Please welcome my guest author Kelly Carey today with her post on Pi Day! We are also giving away two copies of her debut picture book, How Long Is Forever? Share a picture of kids and adults teaming up to bake on Twitter to win. Details below. Today is a magical number day on the…
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Build a Bridge Using Skewers STEM Challenge
This is a fun STEM challenge. Build a bridge that is at least two feet long using only 50 bamboo skewers and string. You can use any kind of string and any quantity. You can not use glue. You can cut the skewers or do anything you want to them. The bridge must support at…
8 Picture Books to Get Kids Outdoors
Nature picture books to get kids outdoors are the perfect antidote to screen time! With Spring around the corner where I live in the Northeast, try these new STEM books to get kids reading. I’m giving away a pair of books to one winner: A Stone Sat Still by Brendal Wenzel and You Smell! And…
6 Picture Books set in Asia or about Asian-Americans
Please welcome author Kasmira Sheth with her picture book list of books set in Asia. We are also doing a giveaway of her picture book, Feast of Peas. Please use the Rafflecopter at the bottom to enter. How about you? What are your favorite picture books set in Asia or about Asian Americans? Any…
Covid-19 Corona Virus Primer for Kids
It’s hard to avoid hearing about coronavirus and not start to feel a moment of panic. Kids, especially, might be hearing things about the coronavirus that may or may not be true. I’ve rounded up some resources to share with your kids about the coronavirus and hand washing, our best defense against it. I’ve also…
A Unit on Place Value: 6 Picture Books, a Game, and Music Video
Today, I found a great animated video about place value so I am basing my post around this math concept. I like to use picture books and games to teach kids math concepts. It’s a fun way to get them to get an intuitive sense of math. I have math games here: 70+ Free Educational…
Our Secret Beach in Kauai
I’m going to let you in on our secret beach on Kauai that we stumbled on this past summer. My husband and his friend Aaron spotted it while playing golf at The Club at Kukuiula. It’s a private exclusive club and they only had access because they know people. His friend Aaron played on the…







