Ahh the Festival of Trees! Our favorite time of the year!! Here in Salt Lake City, the Festival of Trees, is an annual event where individuals, groups, and organizations decorate and donate Christmas trees, wreaths, centerpieces, quilts, gingerbread houses and gift items. Everything is auctioned off and every single penny (I literally [...]
I really have to tell the truth here. When I think about non-fiction for my boys age’s two and four, I get overwhelmed. How in the world do I navigate all the books out there and find non-fiction books that they will enjoy? And more importantly, aren’t over their head? Fiction? No problem there a [...]
It’s not really Christmas season until we go to the Festival of Trees, an annual event where individuals, groups, and organizations decorate and donate Christmas trees, wreaths, centerpieces, quilts, gingerbread houses and gift items. Everything is auctioned off and every single penny (I literally mean every single penny – everything is done on a volunteer [...]
I’m a HUGE fan of stories, songs and finger plays to share with my little boys! During the fall, winter and spring I was going to no less then THREE story times a week and now drive downtown once a week to the only library to continue story times during the summer. I never throw [...]
Today’s guest post is brought to you be Marsha Jacobson, the author of Boom… Boom… Boom…: A Story to Raise Your Child’s Emotional Intelligence, which as a mother of four, she wrote to to help children understand and deal with their uncomfortable feelings including anxiety, fear and frustration. As a parent, I’m thrilled with Marsha’s post and serves as a [...]