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 […]
My New Book! Drawing Fantasy Chibi
Drawing Fantasy Chibi by Tessa Creative Art and me was such a fun project to work on! This book is perfect for kids who already love to draw or those who want to learn how to make chibi-style fantasy creatures. There are 30 designs included in the book, such as Godzilla, fairies, oni, Cerberus, elves, […]
Great Books to Add to Your Book Advent Calendar
We’re going on year three of having a book advent calendar to celebrate the season. Here are some books you might want to add to yours. Affiliate links included for your convenience. Also, as a Parragon Book Buddy I received several of these books (noted with an asterisk) for free to review, but all opinions […]
Kids Learn to Stitch Helps Kids Start Sewing
Help your kids learn to stitch with this fun book made just for them. Affiliate links included for your convenience. Because I already know how to sew and do embroidery, I haven’t really used any books to teach the girl how to sew, but Kids Learn to Stitch by Lucinda Guy and Francois Hall is […]
A Beginner’s Guide to Learning Through Play
Learn how to encourage learning through play with your kids, plus pick up a great resource for learning letters and numbers through play for a great price (and with lots of freebies, too). Affiliate links are included for your convenience. I use the term playful learning a lot, in my head if not on this […]
How to Set Creative Goals and Actually Make Them Happen
Was this supposed to be the year you finally learned to sew, finished knitting that blanket, or took the time to write poetry every week? How are those creative goals coming along? Creativity is so important for our mental health and, frankly, just for being human. Having creative goals ensures we’ll make progress on those […]
How to Save Money on a Book Advent Calendar
Last year, at kind of the last minute, I decided I wanted to do a book advent calendar for the girl. She really loved it and has already told me she wants to do it again. Buying 24 new books to build a book advent calendar from every year does not sound like something anyone […]