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My kids love to play pretend, as I’m pretty sure most kids do. They especially love playing anything that allows them to be ‘grown-up’ and do and act as grown-ups do.
Several months ago a few of my kids wanted to play restaurant, so I thought I would make up a printable menu. Then I thought again, why don’t I see if I can find one that someone has already made and save myself some time. So I did, and I found an awesome one that also has little tickets for you to take orders on (it’s the first link listed under Restaurant).
Then I got to thinking, if someone has made restaurant printables, surely someone has made some for other pretend play themes. So onto the internet I went searching high and low for quality (and FREE) pretend play printables.
And here is what I found! I hope your kids (and you) enjoy them as much as we have.
Doctor/Vet
Doctor Pretend Play Kit from Parenting with Professor Poppins
Pretend Play Printables: Animal Hospital & Pet Adoption from Learn Create Love
Veterinarian Printables from Playdough to Plato
Pretend Play Props – Doctor from Lovely Commotion
Pretend Play Vet’s Office from Mess for Less
Vet Play for Kids: Free Printable Resources from Wildlife Fun 4 Kids
Doctor Role Play Pretend Prescription Printable from Loveable Learning
Pretend & Play Animal HospitalPretend Play Veterinarian 30 Pc. Playset with Stuffed Puppy & KittyMelissa & Doug Doctor Role Play Costume Dress-Up SetPretend & Play Doctor Set
Store
Pretend Play Shopping Lists from The Activity Mom
Printable Labels and Bar Codes for Grocery Store Pretend Play from PreK Pages
Grocery Store Pretend Play Name Tags from PreK Pages
Loyalty Cards for Dramatic Play from PreK Pages
Let’s Play Store Kit from About.
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Melissa & Doug Toy Shopping CartMelissa & Doug Pretend-to-Spend Wallet PlayMelissa & Doug Grocery BasketLearning Resources Pretend & Play Teaching Cash Register
Restaurant
Printable Menus for Playing Restaurant from The Life of Amy J. Delightful
Let’s Play Restaurant Kit from About.com
Printable Pretend Play Coffee Shop from Learn Create Love
Restaurant Printables from Flexible Life
Printable Pretend Play Set: Restaurant from Learn Create Love
Printable Menus from Melissa & Doug
Chinese Take-Out Box & Bag Printables from PreK Pages
Restaurant Guest Checks from PreK Pages
Melissa & Doug Star Diner Restaurant Play SetMelissa & Doug Server Role Play Costume
Around Town
Library Card from Or So She Says
Let’s Play Library Kit from About.com
Library Printables from The Pleasantest Thing
Pretend Play Classroom Set from Learn Create Love
Pretend Play Bakery Printables from Playdough to Plato
Zoo Pretend Play Printables from Three Chickadees
Printable Pretend Play Set: Dress Shop from Learn Create Love
Ice Cream Store from Spell Outloud
Learning Resources Pretend & Play School SetMelissa & Doug Wooden Scoop and Serve Ice Cream CounterLearning Resources Bake & Learn Play Bakery SetMy 1st Career Gear Zoo Keeper
Other
Play Tickets from Gingham Cherry
Printable Pretend Play Set: Airport from Learn Create Love
Pretend Play Printables: Airport Set from Playdough to Plato
Dramatic Play Punch Cards from PreK Pages
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101 Free Printables for Kids
Over 100 FREE Printables for KidsSummer break is right around the corner! Can you believe it? I don’t know about you, but we’re always looking for new, fun crafts, games, and activities to keep our kiddos busy and entertained over break.
{Especially ones that are quick, easy, and FREE!} That’s why we decided to round up OVER 100 free printables for kids! That way, when you want to pull your little ones away from the T.V. or you hear the dreaded “I’m booooored,” you can just pull up this handy, dandy list and create some spur-of-the-moment fun. Just wait until you see all of the crafty cuteness included in this collection of free printables for kids. There’s everything from coloring pages to puppets, printable activities for kids to paper dolls, and even printable games for kids! Let’s take a peek!
To make browsing these printable activities for kids even easier, we’ve divided them into the 4 following categories:
- 31 Free PRETEND PLAY Printables for Kids
- 31 Free DRAWING & COLORING Printables for Kids
- 20 Free CRAFT Printables for Kids
- 19 Free GAMES & Printable Activities for Kids
What did I tell you? A little bit of something for everyone.
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Pretend Play Free Printables for KidsHelp your little ones explore the world around them with these fun and free printable activities for kids!
1. Pretend Play Post Office Set – These post office inspired free printables includes printable letterboxes, stamps, and a Post Office sign. The perfect way to turn writing into a fun game for the kiddos.
2. Pretend Play Mailboxes Set – This pretend mailbox set is the perfect addition to the post office set! Along with darling printable mailboxes, it also includes note cards, envelopes, and stamps.
3. Pretend Play Library Set – Let your littles play library at home using these free printable activities for kids! Play set includes a printable book scanner, library card, overdue book card, and a check-out receipt.
