6 Tips For Gardening With Kids
Finally, it's Mother's Day, and the sun is shining for the first time in about a week. And what a week it's been. Being sick on a rainy day is so gloomy so when the sun came out today, I was so happy. The beaut...
Olive & Beatrix: The Super-Smelly Moldy Blob Book Review
One of the most memorable experiences Samantha has had with reading kids' literature is when she contacted author and illustrator Amy Marie Stadelmann via Twitter. When Stadelmann wrote back, it was t...
Winter Storm Jonas Covers the Northeast
Snow finally came after a long winter of waiting. Christmas gave us sunny weather. Only a couple weeks ago, we went biking outside in the warm weather. Now, the weather has made it clear that we're in the heart...
Scholastic Branches Book Series
If you are having a hard time picking out books for a child who is reading on the second to third grade level, you are in the right place! As children get better at reading, they often like books that have chap...
Pinot’s Palette of Ellicott City: the Ultimate Staycation
When Howard County schools are off, painting classes at Pinot's Palette of Ellicott City are an awesome staycation idea for a winter afternoon with the kids. Owned by a local couple, Jim and Lisa Noss...
ChordBuddy Guitar Learning System: First Person Review
I was raised in a very musical family. By age five, I was studying piano, and I continued on that path through middle school. My dad always played guitar in my home growing up, so as a little kid, I always woul...