Category: seasons
Tis the Season: The Twelve Books of Christmas
Have a favorite holiday book? What about a full dozen books with fun variations on The Twelve Days of Christmas? Check out this list to find Christmas books about pirates, puppies, and more!
How Does Your Garden Grow? 10+ Delightful Kids’ Books
Looking for something fun to read? These books introduce kids to flowers, plants, and gardening through fun stories and weird science facts.
When It Snows – 20 Delightful Picture Books for Winter
When it’s cold and dreary outside, then it’s time to cuddle up with a picture book! This list has some of my favorite picture books about snow, ice, and wintertime.
Snuggle up with these 20+ Fantastic Fall Picture Books
What better way to celebrate fall than with picture books?! After a hot, dry summer, we’ve had a deluge of rain recently. One day, we had 0.8″ of rain in 24-hours! My kids have been out playing in the rain a fair bit, but we’re also been spending more time inside reading books. So, here…
Deck the Halls with Easy Christmas Crafts for Kids
Need to add some holiday cheer? You can make these paper Christmas trees using a couple pieces of construction paper and some glue.
Caught in the doldrums? Try this fun mapmaking project!
Most of the time our maps are a grid of roads on a screen. Still, maps are still an essential tool, and anyone can enjoy learning more about how they work. This project turns map-making can be a fun activity for kids, especially when it’s paired with some fantastic picture books!
A story in the snow: backyard nature adventures
One morning last fall, we had a squad of raccoons wander across our yard. The kits were big enough that I couldn’t tell them apart from the mom.
