Do you read poetry? Do you have poems that you remember liking but you don’t read very often? Or would you like to read more poetry more often? Let’s make a poetry book to hold a few poems on a theme, or just poems that you like. Finding Poems It’s actually really easy to find […]
Using Maps as An Idea for Art Projects
All this week I’ve been doing craft challenges that relate in some way to maps. This was in part inspired by a gift from my sister-in-law of several books related to map making as art. These books are a great jumping off point for talking about maps as art with kids and for creating some […]
Monthly Goals: A Clear Routine
I actually started on my monthly goal for April last week because I’m such a go-getter. Really, it was just because it was the week after spring break and the end of the month and I needed to do all the things and yet I needed some kind of anchor to start my day on […]
Our Favorite Poetry Book for Kids
It’s National Poetry Month, and I know it can be difficult to take the time to read poetry to kids, especially if you’re not a big fan of poetry yourself. One easy way to get everyone excited about reading poetry is to actually listen to poetry being read well. Have a reading in your house […]
How to Plant a Butterfly Garden
My daughter loves butterflies, flowers and gardening, and I thought it would be perfect to combine all of those interests this year and plant a butterfly garden. For a brief time she was really into “Nature Cat” on PBS, and they happened to do an episode about why butterflies need our help, so it was […]
Getting Kids Interested in Gardening: Ideas and Resources
One great way to get kids interested in nutrition and trying new foods is to get them as involved as possible in the selection and preparation of those foods. Even better is if you can grow some food yourself, so the child is invested in the food from the very beginning. Knowing where food comes […]
Monthly Goals: Keeping Up
This has not been a great year for goal setting or goal keeping so far. In January I was going to clean my office and keep my desk cleared off. It’s March, and both my office and my desk are still a wreck (but a couple of big wreck-making things have happened and are done […]