Find free places to camp with your family and great books about camping for kids! Planning a family camping trip this year? Or maybe planning to pitch a tent in the backyard? Family camping with kids can be tons of fun — sleeping under the stars, cooking over a campfire and spending some time unplugged …
Books for Kids
The kids and I have always loved forest animals — probably because we live in the middle of the plains 😉 So seeing a moose doesn’t happen so often in our area.
But when we head out on vacation — trips to the Rocky Mountains or The Black Hills of South Dakota — we spend time seeking out and observing the amazing wildlife in the forest!
Gorgeous children’s books about the forest life and woodland animals! Summer and Fall are the perfect time to read these stories set in the woods & get out to explore! You don’t need a large area at all — even a small wooded area will do — in order to experience a whole new world …
Summer is the time to kick back, relax and enjoy the day. Kids relish in having the time to explore, create and connect with nature. And reading is one of the best summer pasttimes – in a hammock, on vacation or tucked away somewhere secret.
Here are some fun reads that celebrate all that summer has to offer:
Inspire your kids to learn about geography & cultures from around the world with these awesome books and mapping activities they’ll love! I so enjoy teaching my kids about places around the world — the people, landmarks and traditions. It’s important that they increase their global awareness and become ‘world-literate’ as they grow. One of …
Inspire kids to read with these Summer Reading Programs and FREE online books for kids, tweens and teens! I’ve been pulling together some great resources for FREE summer activities near me this year. It’s been one heck of a few months so I was THRILLED when I saw so many libraries and bookstores will be …
Enjoy some seasonal reading with these wonderful children’s books about Spring! I don’t know about you but I’ve kinda had it with winter this year — I am ready to move on to a change of the seasons! In an effort to boost those sunny thoughts, I pulled down some of our classic Spring-themed books …
Explore science this Spring with these fun Dr Seuss science experiments and activities! Read Across America and Dr Seuss week is coming soon – last week we shared some free printable Dr. Seuss games for kids. This week, we’re focusing in on some fun science activities. Kids of preschool, kindergarten & elementary age will LOVE …
An awesome list of the best read aloud books for kids and families! We’ve always been a big read aloud family — whether we’re reading on the go (like these 50+ Free Read Aloud Books Online), enjoying stories before bed or gearing up for summer reading — we love to have books that can be …
Enjoy these multicultural STEM picture books that are perfect for preschool and elementary girls & boys who love to tinker, create, invent and engineer! You know us, we LOVE sharing great books for kids! And since we also love sharing STEM Activities for kids too, I thought we’d combine these two BIG global ideas – …