Surviving Motherhood One Mess at a Time
Right after we adopted our Boxer puppy last Spring, my then 3 year-old daughter decided she needed to have her own puppy, too. Actually, two puppies. Imaginary puppies -- Holly and Polly! I have no idea what kind of dog they are but they have been with us this entire last year. She loves to … [Read more...]
Most toddlers start drawing by using a fist hold to grip their crayon or pencil. As they grow into preschoolers and begin to practice early writing skills, it is important for preschoolers to understand how to hold a pencil correctly. Preschoolers are often reluctant to change the way they hold a … [Read more...]
John Marsden’s Hamlet is a novel telling of the classic Shakespeare play. Marsden has a gift for simplifying the language while not taking away from the plot and pathos of the story. The novel is mostly taken straight from canon; the famous speeches appear, but spoken in English. Hamlet and … [Read more...]
When reading comes alive to a child or even to an adult is when you can imagine yourself as one of the characters in the story. In the story Where the Wild Things Are, children can identify with the little boy named Max who is sent to his room for making mischief without supper. Max dressed as a … [Read more...]
The most valuable asset you could give your child is reading. Reading is an investment to their future; it would lead them to a quality of life that is full of so many possibilities. As a child, I remember lying in the country grasses of West Virginia being carried away from one adventure after … [Read more...]
We’ve all slacked off on menu planning from time … [Read More...]
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