When do you do storytime at your house? I know most families (ours included!) choose to read right before naptime or bedtime. The kids are winding down and it’s a great opportunity to snuggle up with a story. That’s usually when we do most of our reading. BUT — at one time in our house, …
Books & Reading
Some of the newest lessons for this generation include learning about the environment, ecology and how our behaviors impact the world around us.
Earth Day is a yearly celebration that reminds us to revisit how we treat the Earth. These are important lessons for our children to learn as many of our resources are finite.
Helping to preserve the water, open lands and wildlife will mean that our grandkids and great-grandkids will still have the opportunity to roll down a hill, swim in the ocean and breathe fresh air!
Today on our Discover & Explore linky, we’re celebrating all things Mom.
Mother’s Day is a time when kids express how much they appreciate all the things Moms do for them all year round. Homemade cards, hand-picked flowers and maybe even breakfast in bed top the list of kind gestures.
Last year I enjoyed some delicious blueberry pancakes — and the kids even cleaned up the kitchen after the mess, I mean breakfast 🙂
We’re having some fun with maps this summer! I love using maps as a learning tool with the kids. Maps help teach geography, directions, reading skills and so much more. Previously, I shared Why Every Home Needs a Map – 7 Fun Ways to Introduce Kids to Geography. Today I want to expand on one …
We had some amazing posts linked up to our Discover & Explore ‘Gardening with Kids‘ linky. Be sure to stop by Fantastic Fun & Learning to see some of the cool science-related garden ideas that are being featured today.
With the National Summer Library Book theme being ‘Dig into Reading’, I wanted to feature some of the great posts that would pair nicely with garden books for your summer reading list.
This week, our Discover & Explore feature is Gardening with Kids. We can’t wait to see all of your fun ideas & projects as we enter gardening season! Not only is gardening a fun family activity, it’s also a wonderful way to learn about science, nature and math. And kids really enjoy digging in the …
In our home, helping the kids learn to read was what we called ‘a full contact sport’. Constant movement. Non-stop questions. Continuous encouragement (and honestly, even some arguing). It was not an easy task. Both of our kids have always loved books (as you can probably tell with the number of book lists we share) …
“I participated in an Influencer Activation Program on behalf of Mom Central Consulting (#MC) for Kohl’s. I received a promotional item to facilitate my review.
This week, I’ve been working with Kohl’s on their #DestinationSummer project because summer is just an awesome time to get out and do fun things with the kids!
We have one more special summer item to share and it’s about one of my favorite places on Earth — the second Disney Planes movie is coming out this summer!
A number of years ago, we started a tradition at our house — giving books for Christmas. Each year, our kids get to open one of their gifts early — oh yea, they love that! When they come home on their first day of holiday break from school, there is a gift waiting for them …
Today we are exploring the ends of the Earth (literally!) If you enjoyed penguin books & resources, you’ll LOVE this list of books that feature all types of polar animals! Most of us will never have the opportunity to visit the North or South poles. The media frequently shares numerous stories about how changes in …