4. Pretend Play Doctor Set – Help you kiddos open up their own doctor’s office with this cute play set including symptoms chart, eye chart, prescriptions, and doctor, pharmacist, and ambulance driver ID cards.
(If you really want to get into character, this play doctor set is super cute too!)
5. Pretend Play X-Rays – These free printables with included X-rays are the perfect addition to the play doctor set. You can even print them on vellum paper and let your kiddo play with them on a light table for tracing.
6. Pretend Play Vet Set – All your child needs to play vet is a willing pet or, stuffed animal, and these cute pet clinic printables for kids. (Although, this play vet kit would be great to add to the fun, too.)
7. Pretend Play Animal Adoption Set – How cute is this pet adoption form? I love the idea of laminating it (love this laminator!) so that your child can use it over and over again with dry erase markers.
8. Pretend Play Zoo Set – Help your children create their own stuffed animal zoo! These zoo-themed printables for kids includes zoo admission tickets, a zookeeper feeding chart, and fun tags for animal food bags.
9. Pretend Play Zoo Passport – This darling, printable zoo passport is a great addition to the play zoo set. While it’s perfect for a trip to the real zoo, it would also be fun to use with their stuffed animal zoo.
10. Pretend Play Airport Set – Who says you have to leave home to travel around the world? These fun play airport free printables include an airline ticket, check-in/security checklist, baggage claim tag, pilot name tag, flight attendant name tag, and in-flight menu.
11. Pretend Play Passport – Darn this fun link is no longer available. A pretend play passport goes perfectly with the play airport set! We found a similar one you could purchase, here. Let your children add stamps to their passport to document their different travels around the world.
12. Pretend Play Classroom Set – This darling classroom set includes a whiteboard/chalkboard (to laminate and use with dry erase markers), student roll call, daily schedule, clock, hall pass, and report card.
What child wouldn’t like to play teacher with all of that?
13. Pretend Play Dress Shop – Let your little fashion designer decorate and “design” their own dresses with these two adorable play dress shop printable activities for kids. The first printable is a fun, colorful order form for the “shopper” to fill out. The second printable is a page for the “designer” to create their fashion masterpieces.
14. Pretend Play Construction – This printable work order form is no longer available 🙁 However how fun is this construction worker costume?!
15. Pretend Play Camping Set – Don’t wait for a family camping trip to get the kiddos playing outdoors. This creative camping set includes hiking and camping signs, scavenger hunt card, campsite tags, junior ranger card, and a fire danger sign. (If you love this, you might also be interested in this beyond cute Kids Camping Adventure Kit.)
16. Pretend Play Movie Theater Set – Create a movie theater in your own living room with these cute and free printables, including box office and concession stand signs, concession candy labels, and movie tickets.
17. Pretend Play Secret Agent/ Spy ID Cards – What kid wouldn’t love to pretend to be a secret agent or spy with these legit-looking ID cards? They even included a printable, play driver’s licenses too.
18. Printable Spy Armband – Oh and, while you’re at it, make sure to print off a fun spy armband to go with that secret agent ID. There are four different free printables to choose from and your child can color their own to personalize it.
19. Pretend Play Restaurant Set – Playing pretend restaurant is always a favorite among kids. This fun set includes open and closed signs, 5 different menus, and order tickets. (If you love this, you should also check out this darling Kids Cooking Adventure Kit.)
20. Pretend Play Smoothie Cafe Set – If your child has a play kitchen and/or play food that they love playing with, you’ve got to check out this darling, play, smoothie cafe set! Besides a cute “Smoothie Stop” sign, it also includes kid-friendly picture smoothie recipes.
21. Pretend Play Bakery Set – The free printables in this play bakery set is a great way to practice counting money with your child. It includes printable: cookies, milk jugs, and a bakery banner. (This play chef costume would be a fun addition to your pretend play dress-ups too!)
22. Pretend Play Sandwich Shop Set – This printable play set comes with everything your child needs to set up their own pretend sandwich shop. It includes a sandwich shop sign, cutting board, knife, bread, vegetables, cheese, meats, chips, and a chip bag.
23. Pretend Play Ice Cream Shoppe Set – What child wouldn’t want to open up their own ice cream shoppe? This yummy play set includes free printables for an ice cream shoppe sign, ice cream menu, ice cream tubs, scoops, cones, scoop, spoons, bowls, banana split, shake, and fro-yo!
24. Free Printable Ice Cream – These 3D printables for kids include ice cream and treat toys that would be the perfect addition to the ice cream shoppe set!
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Pretend Play Chinese Take-Out – These free printables for kids, comprised of Chinese take-out boxes and bag labels, are a fun variation on the regular restaurant play. All you need are plain brown paper bags, take-out boxes, and chopsticks to complete the set.
26. Pretend Play Grocery Store Set – This free grocery store play set includes: “Open for Business” sign, “Sorry We’re Closed” sign, name badges, and store hours sign. (This play grocery basket would go perfectly with this set too!)
27. Free Printable Play Groceries – To go along with the grocery store set, download and assemble these free grocery printable activities for kids!
