I’m so excited to share with you my latest book: Drawing Spooky Chibi! This is my second book authored with Tessa Creative Art and published by Bloom Books for Young Readers. About Drawing Spooky Chibi Much like the last book, Drawing Fantasy Chibi, this one includes instructions for drawing slightly scary, but super cute, creatures […]
Easy Outdoor Harry Potter Birthday Party
For an 11-year-old magic lover, a Harry Potter birthday party is essential. But in these weird times, a normal celebration wasn’t on the table. Here’s how we planned an outdoor party straight out of Hogwarts with plenty of safety measures and fun. Party Planning in a Pandemic The first step for planning this particular party […]
More Creative Challenges for Kids
When I wrote my post about art challenges for kids and adults, I knew I wanted to share some more creative challenges for kids that you might want to try while everyone is home. Why Use Creative Challenges? I like creative challenges because they give us a starting point for a range of themed activities. […]
The Best Calming Crafts for Kids
Whether your kids are dealing with school anxiety, troubles in the world or other worries, these calming crafts for kids will help them focus and calm them down. Things are pretty scary in the world right now. My daughter hasn’t been sleeping well since she first heard about coronavirus, and she made herself what she […]
Stuffed Animal Storage Pillow Pattern
If your kid has way too many stuffed animals, a stuffed animal storage pillow may be the solution. The girl has a ton of stuffed animals. Some — OK, kind of a lot — of them were mine when I was a kid, and we were in the habit for a while of buying her […]
Celebrate Multicultural Children’s Book Day with Diverse Stories
These books are great choices for middle-grade and older kids for Multicultural Children’s Book Day. Did you know there is such a thing as Multicultural Children’s Book Day? Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2019 (1/25/19) is in its 6th year and was founded by Valarie Budayr from Jump Into A Book and Mia Wenjen from PragmaticMom. The mission is to raise […]
momandpop: Kids’ Music You’ll Actually Like, Too
One of the really cool things about living in this time is that people can do just about anything they want no matter where they live. You don’t have to be in a big city to be a big-name writer or musician, to make movies, produce plays, make art or design computer software, or any […]