Children’s Book Week starts today and it’s one of my favorite weeks of the year to celebrate with my kiddos. I started celebrating this week with my children several years ago because I think it’s important for my kids to see that I, too, get excited about reading, and especially about reading to them. Not only is… Continue reading Children’s Book Week 2023
I recently finished homeschooling my second grade daughter this year, and one of the focuses in her social studies/geography curriculum was to identify the seven continents. We spent ample time learning new vocabulary words for each one's differing topography, climate, monuments, and habitats. Thanks to an idea put forth by Catholic Heritage Curricula's Explore the… Continue reading Continental Dinner
The season of Advent is one of my favorite times of the year. It is an annual reminder to celebrate and appreciate what the coming of Christ embodies: hope, joy, love, and giving. It is the also the beginning of the new liturgical calendar in the Church, so Happy New Year! What I remind my… Continue reading Happy Advent! – Creating Memories While We Wait in Joyful Hope
The feast of All Saints Day is approaching (Nov 1), so I thought now was a great time to talk about saints and our family's new(ish) tradition. We are blessed to be a part of the communion of saints – which include those holy men and women who have gone before us, who have truly… Continue reading All Saints Day & Choosing Patron Saints (with Gift Guide)
I want to take a minute to recommend a new children's book that our family has enjoyed lately, God the Father and the Best Day Ever. Written by Gracie Jagla (and published by Our Sunday Visitor), it exudes beauty and truth, as it describes God's overwhelming love for us. The rhyming prose walks us through… Continue reading God the Father and the Best Day Ever
September is the month when I pull out my basket of books on apples and Johnny Appleseed. We start to welcome in the fall season (even if the temperatures don't acknowledge it and there are wildfires blazing around us still here in northern California). The kiddos and I talk about the stages of an apple… Continue reading Johnny Appleseed & Other Apple Books for September
It's almost time to celebrate America's birthday, so I thought it would be a good idea to bring out some of our family's favorite books to read around these weeks in case you're looking for some recommendations. I think it's an easy way for us to brush up on our history while getting in some… Continue reading Independence Day/America-Themed Book Recommendations
Children's Book Week starts today and it's one of my favorite weeks of the year to celebrate with my kiddos. I started celebrating this week with my children several years ago because I think it's important for my kids to see that I, too, get excited about reading, and especially about reading to them. Not… Continue reading Children’s Book Week 2020
We're about to embark upon the holiest of weeks in the church's liturgical season, and this year, it is falling during a time of social isolation, leaving many of us asking, "How can I celebrate this week and still feel connected?" I've pulled together a list of resources for you - a one-stop-shop, if you… Continue reading Celebrating Holy Week
March 21st is known around the globe as World Down Syndrome Day. Why? Good question! Trisomy 21, the clinical term for Down syndrome, is a congenital disorder caused by a chromosomal defect. Individuals with Down syndrome have an extra chromosome on their 21st pair, giving them 3. So, get it? Three of the 21st... 3/21.… Continue reading World Down Syndrome Day 2020
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