28. Free Printable Fruit – These fruit printables for kids would also be a good addition to your pretend grocery store.
29. Free Printable Food Can Labels – For play food cans, just print these darling can labels and attach them to old, clean, empty cans.
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Free Printable Play Money – Make sure you download and print some play money so your children can “pay” for their groceries, and practice counting money at the same time.
31. Free Printable Wallet and Play Money – If you want, you can even print them their own wallet to keep their play money in. How fun would that be?!
Drawing & Coloring Free Printables for KidsUnleash their inner Picassos with these free printables. Just add a few art supplies and you’re set!
32. Binder Cover Coloring Pages – Let your child color and decorate their own binder cover with these free printables! Just color it in, add a title, and slip it into a cover on a plastic binder like this one.
33. Blank Faces Drawing Page – This drawing page of blank faces is perfect for younger children still learning how to draw. (My daughter likes to draw all of our different family members.
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34. Robot Coloring Page– This robot coloring page is another favorite. Kids love that they can design different robots by changing up their faces and using different colors.
35. Color Your Own Robot Blocks – Darn this fun link isn’t available anymore 🙁
36. Monster Coloring Page – This monster color page is very similar to the robot coloring page. My kids’ favorite part is drawing in different silly eyes and noses. {You might also want to check out this fun Build a Monster printable.}
37. Printable Comic Book Templates – Let your child create their own comic book with this free printable template! (Comic books are a great way to introduce reading and writing to reluctant learners.)
38. Design Your Own Paper Dolls – Paper dolls are always fun, but it’s even better when you can color and design your own! {You might also want to check out this printable Paper Doll House.
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39. Color Your Own Superhero– If your boys think paper dolls are too girly, check out these fun superhero printable activities for kids that they can color and assemble.
40. Color Your Own Ice Cream Fan – This printable, ice cream cone fan is the perfect summer craft. After coloring it, they can cut and assemble it with a brad.
41. Color Your Own Gift Boxes – You’re not just limited to coloring pages either, check out these fun gift boxes that you child can personalize with their own coloring. (A perfect idea to teach the kids about giving.)
42. Color Your Own Wrapping Paper – Or instead of a gift box, let them color their own wrapping paper! {You might also want to check out this color your own birthday wrapping paper!} Both are perfect for any summer birthdays they might get invited to. (The original idea we had here no longer exists, so we found another option for you!)
43. Color Your Own Friendship Bracelets – Get in some coloring and crafting and encourage friendships with these cute, friendship bracelets.
My girls were so excited to use these free printables, they formed their own “sisters BFF club.”
44. Color Your Own Crazy Glasses – How fun are these printable crazy glasses? There are four different styles to choose from, too.
45. Color Your Own Crown – The crown template is perfect because the outline is done for you, but your child can still decorate it however they want, to personalize it. {You might also want to check out this tiara template if you have little girls.}
46. Color Your Own Mask – Let your child create and color their own mask. There are even different hat and ear options that they can add to the top of their mask if they want.
47. Color Your Own Bookmarks – These coloring bookmarks are perfect for little bookworms or to encourage reluctant readers and summer reading. There are six different bookmarks to choose from.
48. Color Your Own Postcards – These cute, coloring postcards are the perfect printable activities for kids to send in the mail to friend or family, especially if you go on vacation.
49. Color Your Own Calendar – Let your kids color and assemble their own calendar and get more familiar with the days of the week and months of the year.
50. Color Your Own Play Money – Printable money is fun, but it’s even cooler when you can design it yourself!
51. Color Your Own Paper City – For cute, printable coloring pages and toys, you NEED to check out these paper city sets. There are so many different ones to choose from!
52. Road Trip Drawing Prompts – These free printables include road trip drawing prompts that are perfect for bringing on long car rides to keep the kids entertained!
53. Disney Coloring Pages – Check out this link for TONS of different Disney character coloring pages. (If that’s not enough, check out this collection of over 1000 Free Disney coloring pages.)
54. Frozen Coloring Pages – Yes, we realize that Frozen is a Disney movie, but it’s so popular with the kids, we figured it deserves it’s own category.
55. Cartoon Coloring Pages – Here’s another great resource for cartoon coloring pages and printable activities for kids. {You might also want to check out our free Babysitter in a Bag coloring pages.}
56. Flower & Garden Coloring Pages – These flower and garden coloring pages are a little more complex – perfect for older children who still enjoy coloring.
57. Animal Coloring Pages – Check out this link for a great collection of coloring pages for little animal lovers.
58. Bugs Coloring Pages – The bug coloring pages are perfect for the little ones just starting to color.
59. Fairy Coloring Pages – If your kids are into fairies as much as my girls, you should go explore the free printables on this coloring page site.
60. Color by Letter Coloring Pages – Coloring by letter, coloring pages are great for making letter-learning fun for pre-school and kindergarten-age kids.
61. Color by Number Coloring Pages – You might also want to check out this collection of free printables for kids which includes color by number coloring pages.
62. Paint Palette Activity Pages – For a fun, art activity, check out this printable paint palette and help your kids discover the fun of color mixing.
