Written by contributor Jen from Forever, For Always, No Matter What After we packed up our Christmas decorations for the year, I displayed some of our favorite winter time picture books on our mantel. It made me stop and think about some of our other seasonal picture books. I realized we had a big pile [...]
Written by contributor Roan of Joyful Always. This year my youngest child is in Kindergarten. I wanted to make something special to remember this year, but I knew that if I planned something too ambitious, I may not finish it. I finally decided on an ABC Book. The supplies I used are: one 12×12 scrapbook [...]
Written by contributor Julianna of Petunia June. This winter my six-year-old daughter and I thoroughly enjoyed reading Winnie the Pooh together. As we vicariously traversed the Hundred Acre Wood with Pooh, Piglet, and the gang, it occurred to me that the scenes and events in the story would make an excellent board game. So we [...]
Written by contributor Roan of Joyful Always. Recently, I read The Year of Miss Agnes by Kirkpatrick Hill to my two youngest children. This is the delightful story of a teacher who spends a year in a remote area of Alaska teaching the local students in a one room schoolhouse. Miss Agnes does most of her [...]
Despite the cold, grey winter weather, this is the perfect time of year to teach your little one about love! I’ve gathered some fun Valentine’s Day books and crafts for your children this season. 1. The Kissing Hand In this story, Chester Raccoon doesn’t want to go to school. His mother devises a secret [...]
When my son Jonathan was about three and a half, he started showing an interest in reading. He knew all his letters and most of their sounds. He would flip through books and “read” the ones he’d memorized or make up the story for those he didn’t know. And then, he started asking to learn [...]