Quick question: do your children always pick up after themselves, and always tell the truth? If yes, then go ahead and skip on past this post, because you don’t need these great books from Free Spirit Publishing. Respect and Take Care of Things These books are written in simple text (just a couple of lines […] Read more…
Congratulations to the winner of the Alphabet Photography giveaway, # 106 out of 176 entries: Stefany from Austin, Texas! She chose the word “Love”. Enjoy your prize, Stefany, and thanks to Alphabet Photography for this terrific giveaway! Read more…
In honour of the Power of Print campaign, I’ve decided to give you a regular roundup of my favourite bits and pieces from my vast repertoire of print magazines. Parents Magazine September 2010 “Parents don’t need to entertain their kids all the time, and this includes giving them lots of things to play with. Children […] Read more…
Recently, I had the pleasure of interviewing Caroline Connell, Editor-In-Chief of Today’s Parent magazine. (She would have my dream job, if teaching weren’t a vocation from which my heart sees no escape.) With a Master’s degree in Journalism and a nine year old son (John Lee), Connell is well-qualified to run the most read Canadian parenting magazine, with a circulation of […] Read more…
We had one little bare wall beside our laundry room door, so I decided to commission a couple of talented artists to create custom-designed paintings for the space. Yes, I’m talking about little Frannie and Maggie – and boy, were they cheap. A couple of chocolate chip muffins and they were ready to roll! I knew I […] Read more…
Giveaway open to Canadians. I’m really excited this month to tell you about an award-winning, Toronto-based children’s author: Frieda Wishinsky. I have several of her Canadian Flyer chapter books in my classroom (they’re terrific historical fiction for kids, and “Beware, Pirates!” was on our School Board’s Battle of the Books reading list last year), but I […] Read more…
I’m going to go out on a limb here and assume that you are reading this on a computer screen. (I know, I know, my psychic abilities are astounding.) The question is: how much of your reading do you do from a computer screen? Obviously I am a blogger, and also enjoy reading other people’s […] Read more…
Okay, so the makeover isn’t actually that extreme, but the emotions are. My baby is now in a big-girl bed, and the room has been transformed for the third time. When we built our home seven years ago, the corner bedroom was “the guest room”. (In three years, I think maybe we had guests sleep […] Read more…
Contest open to Canada and US. This isn’t the first time I’ve told you about Alphabet Photography, but it is the first time that you can win one of their beautiful products right here! Not only has Alphabet Photography been mentioned on This Mom Loves (their pinnacle of achievement, I’m sure), they’ve also been featured by The […] Read more…
Winner of the Brain Quest Write and Erase set: # 74 of 77 entries Aja from Peterborough, ON Winner of the safety products from 3M: # 41 of 56 entries Chelsey from B.C. Congratulations! Watch for another exciting giveaway coming very, very soon! Read more…