Free Craft Printables for Kids
Grab the glue and get your crafting on with these free printables for kids!
63. Free Printable Paper Bag Puppets – Follow these easy DIY instructions to create and personalize your own ADORABLE paper bag puppet! This blog has 56 easy and oh-so-cute options to choose from.
64. Pooh & Friends Paper Bag Puppets – If you have any little Winnie the Pooh fans in your house, make sure you check out these cute puppet printables, too.
65. Muppet Hand Puppets – You don’t even need a paper bag to make these fun hand puppets, featuring Kermit and his friends.
66. Farm Animal Finger Puppets – These farm animal finger puppets are sure to be a hit with almost any age kid. {You might also want to check out this printable Teddy Bear Cootie Catcher.}
67. Little Red Riding Hood Finger Puppets – Let your child tell the story of Little Red Riding Hood with these sweet and simple free printables.
68. Shadow Puppets – Grab a flashlight, some popsicle sticks, and these printables activities for kids to make your own shadow puppet stories. {You might also want to check out these fairy tale shadow puppets.}
69. Printable Puppet Sets – If your little ones love puppets, you should really check out this fun site. She has quite a few sets of darling puppets that you can use with children’s songs.
70. Disney’s Frozen Puppets – Your Anna and Elsa-loving girls are sure to love these Frozen puppet free printables.
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Disney Paper Dolls – Check out this site for several different Disney paper doll sets! (You could even laminate them and attach with velcro for long-term use.)
72. Disney 3D Paper Crafts – There are SO many different fun Disney paper crafts that you really should check out. No matter what characters your child loves, you’re sure to find something among these printables for kids. {You might also want to check out this 3D dinosaur paper craft.}
73. Cone Girl Paper Dolls – These cone paper dolls are perfect for younger children since you don’t have to fuss with all the little tabs or the clothes falling off. (They’re pretty darn cute too!)
74. Paper Cone Animals – And if you like those, make sure you grab the paper cone animals to go with your set too. {You might also want to check out these free printable animal toys.}
75. Free Printable Masks for Kids – Check out this post for a whole collection of fun printable masks for kids.
What little boy wouldn’t want to be Ironman?! {You might also want to check out these free printable farm animal masks.}
76. Free Printable Apple Purse – Use the free printables and help your child make their own printable purse. It’s so simple to put together!
77. DIY Alphabet Blocks – Dang, this link is no longer available 🙁 But you could still help your child create their own alphabet blocks with a little mod podge.
78. Printable Sewing Cards – Introduce your child to sewing with these super cute, and super simple, sewing cards. {You might also want to check out these free printable lacing cards.} If you’d rather have some wooden ones, my kids love this set.
79. Printable Neighborhood – Make your own toy neighborhood with these fun neighborhood printable activities for kids. There are so many different sets to choose from!
80. Free Printable Disney Playsets – Disney has several different playsets available on their site.
Check and see if there’s one for your child’s favorite Disney show or character.
81. Printable Play Mat – This printable play mat is great for using lego sets or car sets. (Or really, any toys you already have lying around the house.)
82. Printable Roads – You don’t need to buy road tracks, just print and design your own roads! {You might also want to check out this printable mini road map.}
Free Games and Printable Activities for KidsGet ready for game night with these free printable games for kids that are out of this world!
83.Printable Inside Out Board Game – If your kids were fans of the movie Inside Out, they’ll love this free printable board game. Plus, it’s a great way to teach about emotions.
84. Printable Colourful Contest Board Game – Here’s another fun and colorful board game that you can print for free.
We love that it’s both fun and educational.
85. Printable Rain & Rainbows Board Game – This darling Rain & Rainbows board game is a variation of Chutes and Ladders. The kids will love getting to help assemble the game board.
86. Printable Walk the Dog Board Game – If you’re a puppy-loving family and looking for some great printable games for kids, make sure to check out this cute Walk the Dog board game. It’s perfect for younger children who are still learning how to play board games.
87. Alphabet Slides & Ladders Board Game– Here’s another variation on the Chutes and Ladders game, but this one focuses on the letters of the alphabet. {You have to subscribe to access it, but it’s free}
88. Printable Galaxy Game – For space-loving kids, this printable Galaxy Game is out of this world. It’s specially made for pre-school age children.
89. Printable Go for Gold Board Game – Darn this game is not available anymore 🙁
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Printable Castle Board Game – This cute Castle board game is a great for spur-of-the-moment fun. All you need is the free printables which include a board game and dice.
91. Printable Catch a Bug Game – This darling Catch a Bug game is perfect for preschool age children learning their colors.
92. Printable I Spy Games – Click on this link for 7 different, themed, I Spy printable games for kids. Perfect for keeping the kiddos entertained when they’re bored on a summer day (or really, any time.)
93. Printable Don’t Eat Pete Game – Don’t Eat Pete has always been a favorite kid game in our family. All you need is the free printable board game and some M&Ms.
