Mary Poppins may have preferred Rum Punch as preventative medicine but some of us prefer the flavor of chocolate! When PickyKidPix got sick last week, she tried powering through the school week, going to class and her activities including three soccer practices as usual. But by Friday, she was coughing up a storm and generally…
Month: October 2014
Happy 19th Anniversary Honey!
I knew a few things when I met my honey: That within a week of meeting him I knew that I met my future husband. (It took him a few years to figure that out though!) I would become a golf widow (though I took up golf to avoid that). It would be hard to ever stay…
Top 10 Ninja Books for Kids Ages 4 through 16
Inside: Does your child love everything ninja and martial arts? Take a look at our top selections of the best ninja books for kids! My kids are one-quarter Japanese and they wish that their Japanese ancestry is steeped in the way of the ninja. It’s not. Their heritage is actually that of Daimyo, a feudal landowner/warlord,…
10 Perfect 5th Grade Read Alouds
Looking for 5th grade read alouds to share with your child? Discover these top 10 selections, perfect for reading with your fifth grader! Fifth grade was a busy year for Grasshopper and Sensei and PickyPidPix. The year focused on getting them ready for Middle School both academically, socially and emotionally. Some of the highlights that…
Zoomer Dino Toy for Dino Obsessed Kids Like Mine
My son and I were waiting at the hospital to get an MRI scan for a bump on his neck that has persisted for about a month. It turns out that he will need surgery to remove what the MRI revealed to be a kind of cyst that mysterious popped up. My son’s mysterious cyst…
Do You Have a Signature Drink?
Controversy for Mike’s Hard Pink Lemonade and possible benefits of Mike’s Hard Cranberry Lemonade. #mymikesmoment, #MC and #Sponsored
Bullying Prevention and Be A Famous Writer Contest!
I’m so excited to have Mrs. P of MrsP.com as my guest author today. Her passion is getting kids writing and she runs the very popular MrsP.com Be-a-Famous Writer Contest. Today, though, she’s here to talk about bullying prevention and the role that writing can play for kids. I hope you enjoy it! p.s. You can…