting out travel pictures of where you want to visit, and paste your photograph onto it. Paste your travel photos / information onto a world map. Other pictures/information you may like to include is any special equipment you may need (mountain climbing gear, skis, safari jeep, binoculars), where you will stay, what else you would like to see, pictures of famous explorers to that region to act as your travel guides.

Around the World – paper craft  (practicalpages) a mobile to make with pictures of children in traditional clothes, the name of their continent, their country’s flag, and a famous landmark; free printable

Around the World – paper craft  (kizclub; scroll down to ‘kids around the world’) children in traditional clothes and their country flags to cut out and use for crafts, e.g. make a mobile, paper dolls, bulletin board display; in colour or to colour; free printable

• Paper Toys

Paris – 3D paper craft  (canon) make a pop-up pink Eiffel Tower card and envelope; Eiffel Tower at Night – 3D paper craft; Eiffel Tower – 3D paper craft; Arc de Triomphe – 3D paper craft; free printable

Paris – paper craft – travel size | full size  (madebyjoel) a standing paper city to print, cut, colour and fold; the entire travel size set prints out on one sheet of paper, and when you’re done, you can fit Paris into a mint tin; free printable

Eiffel Tower – 3D paper craft  (popupology) free printable

Eiffel Tower – 3D paper craft  (papertoys) print, cut, colour and assemble; free printable

Eiffel Tower – 3D paper craft  (canon) a pink Eiffel Tower gift box to print, cut and fold; free printable (via sign-in)

Paris Village – 3D paper craft  (myfantastictoys) make your own Paris playset with Eiffel Tower, carousel, boutique shops, hot air balloon, macarons, and more in pretty pastel colours; for purchase

• Travel Documents | Luggage

Travel Suitcase – 3D paper craft  (canon) a fun craft that is set up to look like an open suitcase with photo frame and travel documents; free printable

Suitcase – 3D paper craft  (gathered.how) make a little suitcase shaped gift box decorated with your choice of scrapbooking paper; free printable

Suitcase – paper craft  (maketimetogether) a cut and paste activity where you colour in the suitcase and then decide what you want to ‘pack’; free printable

Passport – template | Airline Ticket | Boarding Pass – template  (sparklebox) to colour; free printable

Passport – template idea  (thedatingdivas; scroll down to the very end of the post to download) Important note: this fun ‘passport to love’ idea has been designed for couples, so it will need to be adapted to be suitable for children. Please use it as an idea only and see how creative you can be to adapt it for your child; the 9-page passport download features a cover, scrapbooking items, a blank travel itinerary, an identification page to fill in, blank passport pages, passport stamps, first class ticket, ticket pocket, and one extra page of passport stamps; free printable

Travel Suitcase – 3D paper craft  (canon) trunk style suitcase to make; Travel Organiser – paper craft accordion style travel documents; free printable (via sign-in)

Paris – party printables  (simonemadeit) 28 pages of pretty pink designs with the Eiffel Tower on them, including a passport for each guest with their photo, a postcard from Paris as the party invitation, boarding pass, cupcake toppers and wrappers, menu to fill out, labels, party banner, favour tags, and more; editable text; also available in blue; for purchase

• Decorate

World Flags – bunting  (mrprintables) to make; free printable

Paris – cupcake wrappers | toppers  (ohmyfiesta); Paris – gift boxes | party | printables  Eiffel Tower with pink stripes, black and white polka dots;  Paris – gift boxes | party printables with tiny Paris graphics; Paris – gift boxes | party printables; Paris – cake slice box (scroll down to #5) with Eiffel Tower and hearts on white background; free printable

Paris – gift boxes | party printables  (fazendoanossafesta) apricot stripes with black and white polka dots; Paris – gift boxes | party printables with tiny apricot flowers; 15th Birthday – gift boxes | party printables  purple, white and black with polka dots; free printable

Paris – toothpick flags  (canon) free printable (via sign-in)

Paris – party printables  (simonemadeit) 28 pages of pretty pink designs with the Eiffel Tower on them, including a passport for each guest with their photo, a postcard from Paris as the party invitation, boarding pass, cupcake toppers and wrappers, menu to fill out, labels, party banner, favour tags, and more; editable text; also available in blue; for purchase

• Scrapbooking

Paris – scrapbooking printables  (freeprettythingsforyou) beautiful images in a doodle style and watercolour wash backgrounds to cut out and use for your Paris crafts, journals, travel documents – Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, hot air balloons, hearts, coffee, croissant, cakes; more Paris – scrapbooking printables; Watercolour Flowers – scrapbooking tags so pretty; Iridescent – scrapbooking tags pretty iridescent gold paint brush strokes; Shabby Chic – scrapbooking printables; Shabby – pretty scrapbooking printables; to cut out and use for your Paris crafts; free printable

Le Paris – planner stickers  (vintageglamstudio) a cute printable in pink, teal and white to cut out and use for your Paris crafts; 2 pages; Vintage Tea in Paris – scrapbooking tags  (scroll down to ‘you can access and pdf file’); free printable

Vintage Paris – scrapbooking papers and tags  (astridsartisticefforts; scroll down) various mix and match items for a Paris theme; free printable

