Baby shower gifts can really put the pressure on. You want to get your friend or family member just the right thing, but you’re not sure what’s going to do justice for the occasion. With that in mind, many people turn to creative, do-it-yourself inspired gifts if they’re too late to snag something useful from…
Month: April 2014
Yoga for Kids Bedtime Picture Book of the Day GIVEAWAY
I’m excited to introduce you to my friend Giselle today. Giselle blogs at Kids Yoga Stories and recently moved to my neck of the woods from Northern California so we are actually able to meet in person! Such a rare and unusual treat for bloggers! You probably wouldn’t be surprised to know that she is a yoga instructor, a…
‘You Were The First’ and the Kid Lit Blog Hop
I don’t blog much about my oldest, Grasshopper and Sensei. It’s not because she’s a teenager (8th grade!) though that would be reason enough. One reason is that she hates being photographed. The elusive Grasshopper and Sensei. She’s never wanted to in the spotlight. She hates that. She’s a pretty wonderful kid though. Very kind…
Lots of Ways to Save: Healthy Essentials Twitter Party with Prizes
In celebration of Earth Day, I wanted to offer you a few ways to save: Save money — over $55 — on HEALTHY ESSENTIALS® products with special coupons Donate a photo to give $1 to a non profit partner of Johnson and Johnson Save the earth by recycling packing for bathroom products Join me for HEALTHY ESSENTIALS®…
3rd Grade Boy Bookclub for Guys Read: Other Worlds
We chose Guys Read: Other Worlds for our second 3rd Grade Book Club for Boys. Our first was a book swap and was meant to warm the boys up into believing that Book Club for Boys is SUPER FUN AND EXCITING! And, by parellel, reading is to! Did it work? Yes! They all showed up again! Our…
Boxing and Bonding for Middle School Girls (and supermodels)
This is the first year that PickyKidPix doesn’t see her closest friends since Kindergarten on a daily basis. She’s in middle school now and she and her friends are on different teams, different school buses, and doing different activities. They had no common activity, so I suggested boxing. PickyKidPix started boxing with me during the…
Science Competition for Middle School Students: $25,000 Prize
A dad friend encouraged me to sign my daughter up for an afterschool elementary school class called Wicked Cool Science. He was a high school science teacher and had a son and daughter of his own. “If you don’t get your daughter’s interested in science before middle school,” he warned, “They will turn their backs on…