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Books for 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 …
Inspire your kids with this free printable summer reading log that encourages them to read books from different genres! Do your kids have a favorite book? I’m sure they do! In our house, Are you My Mother? was a huge fave for a while — it was the only book my son wanted us to …
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?
What do you remember about the spring days of your childhood?
I have vivid memories of waking up to the sounds of birds and smelling the lilacs in our back yard, along with lots of time outside playing in the backyard and having adventures in the nearby woods.
Spring is definately a time for adventures and trying new things!
As we wrap up our Vintage Books for Kids series, this final list will share many classic children’s book series and tales of wonderful journeys.
Explore measurement with these fun math books & tools for kids! One of the most popular book requests I receive comes in the form of “Do you know of any good books that can help my child enjoy math?“ This request is not at all foreign to me as I’ve shared before that my child-who-can’t-read-books-fast-enough …
There are a lot of fun ways to introduce kids to geography and different cultures. We love to use maps with different activities to explore the world. Having a map in your home is an inexpensive but excellent learning tool! We also love reading books that introduce us to different places across the globe. …
I love reading new books, especially new Christmas books that I can share with the kids! Now don’t get me wrong, we certainly have our favorites at this time of the year — you can see many of them on the 30 Books about Your Favorite Christmas Traditions — but there’s something about a new …