Do your young teenagers and pre-teens like to affect an air of being a little jaded? Let’s face it, middle school is not an easy time for anyone. Parents, students, teachers, everyone is just a little on edge! 6th, 7th and 8th grade can be a rough couple of years. But what better way to…
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Environmental Books for Kids – To Teach and Inspire
Talking about subjects like the environment and climate change can be daunting. “The environment” encompasses so many issues, yet instilling our children with values such as standing up for environmental justice and living a sustainable life are crucial for future generations to be able to thrive. With these picture books about the environment and biographies…
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April Read Aloud Books to Put a Spring in Your Step
It’s spring! Time for some uplifting read aloud books perfect for April days. I could have given you books about April showers, but I decided to go the green route instead. These books, while not necessarily about spring, will remind you why you love this season so much. New life! Fresh colors! Cute little baby…
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Enhance Literacy Skills with Easy Origami Finger Puppets
Literacy does not always mean you have to crack open a book. What if I told you that making origami finger puppets for pretend play was a gateway to literacy? Okay, you probably know origami is great for math and problem solving, but literacy? You might need some convincing. Well, pretend play promotes creative storytelling…
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Children’s Books with Characters on the Autism Spectrum
You and your children probably know a person on the autism spectrum, it may be a family member, a close friend, or you. Books and stories can help children understand autism and the wide variety of ways it can present itself in individuals. These children’s books with characters on the autism spectrum will help teach…
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Printable Spring Finger Puppets for Pretend Play
Children learn best through play and enjoy making their own toys, like these adorable spring finger puppets! Paper finger puppets like this cute bunny, chick, sun, tulip and lamb will encourage your children’s creative storytelling skills and extend their pretend play time. In fact, you may recognize the chick from Melanie’s Easter coloring page! As…
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Funny Poems for Kids: Giggle, Snort and Chuckle!
If your children claim they don’t like poetry, you must introduce them to these funny poems for kids! Too often adults think that children won’t appreciate the poetic art form because they never learned to like it either. But I guarantee poetry can play a special part in your relationship with your child! These poetry…
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Middle Grade Books Similar to Hatchet
So you child has just finished reading Hatchet by Gary Paulsen and is itching for some more good survival stories. Here’s a new list for your read alike book list collection! There are five more books in the Hatchet series, (known as “Brian’s Saga) so they can start with those, and when they are done…
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Best Dice Games for Kids: Have Fun and Learn New Skills!
Dice games are not just an excellent way to while away the time. The benefits of playing dice games for kids are many! Playing these games will expose kids to the wonders of probability, put math calculation skills to use, improve visual perception and manual dexterity, Not only that, while playing dice games, your children…
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Books Like Artemis Fowl: Heists, Thrilling Missions and Spies!
Have your kids read the Artemis Fowl series? Are they looking forward to the Artemis Fowl movie coming out in August, 2019? If they’ve read and re-read all seven books in Eoin Colfer’s fast paced, high interest story about a twelve-year-old criminal mastermind who goes after a dangerous group of high-tech fairies they’re probably looking…
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