If you or your kids have ever wondered about the kinds of games kids play in other parts of the world, you’ll enjoy reading and playing through Let’s Play: Children’s Games from Around the World. This book by Nancy … Read More ...
Review: Super Fun Art Activities for Kids
If you’re looking for new art activities to do with kids in the classroom or at home, Super Fun Art Activities for Kids by Susan Schwake is a fun place to start.
The book focuses on experiments with drawing, painting, … Read More ...
Get into the Season with Drawing Spooky Chibi
I can’t honestly call this a book review because I wrote this book, so of course I think it’s great. But if you’ve got a kiddo who likes to draw, Drawing Spooky Chibi is a fun book to help them … Read More ...
Check Out My New Book: Drawing Fantasy Chibi
I wanted to tell you about a really cool project I got to be a part of that you might want to check out if you have kids who like to draw.
I wrote the instructions (but didn’t draw the … Read More ...
Celebrating Diwali Book Review
Books are a great way to learn about cultures and celebrations that we might not participate in ourselves, and there are a lot of great kids books that can help people of all ages understand different cultures and holidays they … Read More ...
Book Review: Super Simple Science Experiments
Kids of a certain age seem to love science experiments, but it can be difficult to come up with ideas for experiments off the top of your head.
Andrea Scalzo Yi has collected 100 easy setup science experiments you can … Read More ...
Book Review: Upcycle It! Crafts for Kids
Crafty pro Jennifer Perkins offers lots of ideas for crafts kids can make with materials that would otherwise be on the way to the trash or recycling bins in her book Upcycle It! Crafts for Kids.
The book covers the … Read More ...
365 Creative Games and Activities to Keep Your 1 1/2- to 3-Year-Old Busy
The Toddler’s Busy Book 
is a must-read for anyone raising or teaching toddlers!
This book contains over 365 activities (one for each day of the year) for kids ages 18 months to 3 years, using items found around the home. … Read More ...
The Giant Encyclopedia of Lesson Plans for Children 3 to 6
This newest addition to the best-selling GIANT Encyclopedia series expands the scope of the series by offering complete lesson plans. Written and created by teachers, The GIANT Encyclopedia of Lesson Plans
has more than 250 complete lesson plans, covering topics … Read More ...
The How-To Cookbook for Teens: 100 Easy Recipes to Learn the Basics
A couple of weeks ago we shared a cookbook for teaching cooking skills at home, and one of our readers wrote in and recommended this book for teens. It is for teens who can read, do and make themselves. … Read More ...
Book Review – 50 Art Lessons For Kids
Fifty K-12 Art Lessons: Deluxe Color Edition
: Creative Differentiated Explorations In Art
This FULL COLOR book contains fifty differentiated art lessons for K-12 students, with extensions for advanced classes. Many include links within lessons that will connect to mini-video … Read More ...
Book Review – Cooking Class
So my 13 year old recently went on a school camp for 5 weeks and one of the things they had to do was cook for themselves. Of course for lots of children this was a brand new concept which … Read More ...
Book Review: After-School Kids’ Crafts
I know not all kids are going to in-person school right now, so despite the title of the book, these crafty activities would be great for doing when kids need a little break from the computer or after physical school … Read More ...
Activities for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
King Day is typically a time of service and reflection on what each of us can do to help make our communities better places, as well as discussions of racial equity and how our nation still falls short of King’s … Read More ...
Book Review – Paint by Sticker Kids: Christmas
Paint jolly holiday fun with stickers! A great stocking filler gift.
Step 1: Find the sticker
Step 2: Peel the sticker
Step 3: Place the sticker
…and watch your Christmas painting come to life!
Includes everything you … Read More ...