94. Printable Would You Rather Kids Game – These Would You Rather free printables are great for getting the kids laughing and talking. {You might also want to check out these printable LEGO challenge cards.}
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Printable Charades for Kids – Charades is always fun, but these charade-themed printable activities for kids are especially silly and crazy, which makes them even better. {You might always want to check out this fun “Get Moving” game or these printable Activity Dice.}
96. Printable USA Jigsaw Puzzle – Make your own jigsaw puzzle of the USA, and teach your kiddos some geography at the same time.
97. Printable Tessellation Puzzle – Let your kids try their hand at this printable tessellation puzzle. You’ll be surprised at how challenging it can be.
98. Printable Flextangles – These flextangles free printables are fun for kids of all ages. They can even color and customize it themselves. {You might also want to check out these printable hat matching cards for younger kids.}
99. Printable Hexi Cards – You’d be surprised how long kids can be entertained with these colorful, hexi printable games for kids.
They’ll love creating different shapes and patterns.
100. Printable Secret Decoder Wheel – Write coded messages back and forth with your child using this printable decoder wheel. (It’s also a great way to encourage sibling fun instead of rivalry. They love having secret messages that only they can read.)
101. Free Printable Play Dough Mats – These free printable playdough mats are great for getting their creativity going. {You might also want to check out our Babysitter in a Bag free play dough mats AND these fun Wild West play dough printables.}
Didn’t I tell you we found some seriously FUN ones?! That should be enough ideas to help you entertain the kiddos all summer long! For MORE fun free printables for kids, check out our Creativity in a Box Boredom Buster and our Summer Boredom Buster Printable Pack! Oh, and if you aren’t following our “Fun Ideas for Kids” Pinterest Board, you should get on that. Trust me on this one. It’s loaded with fun and creative ideas!
Heart Secrets of the Tennis Queen
Maria Sharapova is not only the winner of the career Grand Slam award, but also the record holder for advertising earnings, as well as an indispensable participant in social events and the object of paparazzi attacks.
No wonder the public is eager to know - who is her official boyfriend today? Until now, many famous athletes, prominent representatives of American show business and a scandalous Russian politician have been in this status.
THE FIRST TENNIS NOVEL
Maria left Russia for the famous Nika Bollitieri Academy in Florida as a girl and also began her professional career very early, at the age of 14. Well, at 16, like many of her peers, she fell in love. The object of attention of the young Russian woman was the Spanish tennis player Juan Carlos Ferrero, who was eight years older than her. Sharapova tried not to miss a single game with the participation of the object of her adoration, looked for the Spaniard at buffet tables that ended tournaments, constantly sent SMS and literally incinerated her lover with her eyes during his matches. Adult uncles and aunts from the Spanish newspapers were ironic with might and main on the pages of their publications over the rising star of world tennis.
Love, which inadvertently descended, found Ferrero at the peak of his career. The tennis player, nicknamed the Mosquito, won the Roland Garros in 2003, reached the final of the US Open and was the first racket of the world for eight weeks. Juan Carlos remained on the professional tour until 2012. Having played the final match at the tournament in Valencia, he received a special award from his namesake, the king of Spain.
Naturally, the 24-year-old handsome man did not pay much attention to the 16-year-old girl. Ferrero always and in everything was distinguished by a serious approach to business. Even at the peak of his career, he thought about what he would do after graduation. He opened his own tennis academy, after lessons in which Briton Andy Murray became the first racket of the world. Fifteen minutes away, he bought a house and invested seven million dollars to convert it into a luxury hotel with rooms ranging from 250 to 990 euros. Somehow, Sharapova, who had already achieved star status, stopped in it.
Outside the court, the handsome Ferrero did not remain without female attention. His choice fell on the Spanish model Eva Alonso. In September 2014, she gave birth to his daughter, and the following year the marriage ceremony took place. Sharapova was not invited to it. And by this time she herself had long forgotten about the first girlish dreams.
In 2005, at the tennis award ceremony, the Russian woman met the American Andy Roddick. Literally immediately, American tabloids began to write about the romance that broke out between the two stars. True, neither Maria nor Andy confirmed this information. Until Sharapova turned 19, and she began to be considered an adult under American law. Tennis players even spent a romantic vacation together in Santa Barbara, but he put an end to their relationship.
Roddick married actress and model Brooklyn Dekker, with whom he starred in the film Pretend to be My Wife, as himself. A two-year acting-tennis romance ended in April 2009 with a wedding, and two years ago, a son, Henk, appeared in a happy family.
YOUR EXPECTATIONS ARE YOUR CHALLENGES
Between the two tennis players, a place in the heart, or rather, in Sharapova's house in California, was occupied at that time by a little-known character. Former deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, and now a senator from the Vladimir region, Anton Belyakov, gained, albeit dubious, but all-Russian fame during the football Euro 2012. It was he who in Warsaw, on behalf of the multi-million army of Russian fans, demanded an answer to the question why the players of Dick Advocaat's team did not live up to expectations. And he ran into Andrey Arshavin's remark, which has become a classic: "Your expectations are your problems."
