Art Update July 2015
I’m late with this update, but here it is! There is actually quite a bit. First of all, it’s summer time, and for me that means that I get to sort all the art supplies from the previous school year. I get to throw out the unusable stuff, put aside the new/usable stuff for the […]
What We Read in 2014
Here are some excellent books that we have explored last year. Of course, good books are timeless, so the year doesn’t really matter. I hope you enjoy these as much as we did!!
Great Chapter Books For Young Readers
Here are some of our favorite great chapter books. We have enjoyed these right after my kids moved past picture books, but weren’t ready yet for bigger books, such as Harry Potter, and many others. These are funny, light, and are a great next step from picture books.
Great Books For Grown Ups
I love to read, and used to read all the time, sometimes several books at the same time. Last year I woke up one morning and, with horror, realized that I haven’t read one book worth mentioning in the entire year. Sure, I read a few: textbooks, child development books, articles, technical books, even a […]
Great Books For Pre-Teens and Teens
1. Ranger’s Apprentice by John Flanagan 2. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgeson 3. Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll 4. Holes By Louis Sachar. We also loved the movie, it was wonderful! 5. The Twenty One Balloons by William Pene du Bois 6. The Book of Three, Time Cat, and so many wonderful […]
50 Great Picture Books
I love picture books! Love them! I love reading to my kids and even though some days they seem too old for it I do it anyway. There are so many books for this age. When they were younger my boys don’t only enjoy being read to, they loved any book that they can explore. […]
Learn To Play Piano At Home
My husband and his entire family are all very musical. My husband writes his own music, and to me that always looked like magic. When someone knows an instrument so well they can just produce a melody that is circling around in their head. It is just amazing. I don’t know if it gets more […]