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…
Top 10 Multicultural Picture Books on Bullying
My boxing friend Mark has an idea for a reality TV show that makes both of our fantasies come true. The show would set up you and your bully in a boxing ring. It would be a real fight with a set date so that you could train, a pre-determined number of rounds, and a…
A Dad Who Likes to Clean? #SwifferDad
Create a Protective Device for an Egg Experiment for Kids
Here’s an easy and fun experiment to do using simply hard-boiled eggs. Regular chicken eggs will do nicely, but I found these really cool Ostrich and Emu eggs from the Saveur Instragram that are sold at Whole Foods somewhere! Ostrich and Emu Eggs Sold at Whole Foods Market (not mine though!) You can give your…
5 Amazing Multicultural Novels in Verse and the Kid Lit Blog Hop
It’s been such a great year for those who love both multicultural/diversity/inclusive books for kids AND novels in verse! I picked five amazing favorites that I’ve loved from this past year and hope that the popularity of these books will encourage more diverse books to be published! What are your favorite novels in verse? Please…
Children’s Book Study: Patricia McKissack for Booking Across the USA’s Tennessee
I am thrilled to be co-posting with Valarie Budayr of Jump Into A Book for the Book Across America blog tour. I was late to the sign up to my birth state of California was already taken, as well as Massachusetts where I now reside. No matter. Tennessee was open where Valarie lives so I…
Things You Can Do to Improve Your Child’s Writing Skills
Writing is an essential part of our everyday lives. However, it can be a challenging skill to learn and get good at. By starting early with some easy activities, you will be able to help your child start developing their writing skills early in life. This will help contribute to their future progress as a…