It was an honor and a thrill to meet author Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrator Ekua Holmes of Voices of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement. Did you know that Voices of Freedom won: 2016 Caldecott Honor Book 2016 Robert F. Sibert Honor Book 2016 John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award…
Watch, Learn, DO: DIY STEM Summer Camp
“STEM Education Is the Key to the U.S.’s Economic Future” is what you read about all the time. U.S. News and World Report says: We need to encourage more students to pursue science, technology, engineering, and math. And what about girls and STEM? President Barack Obama has something to say about that (as a father…
Free Resources for Brain Building Moments #WhatMakesASuperhero
Did you know that we, as parents and caregivers, are superheroes? It’s true! We are superheroes through the everyday moments we spend with our children. Research shows that there is no time in life when the brain develops more rapidly than during the first five years. Vroom was developed based on the premise that every child is born…
10 Books for Children Who Dream of Flying
Read these children’s books about flying on an airplane! Perfect picture books about amazing airplanes and the people who dream to fly. Please welcome my guest blogger today, author Carole Boston Weatherford! Her novel in verse just came out, a stunning perspective of the accomplishments of the Tuskegee Airmen during Jim Crow WWII America. This…
Getting Your Child to Sit in Their Baby Car Seat (and Stay There)
Most kids like to be active, whether they’re a toddler or a baby just kicking, kicking and kicking again. One of the challenges you face as a parent is getting them to stay in those baby car seats when you’re out on a drive. They just won’t have it. Here are some tips to persuade…
Get Kids Gardening with Miracle-Gro® Gro-ables!
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Miracle-Gro Gro-ables for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. This year on the first day of spring in Boston, it snowed. The day after that, it hailed. Spring comes slowly to Boston. Last year, I started my first vegetable garden with my kids. I…
29 Children’s Books About Animal Shelters and Rescue Pets
There’s no such thing as a bad dog, just a bad owner. John Grogan, Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World’s Worst Dog National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day is tomorrow, April 30. This day was created as a way to raise awareness for thousands of pets that are waiting for (and needing) adoption from the shelters. It…