Moon Landing Books for Kids: Celebrate 50 Years!
Are you excited about the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, coming up next month? Celebrate with your kids with these wonderful moon landing books, including some that were just recently...
View ArticleAwesome Middle Grade Books by Diverse Authors
Looking for more great summer reading for your kids? Here are some wonderful middle grade books we’ve discovered this summer. And big bonus! They are all by diverse authors! Some address race and...
View ArticleFun New Picture Books to Engage Your Kids
I love discovering new books with my kids. It makes story time so much fun! Here is a whole crop of fun new picture books to engage your kids and make reading together a blast! Disclosure: I received...
View ArticleOutdoor Spanish Learning Activity with Chalk
If you’re like me, you are trying to get your kids outdoors as much as possible! I’ve got a few little tricks, like eating breakfast in the backyard (which always morphs into playtime as well) and...
View ArticleCommunity Gardens: Books for Kids
Want to teach your child ecology, patience, and community all at once? So often, community gardens are an oasis of green space as well as inclusion in urban life. When we first married and lived in an...
View ArticleBooks that Inspire Kids to Help Others
Want your child to give back to their community – or even just pick up their toys? Children have natural tendencies to want to make a difference in their homes and communities. Nurture them with these...
View ArticleOn Sale Now! Planner for Baha’i Parents
On sale now! Friends, I have been working hard on getting this planner for Baha’i parents ready for you – and it’s finally done! It includes monthly and weekly calendars, plus planning pages for...
View ArticleTeach Kids Self-Confidence: Books and Music
Get your child’s school year off to the right start by encouraging them to love themselves just as they are. Help kids embrace their own uniqueness with these books and music that teach kids...
View ArticleMinimalist Living with Kids: Resources
Want to simplify your life and declutter your house? Many people I know want to achieve these goals but are concerned about the effect on their family. Be encouraged that you are doing the right thing!...
View ArticleLift-the-Flap Halloween Books for Spooky Fun!
Our family loves Halloween, and that of course includes enjoying some spooky reads as soon as the weather starts to cool off! Young readers love interactive books, which is why today I’m sharing some...
View ArticleWhy Should My Child Learn Another Language?
On this blog we talk a lot about activities to teach Spanish or resources for raising bilingual kids, but for many parents, a foreign language is not a high priority to add to their child’s already...
View Article75+ Butterfly Crafts and Activities for Kids
Autumn may seem like an unusual time for butterfly crafts and activities. Here in the US, we typically associate butterflies with spring or perhaps summer; yet in Mexico, butterflies migrating south...
View ArticleFunny Animal Stories About Daring Adventures
Animal stories are so much fun, especially when they involve a good adventure! The following collection of books includes some really wonderful stories about animals who are out to save the world –...
View ArticleAdorable New Books for Babies
Reading together with your little one is a wonderful way to teach pre-literacy skills and early science concepts – and share some sweet snuggly time together. Here are adorable new books for babies...
View ArticleFairy Tales from Around the World
Einstein is credited with saying, “If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.” Fairy tales can teach...
View ArticleInspiring Biographies of Diverse Heroes
As much as I love fiction, I also love reading true stories, which are all the more powerful because you know they really happened. For children, they are also opportunities to see all the...
View ArticleTeaching Manners: Books and Simple Courtesy Craft
As parents, we all want to raise children who are kind and treat others with courtesy. Yet figuring out exactly how to do so can be hard! Here are wonderful new books for teaching manners, plus a...
View ArticleEncouraging Kids to Write: 3 Ideas to Unleash Creativity
Although most children have incredibly active imaginations, many struggle when it comes to putting their ideas on paper. Help unleash your child’s creativity with these three tips for encouraging kids...
View ArticleGreat Reads for 2020: Our Global Reads Book List
Have you joined our ADM Global Reads for Grownups online book club? If not, now is a perfect time, as we gear up for 2020! We had a wonderful time this past year reading and discussing an amazing...
View ArticleNew Christmas Books & Music for Kids
So many families enjoy reading Christmas books and listening to holiday music together. It’s a wonderful way to mark the season and create those special memories! Here is a batch of fabulous new...
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