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What to Read Wednesday: Vacation Edition
This week’s WTRW is a day late, because we’ve just returned from an extended literary field trip of sorts. Namely, a road trip to California wherein we once again visited The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios. We were also thrilled by their immersive Jurassic Park ride, having also read those books just…
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What to Read Wednesday: Little Golden Books
Warning: Nostalgia alert! Do these glistening, golden spines transport you right back to your youth? Little Golden Books are a timeless fixture of many a childhood. Goldilocks and the Three Bears, the Saggy Baggy Elephant, counting books, baby animals, Bible tales, and my personal favorite —made legendary by Great Grandma Schafer— The Pokey Little Puppy.…
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Chinese New Year 2018 (Year of the Dog)
Xin Nian Kaui Le! We rang in the Year of the Dog last night with a proper Chinese feast. As a bi-racial, adoptive family it’s important for us to honor Little Man’s birth culture, but any family can broaden their international festivities by celebrating the Lunar New Year. Hong bao (red envelopes) for the kiddos,…
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Heart Eyes for Valentines
It’s a full week of holidays: Abe Lincoln’s 209th birthday was Monday, Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras) yesterday, and Chinese New Year is Friday. Firstborn found the baby Jesus in the King Cake again this year, but I neglected to snap a photo. Today, though, I’ve got all the heart eyes for Saint Valentine! his teacher…
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Olympic-Inspired Geography Fair
Who’s excited for the Olympics? We are! The Winter Games commenced last night, but we’re especially excited for the Parade of Nations in the opening ceremonies tonight. Feeling internationally inspired, we used the global festivities as an excuse to host another Geography Fair. Like last year’s, it was super simple– homeschool chums each selecting a…
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What to Read Wednesday: Featuring India
For this week’s WTRW theme we’re traveling ’round the world to India. It seems particularly poignant to focus on international titles as the Winter Olympic Games officially start TOMORROW! #ColorMeEcstatic A few titles featuring the colorful culture of India: Additionally, the Barefoot Book of Children, which I reviewed for Multicultural Children’s Book Day: What I’m…
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Groundhog Day & Other Jolly Holidays
On Gobbler’s Knob, bright and early this morning, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow and officially declared six more weeks of winter. I’ve got chocolate pudding cups & teddy grahams at the ready for Groundhoggish treats to accompany shadow tracing this afternoon. The older I get, the more clearly I discern endeavors which give me life…
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What to Read Wednesday: Panda-monium
This week’s WTRW theme features Little Man’s very favorite animal… the panda! We have a plentiful plethora of pandas in our house, from tshirts to stuffies, mainly because –like Little Man– they hail from China. these sweet hand-made hats were commissioned by dear friends while we were waiting for little man time machine throwbacks Our…
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The Barefoot Book of Children (Multicultural Children’s Book Day review)
Did you know? Today is Multicultural Children’s Book Day! Despite missing a year, I’m positively delighted to be participating once again by formally reviewing the most beautiful book… Getting quality, diverse books into the hands of young readers is a mission I can get behind, ten-thousandfold… it blesses my globally-minded, bookwormy heart! The organizers matched…
