Tag: reading

  • Blast away Boredom with a library card… and not just for books!

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    Check back every Monday through Thursday for ideas to have more fun all summer long. Need more ideas? Try this one to get you set for anytime boredom sets in… On with today’s idea… A Library Card.. and not just for books! Libraries, like the rest of the world, have really expanded lately. With a…

  • Blasting away Boredom with a reading chain

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    Part of the Blast Away Boredom summer-long series on MomsToolbox.com. Check back every Monday through Thursday for ideas to have more fun all summer long. Need more ideas? Try this one to get you set for anytime boredom sets in… On with today’s idea… Reading Chain Make a chain ‘link’ from construction paper for each…

  • Mother’s Day reading… Mars Needs Moms!

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    This weekend I was away from my family. While I was gone, my husband picked up a Berkeley Breathed (Bloom County, Opus) book at Walgreens called Mars Needs Moms. My first grader just read it to me and it was pretty cute. Apparently, there aren’t any moms on Mars, so a few Martians try to…

  • Earth Day recycled giveaway: Ranger Rick

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    Since it is Earth Day I thought I’d host a real recycling-type of giveaway: 8 already-loved, but still in excellent condition, issues of Ranger Rick, the National Wildlife Federation’s magazine for children. Instead of something new, I’m keeping these perfectly good magazines from going to waste and sharing some love with your family. Nope, this…

  • Any book organizing advice out there?

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    Not too long ago I did some serious de-cluttering in my son’s room. It resulted in his room looking fantastic, but my central bookshelves becoming quite a big mess. I have books on all sorts of levels and kids of three different ages. So here’s my question for all you organizing reading types: What’s the…