What’s your favorite part about St Patrick’s Day…. Leprechauns? Rainbows? The pot o’ gold at the end? My kids love the whole concept of the little leprechaun playing tricks and trying to catch him with a trap. We recently were sent a free copy of Mr. Mischief and the Leprechaun for review and it of…
Ever wonder which books are good for younger kids? You can get a Bookroo Box in the mail featuring either board books or picture books. We love subscription boxes and think they make awesome gift ideas, especially when you don’t have a gift list to use or would like to get something different that’s useful. Remember…
Shhh….want to know a secret? You can get like new books for great price (cheap!) at ThriftBooks.com – including many of your favorites! They have books the whole family can enjoy – a great way to keep busy during the Summer or stock up on books for afterschool reading. It’s also the perfect place to…
My son is in the phase right now where he lies….. especially when it comes to blaming something he did on his sister. I have been on a mission to find kids books about telling the truth to read with both my little ones. While on one of our library trips, I asked one of…
Earth Day is the perfect time to teach little ones about caring for our beautiful Earth. They can learn about not littering, how to recycle, composting, gardening, saving water, upcycling, and so on. Books are a great way to help kids learn about these topics in an exciting and relatable way. Here are 10 exciting…
I can’t believe my son goes back to school 1 week from today! He will be attending 1st grade this year and it will be his first year of going to school all day. It’s also going to be his first year riding the school bus which he is super excited about. To share in…
When we visit the library, I always try to pick up a couple Spanish books for my husband to read to the kids or Spanglish books (both Spanish and English) for both of us to read to them together. It makes a fun way for them to hear both languages saying the same things! Here…
Are you ready for Thanksgiving? It’s such a busy time of the year with all the holidays (and both my kids birthdays!). Here is a roundup of Thanksgiving and Fall Crafts for kids that my little ones made last year. They are fun, last-minute ideas that you can easily do at home or in the classroom. Thanksgiving and…
I had a great time with my little cutiepies yesterday and my wonderful husband who cooked me dinner (and cleaned up afterwards!!! Lol!) Here are the crafts and activities we did in honor of Mother’s Day. {This post contains Amazon affiliate links to the products mentioned in this post. Please see my full disclosure policy…
Both my kids adore pumpkins – Little Sister loves to point them out at all the places we go to!  Here are all our pumpkin themed crafts, books, and activities we did this year….  The kids colored these pumpkin masks we had leftover from last year- they would be simple craft to make with construction paper…
Last Halloween I couldn’t find a baby/toddler black cat costume that I thought was cute enough, so I decided to make one for my little girl instead. This was my 1st attempt ever at making a costume {and I definitely am not a sewing expert…lol!}, but I think it turned out cute. 10 months old…
We had a monster themed day where we did tons of fun activities! My kids enjoyed all of them – we love themed days! Monster Crafts, Activities, Books, and an Apple Monster Monster Activities We started by making playdough monsters using the Homemade Playdough we made. The kids stuck on googly eyes, pipe cleaners, beads,…