family activities

Brilliant Family Read-Aloud Books for Kids of Different Ages

A reader recently wrote to me asking for read-aloud chapter book ideas that appeal to different ages of kids. Whether you’re taking a family road trip or at home reading with kids of different ages, you want books that ALL your kids will enjoy. But is it even possible to find a book that kids […]

Big Family Fun with Gigantic Coloring Poster

Pirastanyc sent me one of their gigantic coloring posters, the “Let’s Color America” poster. We LOVE it. Big Family Fun with Gigantic Coloring Poster It’s soooo big that the kids (and us big kids) can color a little it bit every day and still have lots left. (63″ x 36″) The choices of really big posters are: The Big […]

Inspirational Quotes for Kids

I never would have predicted the level of deep discussion that our dinnertime inspiring quotes for kids have prompted. I’ve been itching to tell you about it since we begin. We’re talking about these inspirational quotes at the dinner table every night. Each of us has our own quote book where we write down the […]