Quarantined with bored kids and looking for some simple fun to break up the monotony? You needn’t sweat schooling at home– grab a book and some household objects and see what you can’t rustle up. Case in point: Little Man and I are reading through Beverly Cleary’s beloved Ramona series aloud together. With minimal effort and expense, we’ve managed to re-create some fun activities direct from the text… After enjoying the first installment, Ramona and Beezus, we watched the film …
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We’re officially out of boxes, settled into our new abode, and back to the grind of schooling-at-home and pinballing around town to kids’ activities. New house sneak-peekaboo: Forget formal dining, …
I’m pleased as punch to participate in Multicultural Children’s Book Day again this year. Little Man was tickled when our friendly mailman delivered this vibrant picture book– and just in …
In a car, on a boat, with a goat, in the rain, on a train, in the dark, in a tree, in a box, with a fox, in a house, …
“Sleep is good. And books are better.” – George R.R. Martin Word. And I’ve decided that if George Martin can double his middle initial ‘R’ ala J. R. R. Tolkien, …
We’ve just returned home from a glorious vacation– a pilgrimage back to my mother’s homeland, Prince Edward Island, for a sentimental sabbatical and literary field-trip to cap off our homeschool …
In addition to immersing in all things Lucy Maude Montgomery, I’m presently reading classic Judy Blume tomes with Little Man and he is all about Farley Drexel Hatcher– aka Fudge. …
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