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 my…
Author: Pragmatic Mom
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 had 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 mysteriously 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…
Sign Up for Multicultural Children’s Book Day and Kid Lit Blog Hop
We are so excited to announce our 2nd Multicultural Children’s Book Day January 27th, 2015 because we’ve added … Multicultural Children’s Book Day Blogger Co-Hosts We are excited to add our amazing Co-Hosts to help spread the word about diversity books for kids: Africa to America All Done Monkey The Educators’ Spin on It Growing Book by…
The Kid Should Really See This Part II
My son curated the curated videos made for adults but great for kids at The Kid Should See This. I’m sharing 4 videos that I loved from this great newletter. The Washington Ballet’s Hardest Dance Moves If you have doubts that ballet is a sport, watch this video and be convinced! They are amazing athletes! Animated…
Non Fiction Picture Book of the Day
I wanted to share some new nonfiction picture books with you today. The thing about nonfiction, in my humble opinion, is that it really does need to match the reader’s interest in a very specific way. I’ve picked books that I thought my kids would like and a few others that I like that I…







