Disclosure: Disney Hyperion sent me The Itchy Book and is partnering with me for a giveaway! Do you have a 6- to 8-year-old? Your growing readers will love THE ITCHY BOOK by LeUyen Pham. It's the latest beginning reader in the Elephant & Piggie Like Reading! series from Mo Willems, available in stores May 15, 2018. And you're going to love LeUyen Pham's colorful, comic-style illustrations … [Read more...]
Seventeen College Goals Interactive Journal + $100 Gift Card
Disclosure: Bluestreak Books sent me a copy of Seventeen: College Goals & is providing a prize pack for one of my lucky readers! You guys, my oldest daughter is sixteen! And every day I'm totally aware that I get only about two more years with her before she leaves for college... My husband and I are trying not to panic. But the whole college thing -- that's new to us since she's the oldest. … [Read more...]
Meet Botley, An Adorable Coding Robot for Children 5+
"This is cool!" my daughter exclaimed after trying Botley, the new, adorable blue and green coding robot from Learning Resources. And she's right! Botley is a cool {engaging & fun} way for children five and up to learn hands-on coding. Even better, Botley does not require any other devices-- NO smartphone or tablet required. What's more, I love the growth mindset opportunities like failure and … [Read more...]
Quick, Mess-Free Valentine’s Day Craft Frame with Kwik Stix
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Kwik Stix Make a quick, cute and mess free craft for Valentine’s Day with Kwik Stix and Michael’s! Scroll down to win a 12-pack for yourself!! Kwik Stix are the mess free alternative to traditional paints. These tempera paint sticks are gluten, egg, nut, soy, and dairy free and need no prep nor cleanup. Kwik Stix applies wet and dries in 90 seconds or … [Read more...]
Kids Love Sphero’s SPRK+ for Creative STEAM Learning
Disclosure: I’ve partnered with Sphero to write this article. #sponsored #beyondcode Your kids can do SO MUCH with Sphero’s new app-enabled robot that inspires not just coding but also learning STEAM topics in creative ways. SPRK+ from Sphero caught my kids' attention from the get-go and held it as they began to explore the various learning possibilities with it. This is creative technology … [Read more...]
Hands-On Journal: My Book of Beautiful Oops! #BeautifulOops
My Book of Beautiful Oops! by Barney Saltzberg is a hands-on, write-in, decorate-in, scribble-in journal based on the iconic Beautiful Oops! (affiliate link) book. I'm working with Workman Publishing to share this sweepstakes of My Book of Beautiful Oops by Barney Saltzberg! (Read the author's post on Imagination Soup about My Beautiful Oops and making your own "beautiful oops" here.) A … [Read more...]
Anti-Smoking Resources & Contest from Right Decisions Right Now
Attn: hardworking, busy middle school teachers! Grades 5 - 9 are the age group at the highest risk of trying tobacco, as you probably know. Research shows that kids between ages 11 and 15 are most likely to try smoking for the first time. Yikes! BIG GIVEAWAY!!--> To say thank you for all your hard work, Right Decisions Right Now, my partner on this post, is giving 4 WINNERS a $500 Staples … [Read more...]
The Dark Prophecy (The Trials of Apollo, Book 2) Is Here #TrialsofApollo
Get ready!! The Dark Prophecy (The Trials of Apollo, Book 2) by Rick Riordan is now at a bookstore near you!! A big thanks to Disney-Hyperion for providing a prize pack for my readers and a review copy of the book which they're sending today! :) Readers, scroll down to enter the #TrialsofApollo "God of Poetry" giveaway! In honor of the god of poetry's second book, I've written a haiku . . … [Read more...]
Vampirina at the Beach Book & Prize Pack #VampirinaBallerina
Get ready for summer with Vampirina At The Beach (Vampirina Ballerina Series) by Ann Marie Pace, illustrated by LeUyen Pham for ages 2 - 6. Thanks to Disney for providing me the book as well as the Vampirina prize pack for a lucky winner. (Scroll down for how to enter.) Vampirina at the Beach Book & Prize Pack Vampirina and her monster friends and family travel to spend a fun night at the … [Read more...]
Sci-Fi Junior High Adventure from Jimmy Patterson Books
Sci-Fi Junior High is a funny, new middle grade science-fiction adventure for ages 8 and up by John Martin and Scott Seegert, published by James Patterson’s new children’s book imprint, Jimmy Patterson Books. Kelvin Klosmo is the son of genius scientist parents. He's just moved to the Galactic Science Hub's Sci-Fi Junior High where he's desperately trying to keep people thinking that he's … [Read more...]
Holiday Gifts From National Geographic Kids (+ 3 Book Giveaway)
Weird But True! 8, The National Geographic Kids Almanac 2017, and 5000 Awesome Facts (About Everything!) 3 will make great holiday gifts for kids this season. When we got the latest Weird But True! 8 in the mail last week plus The National Geographic Kids Almanac 2017 and 5000 Awesome Facts (About Everything!) 3, my kids POUNCED. Why? Because they're so interesting & well-designed! And, me? … [Read more...]
Big Fat Notebook: Study Guides for Middle School
Go back to school with Big Fat Notebooks! Big Fat Notebooks are easy-to-read, condensed books of notes and quizzes from the smartest kid class in every subject. And they're perfect for our middle school kids. But guess what else, parents? If you're like me and maybe have forgotten everything about middle school math or American History or Science . . . , then these books will help us, … [Read more...]