Maya / Reading, Summer, Summer Slide, The Children's Bookshelf / Children, Children's literature, Learning, Picture book, reading, summer slide / 0 Comment
Did you know that lots of kids just don’t read in the Summer? While summers give kids and teachers a much needed break from school, Summer is also a time when lots of kids forget to read. Kids who do not have access to summer camps and learning opportunities will lose 1-3 months of learning [...]
Deirdre / creative craft / Butterflies, butterfly, Caterpillar, Pipe cleaner, Tissue paper / 0 Comment
We have been observing caterpillars becoming butterflies at our house. One day after observing our caterpillars and talking about what they might look like when they transform into butterflies, we decide to make a paper plate butterfly using supplies we have a home. For some unknown reason we have a large stash of [...]
Maya / inspiration / 0 Comment
Princesses are great for imaginative play. Imagination is a wonderfully magical experience. Yet, at some point in our lives, we have to become doers. To aspire and become doers, our daughters need role model. They need powerful role models. They need more than Disney in their lives. They need real inspiration from real people. Check [...]
Maya / book list, The Children's Bookshelf, Wordless Picture Books / 1 Comment
My kids don’t LOVE wordless picture books but I do. I love stories that allow for interpretation. So I made a collage with my favorite wordless picture books. As in most great wordless picture books, these books have exquisite illustrations of a variety of styles. The ones with the animals have amazing expressions – especially [...]
Maya / creative craft, Creativity, Play / 0 Comment
This post is sponsored by Galileo Camps. Check out Innovation Summer Camps at Galileo. They are all about building the next generation of innovators! Summer is coming upon us and kids are going to have a lot of time! Summer is a wonderful break for kids as long as they are engaged and busy. Recently, [...]
Maya / book list, The Children's Bookshelf / 0 Comment
The Children’s Bookshelf is a weekly feature that highlights the best Children’s book posts from around the web, including picture books, chapter books, book reviews and more. If you blog about Children’s books, join us and share your posts here. Are you on Instagram? If you are, you should join us! All of May, we [...]
Maya / Mother's Day / ladybug, Mother's Day, Paint, rock / 0 Comment
We have been having so much watching watching the ladybug lifecycle right in our backyard that we are pretty obsessed with ladybugs! My little one (who goes to preschool) is also very aware that Mother’s Day is coming up – so she wanted to create a Mother’s Day Mama And Baby Rock Ladybug craft. So, [...]
Maya / book feature, book list, books about birthdays / birthday, books, childrens bookshelf, happy birthday / 1 Comment
The Children’s Bookshelf is a weekly feature that highlights the best Children’s book posts from around the web, including picture books, chapter books, book reviews and more. If you blog about Children’s books, join us and share your posts here. Yesterday was my birthday! We had so much fun relaxing, reading and enjoying the Sunday [...]
Maya / book list, books about gardens / Chapter book, Children's literature, Earth, Earth Day, Garden, Holidays, Picture book, spring / 2 Comments
It is Spring and we have just shared so many fun ideas and books for Earth Day. Spring is a great time to get out and do some gardening as well. And then, you can incorporate some garden related learning into your days with the kiddos. Read some great books, learn about plants and let [...]
Roopa / creative craft / 1 Comment
Here is our very own Solar System for the kids to play with and learn more about our planets. My daughter and her friend really loved making these. The girls have been very fascinated about Sun and the eight planets. I talked to them about how different each planet is in size and color. [...]
Did you know that lots of kids just don’t read in the Summer? While summers give kids and teachers a much needed break from school, Summer is also a time when lots of kids forget to read. Kids who do not have access to summer camps and learning opportunities will lose 1-3 months of learning [...]
We have been observing caterpillars becoming butterflies at our house. One day after observing our caterpillars and talking about what they might look like when they transform into butterflies, we decide to make a paper plate butterfly using supplies we have a home. For some unknown reason we have a large stash of [...]
Princesses are great for imaginative play. Imagination is a wonderfully magical experience. Yet, at some point in our lives, we have to become doers. To aspire and become doers, our daughters need role model. They need powerful role models. They need more than Disney in their lives. They need real inspiration from real people. Check [...]
My kids don’t LOVE wordless picture books but I do. I love stories that allow for interpretation. So I made a collage with my favorite wordless picture books. As in most great wordless picture books, these books have exquisite illustrations of a variety of styles. The ones with the animals have amazing expressions – especially [...]
This post is sponsored by Galileo Camps. Check out Innovation Summer Camps at Galileo. They are all about building the next generation of innovators! Summer is coming upon us and kids are going to have a lot of time! Summer is a wonderful break for kids as long as they are engaged and busy. Recently, [...]