It is difficult to say what the beginning Russian politician expected from the Russian tennis player. The graduate of the Medical Institute lost his first elections to the State Duma in 2003 in a single-seat constituency. Like the election of the mayor of Vladimir in 2005. Between the two election campaigns, he spent time in the company of the then world tennis star at her villa in San Diego.
This novel ended sadly. The American police received a statement from Sharapova, who accused her boyfriend of "beating and other violent acts, including of a sexual nature." Belyakov allegedly committed them while in a state of strong alcohol and drug intoxication. In his comments, he himself called these statements a provocation, which was staged in order to interfere with his political career. If someone set such a goal, then the expectations were not met.
Twice Belyakov was elected to the State Duma on the lists of A Just Russia. As a deputy, he got into scandalous stories more than once. Once he did not even share the road with a column of military equipment returning from a parade on Red Square. But how could this interfere with the political career of a man who sent a request to the Prosecutor General of Russia, Yuri Chaika, with a request to check whether Boris Nemtsov's activities were financed from abroad.
BUSINESS LADY IN SHOW BUSINESS
Almost at the same time as with Roddick, the Russian tennis player met musician Adam Levin in one of the New York clubs.
He even performed a romantic composition for Maria, who was celebrating her 18th birthday. In America, Levin is very famous, and the local press relishes all the details of his biography with pleasure.
Adam's parents divorced when he was seven years old. On weekdays he lived with his mother, on weekends he visited his father. The boy even went through therapy in connection with the divorce of his parents, but still considers it a waste of time. As a child, Adam played on the basketball team coached by his father. In the school championship, he made a last-second throw that brought his team victory. After that, by his own admission, he turned into an optimist and self-confident tomboy. He attended a private school in Los Angeles, where he formed his own band.
Levin's former girlfriends include such celebrities as Jessica Simpson and Cameron Diaz, as well as the very popular Russian model Anna Vyalitsina in the United States, acting under the name Ann Vee. Well, Sharapova is in a worthy place.
Although Adam himself, when he was one of America's most promising suitors, most of all yearned for former Vogue editor Jane Herman. They met when Adam was still at school, they were together for four years, and the musician was very upset by the breakup. He dedicated his debut album Songs of Jane to his ex.
The British tabloid The Sun wrote about the reasons for Levin's breakup with Sharapova. The following revelations of the musician appeared on the pages of this publication: “During sex, she did not make a sound. You can't even imagine how disappointed I was! She got angry when I started moaning and said that it interfered with her concentration.” Adam himself strongly denied the words attributed to him. And the manner of playing Sharapova on the court, where her moans have become a byword, casts doubt on the version of the omniscient British journalists.
The parting of Adam and Mary, however, passed quietly and almost imperceptibly. In 2012, Levin met the famous model Behati Prinsloo.
The daughter of a missionary grew up in the heart of Africa, in Namibia. She started her career in South Africa and then moved to the USA. The wedding took place in the summer of 2014, and in September last year, a daughter, Dusty Rose, appeared in the family.
After Levin, the son of a TV mogul and promising producer Charlie Ebersol became Maria's official boyfriend. Most often, the couple attended matches of the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team, of which Charlie was a fan. He introduced his Russian girlfriend to the world of big basketball, which he probably later regretted. However, as usual among the sons of TV magnates, Charlie did not long for long. Britney Spears herself became his girlfriend.
After breaking up with lawyer David Lucado (allegedly because of his infidelity), the pop diva became depressed. Having met Charlie Ebersol, the singer changed, got prettier and even lost five kilograms. Almost all American tabloids did not fail to note this. Like the fact that before Britney, her boyfriend had an affair with Sharapova.
ENGAGEMENT BY RECOMMENDATION IMG
It was Ebersol who introduced Sharapova to basketball player Sasha Vujacic. The son of a Serbian coach was born in the Slovenian city of Maribor, which, like all of Slovenia, was then still part of the united Yugoslavia. Accordingly, Sasha played for the national team of this country. After spending three seasons in the Italian championship, Vujacic moved to the NBA and began playing for the Los Angeles Lakers.
The first paparazzi pictures that captured Sasha next to Masha were taken at a U-2 concert in 2009. Soon they were constantly spotted together, and Vuyachich received the honorary title of the official boyfriend of the tennis player. In October 2010, he even made her an official offer, handing her a quarter-million-dollar engagement ring. This information was published by the official website of the basketball club for which the Slovenian legionnaire played. It's boring to write about block shots and slam dunks! The basketball player himself confirmed the engagement after the Lakers met with the most principled rival in the NBA - the Golden State club from San Francisco.
“We are engaged and very happy,” Vujacic said at the time.
Meanwhile, people versed in the nuances of show business from the very beginning expressed great doubts about the seriousness of this novel. The fact is that both Vujacic and Sharapova were (and still are) clients of one of the most influential sports marketing agencies IMG. For the specialists of this company, it is not difficult to promote this or that star in order to subsequently monetize its popularity in the form of advertising contracts. Evil tongues even claim that the company's staff list has a special department that selects potential brides and grooms. Marriage is desirable, but not required.
