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I’ve said it before and I will say it again over and over: Print Your Photos! Digital photos are amazing, but photos deserve to be printed too. Twice this year I have had clients call me close to tears because they lost their digital photos. Not only do we need to print our favorite photos…
We have been happy Timberdoodle customers for over 16 years! Timberdoodle sent this book for me to review. I received no compensation for this post. — Get Mapmaking: How to Get Creative with Maps is a fun, open-ended book that will keep your child busy creating. Think Minecraft without the computer screen. Or LEGO building but on…
Osprey Youth Jet 12 Backpack Review One of my pet peeves as a mom (it’s silly, I know) has always been seeing little kids head off to school with giant backpacks that practically dwarf the child. I know a lot of people think this is cute (I know this because I hear people say it)….
Post contains affiliate links I normally do book reviews on the weekend (and I still might do one tomorrow) but for now I could not resist telling you about the movie we watched last night: A LEGO Brickumentary. I have loved the conversation about sports going on here on the blog and over on my Facebook page…
Post contains affiliate links. Thanks Abrams Books for sending me these fun books. Ada’s Ideas by Fiona Robinson Friends, I love this book! I am a huge fan of picture books that show the fun and human side of scientists and mathematicians. If you haven’t already checked out the books Mathematicians Are People Too you…
Timberdoodle sent me a copy of How to Draw Almost Everything to review. I received no compensation for this post. My kids love to draw and we have an entire shelf filled with drawing books. Everything from portrait drawing to cartooning. Today I am excited to share with you a new drawing book our family…
This Post contains affiliate links. Penguin Books sent me a copy of Poor Little Guy to review. The Collapse of Parenting: How We Hurt Our Kids When We Treat Them Like Grown-Ups by Leonard Sax MD PhD. When I saw this on the shelf at our library I was immediately intrigued by the second part of…
I was given this book in exchange for an honest review of the product. I received no other compensation. I have written here before about how to teach writing. Or, more accurately, how I have taught my children to write. I believe in delaying formal education and letting children learn and grow in a prepared environment…
Post includes affiliate links As soon as I saw the preview for Me Before You I knew I wanted to see the movie. I rarely (once a year?) go see a movie in the theater so I have been patiently waiting for it to come out on DVD. Recently I saw a post about the…
Post contains affiliate links. I received these books as a gift from Penguin. I received no compensation for this post. Chuck and I are long time fans of John Grisham. In fact, Chuck is the one who introduced me to Grisham’s writing. When we were living in Hawaii as newlyweds we didn’t own a car. I…