I discovered Elizabeth on Instagram @ehpyle and was delighted to discover that lives near my neck of the woods, one town over. Her Instagram feed is gorgeous — she’s a recovering botanist, mother, semi-professional mess maker who is obsessively learning to take better photos. Her obsession has paid off. Her photos are amazing. Now she has a store…
Author: Pragmatic Mom
Year of the Monkey Bookmark Craft
February 8th is Chinese New Year and it’s the Year of the Monkey, my son’s year! This is what Chinese astrology has to say about people born during the year of the monkey: Monkey years are believed to be an unlucky for people born in a year of the Monkey. A year of one’s birth…
The Dumpling Mama’s Chinese Red Envelope GIVEAWAY!
I met Chrissy Jee of @thedumplingmama on Instagram and I was thrilled to know that she decided to open her own business designing and printing really nice Chinese Red Envelopes. I like to have them on hand. I’ve used them for my son’s 2nd grade China unit as a guest presenter. I don’t know how…
Fan Girling Over Valarie Tripp and Her American Girl Books
Our American Girl collection was passed onto another family with younger girls and you can tell that they are deeply loved! My girls were never really into dolls including Polly Pocket or Barbie but they loved American Girl Dolls and requested them for Christmas. They especially loved the accessories that were designed around the doll sets but…
My Daughter’s Cooking New Year Resolution
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Horizon Organic. The opinions and text are all mine. Grasshopper and Sensei is now a sophomore in high school and we talk a lot about how there are just a few more years to enjoy her company here at home. She likes to bring…
Today is Multicultural Children’s Book Day!
Today is Multicultural Children’s Book Day! Thank you to all of our wonderful participants including Co-Hosts, Medal Sponsors, Author Sponsors, bloggers and readers! Thank you to Robert Liu-Trujillo for his wonderful FREE downloadable poster! Link Up Your Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2016 Posts Here! My 10 Favorite Multicultural Books for 2016 My contribution…
Lunar New Year Children’s Books and Activity Ideas Round Up
Janet Wong has a great post on the Multicultural Children’s Book Day blog on Lunar Year Traditions that span many Asian countries, not just Chinese New Year! But if you are thinking of doing it up for Chinese New Year but need some ideas, I’ve rounded up my posts. If you need a picture…







