My Book List of Lists by Category Each book list below is a list of lists. There are 300+ book lists for kids and teens that I’ve made, cross-categorized. Click on the blue text to see the list. Please let me know if you are having trouble finding a book or topic. I will either email…
You wouldn’t guess that it’s spring here in Boston, given the snow we’ve been getting in April! Still, I am dreaming of spring and getting my little garden going. These are my favorite picture books for garden inspiration. These books demonstrate that gardens can transform an environment, bring neighbors closer, and even become a political…
Earth Day is coming up on April 22nd, and I was inspired by this video I saw on The Kid Should See This about a small town in rural Japan well on its way to becoming a zero waste community. This means that they will produce no trash. To this end, they sort their trash into 34 recycling…
My son selected four cool videos from a slew for your viewing pleasure. I added some book suggestions. Like his video picks? Here’s more: The Kid Should Really See These Videos! Amazing Videos to Share With Your Kids My Son’s Favorite Fun and Educational Videos The Kid Should Really See This Videos Flu Season Science…
I showed my son this video below on how to make an easy Pop-Up card. He watched it once and said that he “got it,” and then went off-road, making two cards of his own. It’s a fun and easy way to introduce STEM (or really this is more STEAM – Science Technology Engineering Art…
Today is Holi which I know very little about so I asked the author of Dev and Ollie: Colour Carnival to help me out. Please welcome my guest blogger today Shweta Aggarwal! p.s. Related posts: Durga Puja and the Festivals of India Hindu Picture Book by Demi Top 10: Best South Asian American Children’s Books (ages 2-14)…
Middle school science doesn’t have to be dry and boring. Here are 9 Cell Science Projects Using Cake and Candy, including my daughter’s 7th grade project in which baked a cake to depict a model of a cell. The model of a cell cake is a popular science project for 7th grade. My daughter says that anyone…