Sock monsters are one of my favorite on-the-fly entertainment tricks and a cost-free way to creatively reinvent solo socks. If the simple Sharpie-drawn monster is beneath your crafty standards, try Monster Munch's free downloadable pattern and instructions. It's a quick eight-step process that involves two socks, two buttons, a bit of felt, and some stuffing. Try it once and then teach your grade Read more

If you're getting married this year, helping a friend plan her wedding, or just want to get some ideas for a possible wedding down the line, this printable beauty checklist should make things easier. It's filled with tips to help you plan as far as a year out, and as close to the ceremony as possible. Just download it and you'll be ever-prepared to look and feel your best for the big day. Read more

Juggling our everyday lives with wedding planning can be quite a struggle, but you can enjoy the planning process more when you're organized. It's overwhelming when you're not sure what's next on the to-do list, so I've created a general time line for brides out there who need the reminders or reassurance they're already on track — you can download the wedding planning checklist here. After Read more

If you're a big fan of classic LucasArts adventure games, Lucas Forums is offering the game poster files for free to download. The posters are available in high-resolution format, so you can easily print them out to 23-x-34 inches and resolution is 300 dots per inch and hang them on your wall! Read more

Do you know how much you spend per month on food and beverages (I'm looking at you, 7-11 trips and work lunches) and personal care (can we say money-sucking drug store trips)? The new year is all about taking control, and most of you intend on saving more money or paying down debt in 2009. In order to find extra money in your budget to achieve your goals, you need to figure out where your Read more

The majority of SavvySugar readers didn't make resolutions in 2008, but those who did reported they made progress. In the spirit of getting organized, we've crafted a handy Resolution Worksheet for you to keep track of all your financial goals for the new year and help you keep them. Some of the goals like retirement savings are totally universal, while some of you may have specific career goals Read more

There's something magical about sitting down with your children during weekend arts and crafts time. It's the perfect opportunity for stories, creativity and inevitably, a whole lot of mess. These adorable paper houses and store fronts will help you deliver the same soothing creative time without any of the paint or pencil marks. The paper projects can be downloaded for free from Paperm. The Read more

I know my geeks are a literate lot, so I've dug up a new, free application for Macs to keep your analog books organized electronically. Where GoodReads is a great way to keep track of all books you've read, the download Books is your electronic library for all the books you own. All you have to do is enter titles of the books you own, and Books will quickfill all the details of that book, Read more