Several years ago I purchased two copies of the Dr. Seuss book Oh, the Places You’ll Go to use as a new tradition with my two youngest boys (Caleb and Nate-no). At the end of each school year I have their school teachers write a little note inside these books to them. When they graduate [...]
If you have kids then you most likely have a pile of alphabet and number magnets to go with them to assist in the beginning stages of learning their letters, numbers and practice their spelling, But where do you store them and allow your kids to use them? Here is a fun idea we discovered [...]
By Kellie Geres Admit it … if you have or care for children, you’ll ultimately have a growing collection of artwork, school projects, rainy day activities and more. As much as you may want to exhibit all of your budding Picasso’s works of art, after a while it’s just not feasible to keep everything on display. [...]
Enroll your child in the Junie B. Kids’ Reading Club to receive their very own Starter Kit! Each Starter Kit includes: One FREE copy of Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus Exclusive activity pages A membership ID card And, to keep you connected with all things Junie B., we’ll send you updates seasonally [...]
Inspire your kids to read all Summer with one of these Free Summer reading programs – kids can earn free books and prizes. Scholastic 2013 Summer Reading Challenge Kids ages birth – 12 years old can enter their reading minutes in Scholastic’s Read for the World Record challenge. Kids can record their reading minutes [...]
Thank your teacher this year with an entire class effort by creating an ABC gift basket for your child teacher . It is simple to create with this idea from Fairy Tales & Fun - Each child in the class chooses or is assigned a letter to match a gift that they contribute to the [...]
“My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations.” Isaiah 56:7b My Children may never walk the streets of Albania, Bhutan or Yemen. They may never personally meet the Azeri, Dogon or even the Irula people groups. But that doesn’t mean that my children can’t be part of changing these Nations and [...]
The Barnes & Noble Summer reading program is back! This Summer your child can receive a FREE book when they read 8 books over the summer. Here Is How: Step 1. Read any 8 books and record them in the Reading Journal (PDF). Step 2. Bring the completed Reading Journal to your local B&N store. [...]
For many of us, labeling our children’s possessions is a common practice. Over the years, I have discovered that using personalized labels have increasingly more uses. You can order labels inexpensively online or make your own on the computer or with a permanent marker and some heavy tape. Click here to read some of [...]
Kids do much better in school when learning is reinforced at home, and when parents show in interest in their schoolwork. As kids get older, parents may not be able to keep up with some of the more demanding lessons their children will be given. This is especially true when it comes to the subject [...]
