With my son as a guinea pig, we’ve been busy testing STEM toys to discover his favorites. STEM Toy Gift Guide DIY Electro Dough Kit This is hands down, our favorite kit. Note that the kit has everything that you need EXCEPT for the playdoh. Purchase that separately — you don’t need much — or make…
Month: October 2016
Our Teen Acne Solutions
This is not a sponsored post — I wish! This is real life. I was shocked to see my teen daughter’s medicine cabinet the other day. It looks like a Sephora store. It’s true that PickyKidPix, now 14 years old, is obsessed about skin care. She’s watched beauty YouTubers for a zillion hours. She has asked…
LUX Blox STEM Building Toy
The Lux Blox are different from other blocks in that they are very versatile. They flex, twist, bend, turn, curve, and move with a lock and hinge system that snaps the pieces into place. Kids who like Legos will find the Lux Blox are easy to snap together and more versatile in terms of making 3D creations. This…
Top 10 Fantasy Adventures for Kids
Please welcome author G. A. Morgan with her list of Top 10 Favorite Fantasy Adventures. The final book of her own fantasy adventure series, The Five Stones Trilogy, releases today called The Kinfolk! I’m thrilled to be giving away 3 SIGNED copies of The Kinfolk to 3 winners. Please see Rafflecopter at the bottom to enter….
STEM TOY: Ozobot (robotics using markers)
I’m always looking for STEM toys for my son to get him off screens. When I was offered this toy, I didn’t really know what it was, but it sounded like it was worth checking out. The packaging doesn’t really do it justice in terms of how simple and fun it is to use so…
10 Hilarious Cat and Dog Picture Books
To celebrate the release of my latest picture book, Officer Katz & Houndini: A Tale of Two Tails, illustrated by Danny Chatzikonstantinou, Mia invited me to share my TOP 5 funny dog and cat picture books! Dog my cats! It was virtually impossible to limit myself to 5 books each, but here goes! It’s raining cats and dog…
Parents: Get FREE Diversity Children’s Book!
Are you interested in receiving a FREE multicultural children’s book to review for Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2017? Big News: You DON’T have to be a blogger this year!! That’s right! Get a FREE diversity children’s book and post your book review and optional book extension activity on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube. Bloggers, welcome too, of course!…