The start of winter can be exciting. As some animals begin to hibernate, others get to enjoy the snow and and the beauty and excitement that it brings with it. Today’s book follows a sweet little owl as he experiences his first snow, and we paired it with some fun winter and owl crafts for kids.
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I have always been an avid reader, but as a mom, sometimes we forget to include self care time in our daily schedules. By the time I get my daughter to bed and do all the work I need to get done, I am ready to crash. This was leaving very little time for my nightly reading. I recently wrote about
I am always so excited to check out new children’s books, and we have had the opportunity to check out some amazing books this year. I decided it would be fun to let my daughter pick out her favorite children’s books of 2018!
Does your family make resolutions for the new year? This year, why not make it a goal to read more books together? There are lots of fun ways that you can work on reading more books as a family. To get you started, I decided to gather some of my favorite ideas for tracking family reading resolutions for the new year!
Wintertime brings some beautiful sights. From shimmering icicles to smooth frozen ponds, the snow and ice can create a lovely view. While some animals are out enjoying the winter weather, others hide away until the warmer spring days. Today’s book follows a young hedgehog who wants to enjoy all the beauty of winter like the other animals. This children’s book on winter weather gave us the perfect activity to create some winter wonderland crafts.
Does your family celebrate Kwanzaa? I am always interested in teaching my daughter about different holidays and traditions, and children’s books are my go to resource! I decided to gather this list of children’s books about Kwanzaa to help families learn more about the holiday!
I love the holidays! Holiday books make up a large part of our collection of Christmas books. To help families get into the holiday spirit and keep learning during the Christmas season, I decided to gather some of my favorite Christmas books and activities for families to enjoy together!
Do your kids enjoy figuring out how things work? Encouraging that curiosity is a great way to inspire a love of learning and maybe start them on a lifelong love of engineering. My daughter has always had an interest in how things work. So I am always on the lookout for books and toys that encourage her to explore and tinker. So when I had the opportunity to check out Brackitz blocks, I was thrilled with how well they would pair with some of the best engineering books for kids!
Coding is something that I wished I learned more of in school. I love that they are teaching coding at a young age now, because it will give kids a leg up in the technological world that they are growing up in. Plus, it is so much fun for them to see how the code they are writing is affecting the machines that they are working with. So I was thrilled when we had the opportunity to work with Unruly Splats to check out their new programmable floor tiles and coding game for kids!
Are you worried about what your kids watch on television? I am pretty strict about the shows that I let my daughter watch. I do control the amount of screen time that she gets, but I am also an