On the eve of Wimbledon 2011, a scandalous article “Operation Return of Queen Mary” appeared in one of the Canadian newspapers. It described in detail how the romance between Vuyachich and Sharapova was supposed to end. A wedding was planned for July 30 at the Russian tennis player's villa in Florida, and the apotheosis of the celebrations was to be a wedding in the Moscow Cathedral of Christ the Savior after the final of the Federation Cup in Moscow.
The ethnic Serb Vuyachich was even better suited for this purpose than the scandalous deputy Belyakov - few people know the Vladimir politician even in his native region.
According to the idea of the authors of the marriage project with the participation of a basketball player and a tennis player, it was planned to earn $50 million from advertising, the sale of broadcasting and publication rights, as well as the sale of souvenirs. These plans were violated by Petra Kvitova. The Czech sensationally defeated Sharapova in the Grand Slam final. After that, the sponsors did not want to hear about any wedding. Functionaries from IMG postponed it until better times.
In the world of show business, everything has to happen at the right time. Here is one of the main socialites of America, Kim Kardashian, married basketball player Kris Humphreys on time. And nothing that a high-profile divorce followed 72 days after the start of family life! Former spouses managed to replenish their bank accounts during this time.
Vujacic and Sharapova did not work out. In the summer of 2012, the tennis player announced her breakup with her failed fiancé. By this time, Vuyachich's career was in decline. He left the NBA to play for Turkish club Anadolu Efes. What kind of romance is there when Sasha had to work out his legionary bread on the banks of the Bosphorus, and Maria played in the most prestigious tournaments in different parts of the world!
GUY DON'T MISS
It is curious that Sharapova's next official boyfriend is also an IMG client. With the Bulgarian tennis player Grigor Dimitrov, the Russian beauty was first spotted by the paparazzi at the end of 2012 in Milan. Naturally, for the favorite pastime of all women - shopping. Sharapova herself confirmed her new romance only next spring. Dimitrov was more outspoken.
“We both played in the autumn series of tennis tournaments in China,” he said in an interview. I'm in Shanghai, she's in Beijing. At dinner I watched a match with Maria on TV and decided to send an e-mail.
They began to correspond, and at the end of the year they met. Many are even afraid to approach Mary, they consider her impregnable. It was not difficult for me after talking on the Internet.
Grigor emphasized that he did not accept the label "golden couple", which reporters immediately pasted on handsome young people. “For me, she is not a famous champion, but just Maria,” said the Bulgarian tennis player, who himself has achieved considerable success, entering the top ten strongest in the world. - Human qualities of a friend are important to me. We spend our free time like any couple: we walk, have dinner, go shopping together.”
For a year and a half of a relationship that could not be hidden (and the tennis players themselves did not particularly strive to do this), they spent a lot of time together. Both Dimitrov and Sharapova tried to make tournament schedules so as to play as often as possible in the same city. Fortunately, many paired tournaments have appeared in the tennis calendar lately.
In the spring of 2014, having opened a window in the tournament schedule, Grigor and Maria went on a romantic trip to Mexico. Nothing foreshadowed a break, but already at Wimbledon, which is traditionally held in the height of summer, a black cat ran between the tennis players.
The reasons can only be guessed at. Both Grigor and Maria try to protect their personal lives from prying eyes as much as possible. Although once Sharapova could not resist and called Dimitrov the best thing that had ever happened to her in her life. There was in their relationship a story about 500 roses given to Maria by her beloved (for a million, about which Pugacheva sang, even tennis earnings are not enough, and there are problems with delivery), and rumors about Sharapova's pregnancy, and even her quarrel with Serena Williams. The American allowed herself in one of the interviews to unambiguously hint at her romance with Dimitrov and say that he had a “black heart”.
The Bulgarian is generally called the main heartthrob of world tennis.
This apt definition belongs to the ex-first racket of the world and exemplary family man Novak Djokovic. Nevertheless, Grigor failed to lead the Russian beauty down the aisle. After breaking up with her boyfriend, Sharapova deleted from social networks all the pictures in which she was next to Dimitrov. We must pay tribute to the Bulgarian tennis player: during the persecution that Maria underwent during the period of disqualification for doping, he supported her in every possible way. At a recent tournament in Madrid, where their paths crossed again, he was next to Sharapova and had a nice conversation with her about something. Although there is no talk of resuming the novel.
Maria herself formulated the style of relationships with men as follows: “I give them a chance, I trust until they themselves show whether they are bad or good.” As they say, go for it guys.
... Sharapova's return to tennis took place in April 2017 at a tournament in Stuttgart. After that, she received special invitations to prestigious tournaments in Madrid and Rome.
Restoring Maria's rating and reputation is not easy. Many tennis players condemn the organizers of the competition, which provide the Russian woman with a wild card. Those lead in response to a compelling argument: the presence of Sharapova by an order of magnitude raises interest in the competition. Fans and the press are interested in everything, up to personal life. At a press conference in Rome, a local reporter did not hesitate to directly ask Maria who is now in the status of her official boyfriend. The tennis player’s answer was instant: “Are you married?” ...
