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 …
Creative activities for kids who have to fidget, move and stay active! Our kids could never sit still during reading time. They would ask to build block towers, do headstands on the couch so they could see the book upside down or color while we read aloud. Even as they got older, there would always …
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.
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.
Here’s a few of our favorite zoo reads for animal fun this summer —
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”.
We are kicking off a new series today and I am SUPER excited!
For the next six weeks, Trisha from Inspiration Laboratories and I will be featuring a Summer Science Series.
Each week, we’ll feature a new topic and share books, hands-on activities and share ideas for how to explore the topic at home or around your neighborhood.
Summer Science — yea! The kids will love this stuff because they are born with the amazing ability to asking all those inquisitive questions —
Why do animals hibernate?
What are clouds made from?
How many stars are in the sky?
Do you have a child who just loves trains? Or maybe you’re one of those parents who doesn’t mind getting caught at a railroad stop while the kids try to count how many train cars go through?
Trains are a form of travel that we should introduce to our kids – real train travel! A few years ago, my family took a trip by train for just a few hours. The kids loved the idea that we could all do things together (like visit the dining car for a snack!), had lots of room to stretch out and saw some unique places on the trip.
Today is World Water Day – it’s a day for all of us to learn that water is an important resource in our life, and clean water is a limited resource for many around the world. Talk to your kids today about a few easy ways that they can help conserve water.
