Now that it’s summer, my kids have certain weeks where they are completely unscheduled. I have masterminded their summer plans so that they each have at least one week off while the other two siblings are in camp. During this week, my husband takes the “only child” out to play golf with him and I…
Author: Pragmatic Mom
13 Children’s Books for a Young Prince
I had the pleasure of meeting Leah Lesser from Barefoot Books today. We had fun talking about children’s books and, somehow, ended up chatting about the birth of the new baby prince. We thought it would be fun to conjure up a book list for young princes, everywhere, both of royal birth or just beloved….
Alice in Wonderland ebook to Celebrate 150 Years
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30 AMAZING Nonfiction Animal Picture Books
Please welcome my guest author Maria Gianferrari. We met via social media and were conversing using the comments on my blog. I always find her comments to be thoughtful and helpful. She has a vast knowledge of children’s books and with the best recommendations so I asked her to please, please, please guest post on…
Summer Reading List for Kids (mine!) ages 8 through 13
These are the books that I pulled for my three kids to get them reading this summer. Rising 3rd Grade Summer Reading List The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly My son’s close friend is a 4th grader, Connor, and he hates Percy Jackson (gasp!) but loves this book. That intrigued me, especially as the…
Tinkertoy GIVEAWAY to Celebrate 100 Years
Can you believe that Tinkertoys is turning 100 this year?! To celebrate this great milestone, I am doing a Tinkertoy Giveaway of a special 100 piece essential set before it hits the stores next month. K’NEX is also launching Tinkertoy’s very own Facebook page! If you played with Tinkertoys as a child, you’ll notice that it has…
Developing Kids’ Self Esteem: 4 Surefire Ways
Please welcome my guest blogger Faigie Kobre with a topic that I had started a few months ago — 50 Ways to Develop Your Child’s Self-Esteem — but with no ideas in it. I don’t think I even had a single way written yet. Her post is on developing kids’ self-esteem, a gift that gives…







