My hair stylist starting making organic beauty products and my girls and I love her Rose Shampoo and Rinse though she doesn’t sell it on her Etsy store, Joli Savons. I decided to try to make shampoo myself. I found a recipe that was pretty easy and played around with it until it worked for…
Author: Pragmatic Mom
11 Vietnamese Folk Tales for Kids
According to legend, Vietnam’s history began four thousand years ago when a dragon prince named Loc Long Quan married a fairy princess named Au Co. They had one hundred children, but this was too much for them to handle, so the parents agreed to separate. Au Co moved to the mountains with half of the…
10 Books to Encourage a Love of Science in Babies & Toddlers
Please welcome my guest author today, Ruth Spiro! Ruth’s series, Baby Loves Science, introduces very young children to science concepts. She’s created a list of science-y board books and picture books for babies and toddlers. We are giving away 8 signed books by Ruth Spiro — two each of her books! To enter, please fill…
A Health Tune-up for the Whole Family
The end of the year is a great time for personal and financial accounting. But it is also a good time to take stock as a family on matters regarding your family’s health. Establishing good health habits in children now when they are young will help them become adults who fall into a healthy lifestyle…
#zapzapmath GIVEAWAY!
Thank you to Zapzapmath for this giveaway and for partnering with me on this post! I covered Zapzapmath four months ago and because it was so popular with my readers, I am doing a follow up. Zapzapmath started off as a kindergarten math app with multiple games to keep kids’ interest. Now, there are over…
Meet 6 Middle Grade Authors
It was fun to meet six KidLit authors and learn more about their newest books at Trident Booksellers and Café on Newbery Street in Back Bay, Boston. Despite having an office in Back Bay, I had never been to this book store before! It’s great with two good sized cafés. The KidLit middle grade panel had…
Seven Amazing Folktales from India
Please welcome my guest author today, Chitra Soundar of Pattan’s Pumpkin. p.s. For anyone who wants to learn more about India, here is a beautiful nonfiction book! My Incredible India by Jasbinder Bilam, illustrated by Nina Chakrabarti Through objects collected in a trunk by Thara’s grandmother Nanjijee, readers go on an adventure all over India. The…







