Jeanette Nyberg of Craftwhack and I are back for year two to bring you a holiday shopping series. Today we are back with our ever-popular gifts to steal from loved ones. Our clever idea was to gift something that you can steal, share, or snag a taste of. A gift for you is a gift for “us.”…
Numbers 1 to 11 Drawing Game
My husband learned this drawing game using numbers 1 to 11 in numerical order as a little boy growing up in Korea which is probably why I have never seen it before. He must have learned it really well because he whips it out whenever a restaurant that we are waiting at has brown paper and crayons on…
Staples and City Year Help Boston School
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…
Thanksgiving Picture Book
Gender Bending Gifts for Kids
Jeanette Nyberg of Craftwhack and I have teamed up again to bring you a holiday shopping series. Today we bring you Gender Bending gift ideas for kids because we are both a little subversive if you haven’t noticed. 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…
4 Children’s Books for Native American Heritage Month
This we know; the earth does not belong to man; man belongs to the earth. This we know. All things are connected like the blood which unites one family. All things are connected. Chief Seattle’s Thoughts In honor of Native American Heritage Month, I rounded up some newly published books that speak to the speech made…
13 Picture Books About Being Afraid of the Dark
Nyctophobia, or fear of the dark, is one of the most common phobias in children. With the time change for fallback, comes the dark, now earlier than ever. I don’t like it when it gets dark where I live at 4:30 at night either! I hope these picture books help with the fear of the…