I’m in a bit of a Twitter war with McDonalds {my kids giggle as they read this}. You see, I’ve only recently found out they put Pink Slime in their hamburgers. While they have ceased this disgusting additive about a year and a half ago, my kids were eating McDonald’s hamburgers as part of their Happy…
When PickyKidPix did martial arts with her siblings for a few years, Chun Kuk Do, it did not come naturally to her. That’s weird because she’s very athletic. Now, after doing kickboxing and boxing with her, I realize it was the martial arts style that didn’t quite suit her. She’s not good at memorizing sequences…
It all started with one small change: I booked a boxing class for a small group of mom friends and me. That one small change motivated our group to get in shape and soon we were boxing or doing cardio boxing classes two or three times a week. It still wasn’t enough for me. I…
Columbus Day is a school holiday but my kids only learned about why they [really] get the day off when they were in preschool. Why don’t they learn more in elementary school? Perhaps it’s because of the controversy over his “feat.” There are three main sources of controversy involving Columbus’s interactions with the indigenous people…
Kids of all ages probably feel that rules and social norms are confining. Think of all the rules preschoolers have to learn! Adults feel that same way too. I feel that way a lot and I’m in good company. Author and illustrator Peter Brown says this is his most autobiographical picture book to date! I’m…
I’m excited to be co-hosting the Friday Fun Blog Hop along with my four other lovely cohosts: Emily of Love, Pasta and Tool Belt Rebecca of Caravan Sonnet Shannon of Smile and Write Jess of Sleepless in DIY Bride Country Our hosts are: Anne of The Pink Momma Rea of Home for 4 Sweet Home/b> We are happy to…
I’m thrilled to welcome Newbery winning author Rebecca Stead today as my guest blogger courtesy of Walden Pond Press since Guys Read: Other Worlds, edited by Jon Scieszka, is out today and includes a wonderful short story by Rebecca Stead. I met Rebecca though the Random House Read and Play Community along with Newbery winner…