Staples Unveil Renovated Afterschool Resource Room at Curley K-8 School with City Year Boston Staples also will donate school supplies to improve learning environment for young students Students entering the afterschool program at the Curley K-8 School in Jamaica Plain on the afternoon of Tuesday, November 17th, received a surprise when they saw their newly…
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Ideas to teach kids kindness, compassion and giving back.
Giving Back #ComfortsFromHome
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Gifts that Give Back
Jeanette Nyberg of Craftwhack and I have teamed up again to bring you a holiday shopping series. November 3, 2015: Gifts That Give Back (Hers, Mine) (Last year’s: Hers, Mine) November 10, 2015: DIY Gift Ideas (Hers, Mine) (Last year’s: Hers, Mine) November 17, 2015: Gender Bending Gifts for Kids (Hers, Mine) (Last year’s: Hers, Mine) November 24, 2015: Gifts to Steal from Loved Ones (Hers, Mine) (Last year’s: Hers, Mine) December 1, 2015: Left Brain/Right Brain…
10 Amazing Multicultural Picture Books About Helping Others
I think kids are naturally compassionate and it only takes a single story or book to motivate them to help out in someway. But can a child truly make a difference? I’m hoping these books will help demonstrate that, like a ripple effect, a small act of kindness, can make a big difference. I didn’t…
Top 10 Earth Day Picture Books
Earth Day — April 22 — marks the anniversary of what many consider the birth of the modern environmental movement that began in 1970. Today is a good reminder to celebrate Earth Day every day and pass lessons on environmental stewardship to our children. To this end, I wanted to share resources for teaching kids about…
Happy International Book Giving Day #GiveaBook Giveaway
Happy International Book Giving Day and Happy Valentine’s Day as well! Want to celebrate too? Just give a new or used book to a child or a place or person that will reach a person. Grab your free book plates too, 2 versions! Today, to celebrate, I’m giving away books! I believe in giving the right…
Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2015! #ReadYourWorld
Welcome to our 2nd annual Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2015!! We are so excited for our second year! Thank you to everyone joining us today! Multicultural Children’s Book Day Twitter Party We’re hosting a Twitter party tonight at 9pm to 10pm EST using hashtag #ReadYourWorld. We will be talking about diversity in children’s books and…