Secret Seahorse

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On my recent visit to New York City, I picked up a few picture books to inspire some new art lessons. Barefoot Books had a great representation at FAO Schwarz. If you don’t know about Barefoot Books, look for them during your next visit to your local bookstore. I love their non-fiction picture books. Color, [...]

The Artful Parent

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Good morning everyone! I’m over at The Artful Parent this morning. If you haven’t yet visited Jean’s blog, you’re in for a treat. Jean has a huge collection of art activities that you can do with your children and if you have some time, grab a cup of coffee and take the time to read [...]

Playful Learning Book Winner

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Congratulations to #4 Marcia Beckett! You are the winner of Mariah Bruehl’s book Playful Learning. Marcia, please email me your mailing address and I will send you this delightful book! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! Have a wonderful weekend everybody! I’ll be back posting on Sunday!

Playful Learning Book Review

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I received a copy of Mariah Bruehl’s book, Playful Learning, during her blog tour held last September. What a fun book to receive in the mail: bright, colorful and inspiring! Playful Learning is a guide to simple activities that promote reading, writing, math, science and social skills for young children. Of course, she includes a [...]

FamilyFun Magazine Winner!

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Love reading all your favorite things about FamilyFun magazine. I still have my favorite tear sheets in a big binder so it’s safe to that the magazine was a huge creative inspiration to me as a young mom. Since you are reading this blog, you are no doubt a creative sort and probably have children [...]

FamilyFun Magazine is Looking for Submissions

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FamilyFun Magazine is launching a new, super cool kid’s magazine called Disney’s FamilyFun Kids! It’s an ad-free, creative, can-do magazine packed with easy crafts, puzzles, games, art pages and more! And, they need your help… FamilyFun Magazine is looking for submissions for two fun sections of their upcoming issue. If you have students or children [...]