a celebration of childrens books
Friends, I am so excited to welcome our very first guest blogger! Abigail is a former student of mine, now entering high school. She hopes to start her own cooking blog soon, and I know it will be fantastic! Please enjoy her picture book review of Woodpecker Wants a Waffle by Steve Breen + related recipe: tasty waffles! Hi! I’m Abigail. I love to bake and I love to read almost just as much. Saturday […] Read More
One of the very first crafts I learned how to do when I was little is origami. My Japanese grandfather always had a few squares of paper in his pocket for folding emergencies. The first origami I mastered was the samurai helmet, followed by flapping birds, flowers, and eventually, the classic crane. My friends and I even made giant newspaper hats at one of my birthday parties. It was a hit! While I haven’t […] Read More
KIndergarten teachers have a way of making every holiday and “holiday” a Big Deal. My daughter has had Earth Day marked on the calendar for quite a while, so I figured I had better come up with a craft. Make that an easy craft because let’s be honest: Earth Day is no Valentine’s Day. Enter these simple egg carton flowers! In true eco-friendly fashion, we did not purchase anything for this project, and you’ll probably […] Read More
While Eliana has always been a bookworm, this year has exploded that passion! Her school sets the expectation that each student will read 100 books throughout the school year, and they held a read-a-thon in the fall to spark the students’ excitement and raise funds to build a Little Free Library. Eliana was determined to win, and her persistence paid off! 740 minutes of reading in two weeks earned her first place in kindergarten. Proud teacher […] Read More
Our family looks forward to building our Christmas book collection each year, but there are slim pickings when it comes to Easter books outside the realm of favorite characters gussied up in bunny ears at an egg hunt. The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes has been my favorite Easter book since I was a little girl, so all others have a lot to live up to! This year, we discovered Jan Brett’s The […] Read More