Tag Archives: children’s books

Creatively Crafty Link Party Week 44

Sarah White December 8, 2016 Creatively Craft Link Party2 Comments

Before we get to the features for this week, I just want to remind you of the $50 gift card/Paypal giveaway we have going on right now. It ends in just a couple of days (Dec. 12, to be precise), so if you haven’t entered yet go enter now! This …

Children’s Books About Animals in the Snow

Sarah White November 14, 2016 Home and Family Life0 Comments

There are so many great books for kids about winter holidays, snow and all the things that go with this time of year. We’ve teamed up with The Jenny Evolution and a bunch of other awesome kid bloggers to share a bunch of collections of winter and holiday books you …

3 Books for Kids Who Love to Make

Sarah White August 21, 2015 Home and Family Life1 Comment

My daughter’s school just opened up a tinkering studio, which is completely awesome and I want to live there. It’s great because the school is really dedicated to STEAM education so there are circuits and a 3-D printer but also a sewing machine and yarn (my cast offs, of course). …

Review: The Year of the Sheep

Sarah White February 20, 2015 Home and Family Life1 Comment

The Chinese new year has begun, and while there’s some debate as to whether this is the Year of the Sheep or the Goat (or even the Ram), as a knitter I’m going with the sheep. Oliver Chin went with the sheep, too, in his book we just happened to …

3 Picture Books That Aren’t (Just) for Pre-readers

Sarah White September 23, 2014 Home and Family Life1 Comment

I have made it clear that we read a lot over here, and we read a lot of different things. But sometimes there’s fun to be had in not reading at all. Some of our favorite books don’t have any words, but they’re not necessarily just for little kids. Telling …

5 Classic Books/Series Your Kids Should Know About

Sarah White September 16, 2014 Home and Family Life0 Comments

Last night the girl knew just what she wanted to read at bedtime. She ran out to the living room to dig in her book basket and came back with a copy of Make Way for Ducklings (which we’ll talk more about in a minute). As we were reading, she …

And Then It’s Spring {The Reading List}

Sarah White April 2, 2013 Kid Crafts and Activities0 Comments

It’s cold and rainy today, the first day in what I hope is the last stretch of cold, rainy weather before the warm spring weather really sticks around. We’ve had flashes, and the clover is out so at least our yard is green, but we’re definitely in that transition period. …