6 Fun Advent Adventures

Happy December! Last year, we ran a popular post on creating a book advent calendar. You can revisit that post here. We described how to curate books and read together in the days leading up to Christmas. Today, we share more ideas for Advent adventures. Advent is the season of preparation before Christmas. It lasts […]

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Spooky Halloween Reads

The door slowly creaks open. In the dim light, we see walls covered with cobwebs and bookshelves. It’s clear no one has ventured over the threshold since last year. We take a deep breath to gather our courage and enter the room. We are more than ready to pull the dusty tomes from the shelves […]

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Fun & Wacky Fall Holidays

It’s pumpkin spice season! Here is our list of fun, wacky, offbeat holidays you can celebrate in September and October. So get a Pet Rock, chew some gum, wear a necktie, and play some chess this fall! Once again, we turn to one of our favorite sites, HolidaysandObservances.com to discover more excuses to celebrate and […]

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4 Tips for Great Bedtime Stories

Today, we jump in the way back machine and review Night Buddies author Sands Hetherington’s tips for becoming a master bedtime storyteller.  So you’ve decided you want to tell a story to your child every night before they go to bed, but you’ve read every book in your house over and over, and the only […]

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