My blog covers education and children’s books. When I cover parenting issues, it usually contains book recommendations. Parenting topics include academic subjects, summer learning, bullying, special needs, fitness and more.
My three kids had learned archery at summer camp and each of them mentioned separately how much they liked it so I posted a few months back about finding an archery class near us to try out. My son decided to do an archery party for his 9th birthday and that was the perfect opportunity…
Today I wanted to share some great resources via the National Center for Learning Disabilities. The best part? These toolkits and e-books are FREE!! Parent Toolkit: IEP Basics for Parents of Students with LD Parent Toolkit: Dyslexia Toolkit School Toolkit: The Truth About Bullying E-Book: IEP Meeting Planner E-Book: Executive Function Around the Clock E-Book: 50 Questions About LD Hope this helps…
Homemade Valentine’s Day crafts for kids. Here are three: the toilet paper heart card craft we did, and the Whoppee cushion and crayon heart that we received.
Turning trash into art is my kind of recycling! We saw these pieces of marine animals made out of recycled plastic at the Monterey Bay Aquarium (where we also loved the jellyfish and seahorse exhibits). Sayaka Gantz made these sculptures out of reclaimed materials that might have otherwise been polluting the ocean. Both sides of her…
I searched five years of digital photographs looking for photos of my kids reading and I only came up with the handful here. Why? It’s not easy getting kids to read, especially to love reading enough that they choose it over more exciting things like screens, playdates, or sports! I started my blog after my…
Food stamps are far from an extravagant benefit. The average allocation is $1.40 per person per meal. (Try it sometime.) from Rolling Stone The Republicans’ War on the Poor My friend Stella has convinced me to try the Food Stamp challenge. It’s not about losing weight. It’s about bringing attention to Food Stamps and how…
It’s January and the holiday season is behind us. Phew! I find that I appreciate coupons more than ever. But the one thing I’ve learned about coupons over the years is that you only really save money when you are buying something you really need and will actually use! Now that my two girls are…