Turning trash into art is my kind of recycling! We saw these pieces of marine animals made out of recycled plastic at the Monterey Bay Aquarium (where we also loved the jellyfish and seahorse exhibits). Sayaka Gantz made these sculptures out of reclaimed materials that might have otherwise been polluting the ocean. Both sides of her…
I’m so excited to be joining Kid Lit Blog Hop as a co-hostess. It’s one of my very favorite blog hops! Welcome to the 31st Kid Lit Blog Hop where twice per month (the 1st and 3rd Wednesday) we continue to develop a dynamic and engaged community of children’s books bloggers, authors, publishers, and publicists….
I searched five years of digital photographs looking for photos of my kids reading and I only came up with the handful here. Why? It’s not easy getting kids to read, especially to love reading enough that they choose it over more exciting things like screens, playdates, or sports! I started my blog after my…
Looking for books for your third grader? Take a look at these top 3rd grade read aloud books, including chapter books, picture books, and mysteries! I had the great fortune to meet The Nerdy Book Club founders at a dinner for Anne Ursu hosted by Walden Pond Press to celebrate her latest chapter book, The Real…
The Chinese year 4712 begins on Jan. 31, 2014. It’s the Year of the Horse which is PickyKidPix‘s year and also those born between: February 03, 1954, to January 23, 1955 January 21, 1966, to February 08, 1967 February 07, 1978, to January 27, 1979 January 27, 1990, to February 14, 1991 February 12, 2002…
We held our first book club meetings for my 3rd grade son and my 6th grade daughter now that fall soccer is over and the kids all have a little more free time. PickyKidPix‘s 6th grade book club met at her friend Caroline’s house and my son hosted his 3rd grade book club at our…
Food stamps are far from an extravagant benefit. The average allocation is $1.40 per person per meal. (Try it sometime.) from Rolling Stone The Republicans’ War on the Poor My friend Stella has convinced me to try the Food Stamp challenge. It’s not about losing weight. It’s about bringing attention to Food Stamps and how…