My kids love doing Easter egg hunts at Easter so much that we sort of do them all year round, particularly in the months leading up to and following Easter. However, what I don't like about Easter egg hunts is that we used to always fill the eggs with food. Since we do them so frequently, I'd moved ...
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Mom’s Handy Book of Backyard Games
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This book has a lot of fun-sounding ideas for older kids, but not many suggestions for preschool and kindergarten age kids. I'm going to try to remember to check this book out again when my kids are at least 8 or so. Title: Mom's Handy Book of Backyard Games Author: Pete Cava Publication Year: ...
A Charlotte Mason Education
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Title: A Charlotte Mason Education: How Home Schooling Changes Everything Author: Catherine Levison Publication Year: 1996 Website: www.catherinelevison.com Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: As of about a week ago I had never heard of Charlotte Mason. I was peripherally involved in a ...
Homemade Ball Can
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I made one of these for my first child when he was about 14 months old, based on the wonderful book by Tricia Kuffner, The Toddlers Busy Book. My son LOVED this toy so much I dragged it with us on a cross country flight to Maine even though I packed as lightly as humanly possible. (It may have been ...
Freak the Mighty
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Title: Freak the Mighty Author: Rodman Philbrick Publication Year: 1993 Website: www.rodmanphilbrick.com Age Group: Middle School Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Recommended By: The Read-Aloud Handbook Valerie and Walter's Best Books for Children What to Read When Included on Lists: ...
The Chocolate War
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Title: The Chocolate War Author: Robert Cormier Publication Year: 1974 Age Group: Middle School Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Recommended By: 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up 100 Best Books for Children The New York Times Parent's Guide to the Best Books ...
Nothing But the Truth
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Title: Nothing But the Truth Author: Avi Publication Year: 1991 Website: www.avi-writer.com Age Group: Middle School Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Recommended By: The Read-Aloud Handbook Valerie and Walter's Best Books for Children The New York Times Parent's Guide to the Best Books ...
Little Women
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Title: Little Women Author: Louisa May Alcott Publication Year: 1868 Website: www.louisamayalcott.org Age Group: Middle School Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Recommended By: 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up 100 Best Books for Children What to Read When The New ...
Treasure Island
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Title: Treasure Island Author: Robert Louis Stevenson Publication Year: 1883 Website: www.robert-louis-stevenson.org Age Group: Late Elementary Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Recommended By: 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up 100 Best Books for Children The New York ...
The Wind in the Willows
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Title: The Wind in the Willows Author: Kenneth Grahame Publication Year: 1908 Age Group: Mid Elementary Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Recommended By: 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up 100 Best Books for Children The New York Times Parent's Guide to the Best Books ...
Michelle has a PhD in Engineering from Stanford University and a Bachelor's Degree from the California Institute of Technology. 