I had a major mom-fail moment at Christmas. My girls always write “books” on every wish list for Christmas and birthdays. Sometimes they know what books they want and sometimes they just say “books” and I’m supposed to figure it out. This Christmas, my kids didn’t ask for very much, so I tried to at […]
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Tween & Parent Book Club: Book 4
I couldn’t let another month pass without selecting one of my kids’ favorite books of all time. This book club is about enjoying new books with kids, but I also want to balance that with sharing our much-loved favorites with you too. This pick is in the top 3 of favorite books around here: Percy […]
Tween & Parent Book Club: Book 3
Ready to know the next book choice?! This is our third month and I’m excited to announce the new book choice: Almost Home. I learned about this book from my kids. They got it at school and told me about it and I instantly wanted to read it with them. About This Month’s Book The […]
Tween & Parent Book Club: Book 2
Last month I started a Tween & Parent Book Club. This is our second month and I’m excited to announce the new book choice: A Wrinkle in Time. One of the great benefits of choosing a book that has been around so long – the paperback copy is super inexpensive and easy to find. This […]
Tween & Parent Book Club {Book #1}
Right now I have three tweens and one preschooler. It is so easy to bond and play with my little preschooler-man. Do a puzzle, build with LEGOS, read a picture book while he snuggles on my lap, push him on the swing, and a million other ways to stay close and keep building our relationship. […]
Organize Early Reader Novels and Novel Series
This week we are focusing in our kids spaces, so I’m going to show you a trick for keeping early reader novels from slipping, sliding, and falling all over your bookshelves. Let me tell you about one of my twin girls named Allison. If you don’t know where Allison is, she is somewhere reading. She […]