The latest information about her personal life dates back to October 2018, when Maria posted a photo of British millionaire Alexander Gilks on her Instagram account and confirmed their romantic relationship.
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9-10: Kemet and Lords of Waterdeep in Igromaster
Another meeting of ours took place, this time again in the Igromaster.
Four of us played Kemet and Lords of Waterdeep .
In my box Kemet I played only twice with my husband, and this is not the type of game that goes well for two, so I could not add up my opinion about the game. This time we planned to play with five players, but the game ended up with four players. Alas, the Snactuary of All Gods (a location that is only used when playing with three or five players) was not tested again and I don’t know when it will be..
As for the game: I'll tell you right away that I haven't formed a final opinion yet. In principle, I like the dudes on the map genre (“dudes on the field”), but I already have several games from it that are hard to compare with.
Kemet seemed to be harder to get into and start playing well than all my other games like Blood Rage, Cyclades, Nexus Ops. And all because of the fact that it is precisely the hallmark of this game: a large number of technologies, thanks to which players get unique (almost) properties and skills.
There are 48 of them in the game! Eyes run wide, the properties of all, of course, you don’t remember what to choose and how to use - you won’t understand right away. For example, I bought some monsters and skills that seemed cool, in the end I almost didn’t use them ... But everyone immediately ran to buy them in the first round, and I went there too, of course. Plus, in order to act correctly, you need to understand and remember which tiles the neighbors took and how they can “surprise” you, you still need to play and play to this level.
Plus, in Kemet, it seemed to me that you have to plan harder and more in advance. In all other games, it’s easier for me to do this (in the Nexus there are secret goals that you can focus on, in the Cyclades there are available gods and what is enough money for, in Blood Rage quests, loot rewards and Ragnarok). In Kemet, I personally have not yet been able to find these landmarks that would help come up with a strategy, except for bonuses for sanctuaries.
Yes, there are victory points, but there are a lot of ways to get them, my brains in a bunch are not going to think through everything..
I also thought that playing is a little more difficult, because not all information about the opponent is visible on the field. In the Cyclades, everything is on the field and it is worth taking a look at it to understand what's what. Also in Nexus Ops. There are clan upgrades in Blood Rage, they are on personal tablets, but there are a maximum of 3 for each, it's easy to see.
I like the system where how many moves you can make is determined by whether you have some kind of resource (in this case ankhs). And I like the combat on the maps (better than the dice roll in the Cyclades, more influence on the outcome of the battle). I like that points can be obtained in different ways: yes, war and capture are their main source here, of course, but some points can also be obtained by peaceful development (through pyramids and buying tiles and creatures).
And I love the pyramids! Cool and the component itself, and the mechanism.
In general, I personally like the game a little less than Cyclades and Blood Rage. But I see the potential and understand that when you play not the first and not the second game, when you know the tiles well and understand what your opponents can and cannot do, this will be a very good game! There are more strategies here than in the same Cyclades, for example.
Take our last two rounds. So much drama, so much tension, so many fateful decisions! Some of them will be remembered for a very long time :))) But in general, I showed myself in our party very poorly: I squandered my troops, fought indistinctly (got into a fight where I had no chance of winning), did not use tiles, creatures , I always lacked "ankhs", etc. There is a great desire to play again and show your best side :) Plus, try a couple of things from the add-on that are already asking for and worth adding: turn order + alternative definition of the winner.
After the war they played something new for me: Lords of Waterdeep . I have heard about this game for a long time and I was interested in laudatory reviews, high ratings. I really wanted to try.
The game is very simple, explained quickly, played very lively and easily. I (me!) have been accused of downtime, how fast moves are made here!
Mechanics: Placement of workers to obtain resources and exchange them for points. What disappointed: well, it is completely abstract. What Dungeons & Dragons? Cards, meeples and cubes, we didn’t even read the text there and only glanced at the pictures. You don’t feel themes and atmosphere at all :(
Good: I really liked the intrigues. Not only is it an opportunity to do well for yourself + bad / good for someone else, and I always love this. So this is also an opportunity to use this meeple a second time later! It is very useful, especially since you have only two meeples up to the 5th round, and this is very little.
Intrigues, on the other hand, sometimes allow you to get a resource, and points, and then put a miple somewhere. Great.
I also liked buildings: locations that you first buy and then put on the field, and then everyone can use it, and you will get money/resources/victory points for it. Cool thing. Although not all buildings are equally useful, of course, but I really like this idea.
I would like to single out these two chips separately, the rest as a whole is no different from many other games. And to be honest, I don’t quite understand the 43rd place of the game in the BGG top (37th in the list of strategies!). The game is quite good and cute, but not that much, in my opinion. I really missed more atmosphere and, perhaps, more hardcore, everything was quite straightforward and easy here. Although, maybe that's why she's so high, by the way.
By the way, I won! Handsomely! With a powerful lead over the other three players, who stopped close to each other, and I rode much further :) I will play again on occasion, and with pleasure, but I will not buy myself.