Paris – scrapbooking paper  (stampindamour) flowers on apricot pink shabby background; Paris – scrapbooking paper with vintage chair and music notes; free printable

Eiffel Tower – scrapbooking tags  (ohmyfiesta) pink, apricot, mauve, white candy wrappers to cut out and use for crafts; free printable

French Rose – scrapbooking tags  (shabbyblogs) vintage style; free printable

Hearts & Rose – soft pink labels  (lilac-n-lavender; scroll down to ‘heart & rose label’) free printable

Travel – scrapbooking kit  (canon); Travel – scrapbooking kit; Travel – scrapbooking tags; free printable

Par Avion – address labels  (worldlabel) to cut out and use for crafts; free printable

Paris – printables  (duckduckgo)

Camera – scrapbooking tags  (canon) free printable (via sign-in)

Paris – scrapbooking printables  (pixelscrapper) you will have to register if you wish to download, but Marisa has lots of great ideas and free downloads to choose from.

• Templates

Eiffel Tower – silhouette template | France – silhouette template | Flag – silhouette template | Continent – silhouette templates | Country – silhouette templates  (silhouettegarden) to cut out and use for crafts; free printable

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PARIS / TRAVEL ~ LEARN TO DRAW FOR KIDS ~ FREE PRINTABLE

Eiffel Tower – learn to draw  (supercoloring); Travel – learn to draw  draw something from your holiday in the frame; free printable

Eiffel Tower – learn to draw  (drawingtutorials101) free printable

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PARIS / TRAVEL ~ PHOTO FUN

Paris / Travel – fun photo ideas for kids  (homeschooling-ideas)

• Find a photo of a famous place or landmark and put a photo of your child into it, as though they were visiting that famous place or landmark. Design your own postcard or make your own travel poster.
• Make a collage by cutting out travel pictures of where you want to visit, and paste your photograph onto it. Other pictures you may like to include is any special equipment you may need (mountain climbing gear, skis, safari jeep, binoculars), pictures of famous explorers to that region to act as your travel guides.
• Make a travel journal using your travel photos / information.
• Paste photos of where you would like to visit onto a world map, using your travel photos / information.

Paris – photo frame  (funny.pho.to) add your child’s photo into this photo frame with the Eiffel Tower and a lamp post in the background; Paris Vintage Book and Postcards – photo frame 2 frames; free printable

Traveller’s Diary – photo frame  (photofunia) add your photo to this traveller’s diary photo frame; Louvre Museum  turn your child’s photo into a famous painting at the Louvre; Antique Shop; Memories of Paris; Galeries Lafayette add your child’s photo to the front of a building; free printable

Floral – photo frames  (freeprettythingsforyou) pretty frames with gold leaf; free printable

Vintage Map – photo frames  (shabbyblogsblog) 2 to choose from – square or round; free printable

Paris Sunset – photo frame  (photofuneditor); Paris – photo frame 4 frames, Eiffel Tower, Paris lamp post; Paris Sunset – photo frame; Paris – photo frame Eiffel Tower and red roses; Paris Love – photo frame; free printable

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PARIS / TRAVEL ~ IMAGES

Paris – photos  (georgiannalane) fabulous images of Paris in soft, romantic colours

Paris Sunset – photos | Paris – photos  (duckduckgo)

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MORE CREATIVE IDEAS

Add a Bible verse to your favourite Paris or travel image and make your own:

Bible poster | verse card
Bible bookmark
Bible wallet cards
Bible note cards
Bible stickers
Board game
Stationery
Jazz up your envelopes with some cute Paris clip art or stickers;

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PARIS / TRAVEL ~ PAPER GIFTS FOR KIDS ~ FREE PRINTABLE

World Map – poster  (mondedespetits; scroll down to the end of the page) a coloured map showing cute children in traditional dress; free printable

Paris – bookmarks  (bookmarkbee) white Eiffel Tower on colourful backgrounds; free version

Paris – name tags/labels  (nametagjungle) Eiffel Tower graphics on coloured swirly borders with chevron, polka dots, and striped backgrounds; add a favourite Bible verse and make your own Bible wallet cards; free printable

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PARIS / TRAVEL ~ STATIONERY FOR KIDS ~ FREE PRINTABLE

Paris Sunset – stationery  (freeletterheadtemplates) free printable

Paris – stationery  (ohmyfiesta) free printable

Vintage Paris – stationery | envelope  (mintprintables) with Eiffel Tower; 2 per page; free printable

Vintage Paris – stationery  (jodieleedesigns) free printable

Quinceañera – Watercolour Floral | Pink Floral | Sparkle Dress – greeting cards  (greetingisland; click on ‘customize’) designed especially for quinceañera invitations, but they have editable text so could be used for your greeting cards; add your own photo and images; free printable

DIY Postcard  (bnute; scroll to the end of the post and click on the images to download) 3 postcard backs to print on card – yellow and white chevron, vintage beige, pink and white polka dot; then add your own Paris photo to the front; free printable

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RELATED LINKS

First Letter ideas to welcome your sponsored child into your family, and this post also has many travel related items.

Bless your child’s mom or teacher with some of these wonderful Paris ideas.

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