With the first official day of summer coming this week, I sat down to review our summer reading list. Since I know first hand that it can be somewhat challenging to get those older kids reading during the summer months (or reading something OUTSIDE of their normal ‘book type’), I always like to have some …
Book Lists
Many thanks to Hallmark for sponsoring this post and helping to create communities where all children have the chance to grow up as healthy, productive & caring persons. All book choices and thoughts are mine alone. Today’s book list was inspired by a young lady who fights for quality education for all children around …
Don’t you just love a day at the beach? The smell of the air, the warm sand and the hunt for shells — yep, that’s what I call some summer fun!
We had some wonderful beach activities shared at this week’s Discover & Explore linky and so many of them reminded me of fun beach books. So this week, I thought I would share our feature posts and link them to a great summer read for the kids!
Today we are traveling the country with Charlie, who is the star of a great Search & Find book series titled Travels with Charlie.
This virtual road trip was organized by my friend Jodie who writes all about great kids books at Growing Book by Book (you’ll definately want to stop by and visit!) and inspired by the books. We are representing the state of Missouri.
There are quite a few amazing things that happened in the state of Missouri —
Tips & book recommendations for starting a Mother/Daughter book club! As much as I love read aloud sessions with my kids , I also know that I can’t read to them forever – although I’ll certain keep trying 😉 As kids get older, the next logical step in having a ‘book relationship’ with them is …
Explore a little science at the beach with these fun activities! A day at the beach is what summer dreams are made of when you’re a kid — sandcastles, seashells and splashing in the waves. But there’s also quite a bit of learning that can be woven into your beach visit too. So grab a …
I’m a huge fan of kids lit! I know, no surprise there if you’ve read even a few of my posts. But even more, I’m a big lover of classic, vintage kids books — the really great stories that we all heard as kids or may have even been read by our parents & grandparents in their childhood.
It’s these amazing books that should still be read with kids today. So many of these stories were written with a message or moral, the illustrations are gorgeous and the text is poetic. And kids will adore them!
One of the most popular activities that I’ve seen on many summer bucket lists is a visit to the zoo! We can’t wait to head out to spend some time with our local polar bears, giraffes and monkeys this year.
For even more fun, we love to read a book before we head out to see our animal friends. Or better yet, take a book with you on your next zoo visit!
Here’s a few of our favorite zoo reads for animal fun this summer —
A few months ago, I shared my secret to the Best Place to Begin Organizing Your Entire Home. I wrote the post because I wanted to inspire other busy moms like me to find their starting point when it comes to putting some organzational systems in place. Amazingly, it’s been one of our most read …
I know that so many of us live in the world of text messages and emails but let’s face it, young kids LOVE snail mail!
While we get bills, unwanted advertisements and the occasional good news, kids always receive fun things in the mail — letters from Grandma, birthday wishes from family, the toy catalog sent during the holidays 🙂
My kids have always looked forward to “getting the mail”.