I went for the first time to Plimoth Plantation as a chaperone for my son’s third grade field trip. I somehow managed to avoid it for my girls. It was really a great trip and the kids were very well prepared. My son said that he preferred learning about the Native Americans (and Wampanoags specifically)…
My son’s elementary school spent the whole year fundraising in order to build a new playground because the old one was nearing the end of its life. The new playground is wonderful and just opened this past week. PickyPidPix, now in middle school, came to the playround opening with her friend right after soccer practice. The…
My guest blogger today is Jeffrey Pfaum, an inner-city schoolteacher, who is sharing his creative ideas for reading, writing, imaginning and drawing exercises. Reading-and-Imagining Writing Exercise You can develop the imagination with simple exercises, where the mind changes words into pictures. Ask your child to close her eyes and picture—or visualize—words in her mind. For…
There aren’t many children’s book awards for graphic novels or comic books so I was excited to learn about The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards. It awards prizes for creative achievement in American comic books, sometimes referred to as the Comics Industry’s equivalent of the Oscar Awards. The Cybils also has a graphic novel…
The summer is a great time to expose kids to a foreign language. I received a huge box of books from Tuttle Publishing that are perfect for this and I am giving most of them away. Please see the Rafflecopter giveaway below. What languages would your kids be interested in? Are you using any great…
This year is the first year we are breaking with our tradition of strawberry picking for Father’s Day. My husband came up with this idea years ago and every year we hold our breath that the strawberries will be ready for Father’s Day picking. Some years, it doesn’t get hot enough and there might be…
Do you have an incoming Kindergarten? Do you need ideas for getting your child ready for Kindergarten? I have six ideas for you! What will you do with your son or daughter to get ready for Kindergarten? Please share! 1) Free Kindergarten Readiness Printable Book I made this book for my son’s preschool both as a…