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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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…
Easiest DIY Gift Ideas Ever!
Today, Jeanette and I are making gifts! It’s the perfect combination of frugality and thoughtfulness as it says, “I made this for YOU!” My gift ideas below are for dogs with homemade Peanut Butter Banana Dog Biscuits. I created this recipe to use up leftover “about to go bad” ingredients. My dog seems to love…
ARCKIT: Architecture STEM Toy for Kids and Teens
ARCKIT: Architecture Design Toy for Kids ARCKIT is a freeform model-making system that does not require glue, yet it lets you design, build and modify these really cool modern houses. They simply snap together! This would be a wonderful building toy for a budding architect or just any kid who likes to build in 3…







