We took more than a week with "P" because we had the flu floating around the house that time. Here's our book list and activities when "P" was our letter of the week. Feel free to add ideas in the comments! Our "P" Books Pancakes for Breakfast by Tomie de Paola - a wordless picture book showing how pancakes are made, from grinding wheat to churning butter The Three Little … [Read more...]
5 Chinese New Year Activities
This is my second post about preparing your kids for Chinese New Year. Click here for the first one. I usually post learning ideas after we do them at home, but it won’t be of too much help if I did that today since Chinese New Year is already on Friday... though the festival lasts 15 days. So, please, forgive the lack of "real-life pictures" as we are still about to do some … [Read more...]
Children’s Books For Chinese New Year
It will be Chinese New Year next week, January 31. Growing up, the abundance of tikoy from my parents' friends was my only clue to the holiday. Having married into a family with some drops of Chinese blood, I inevitably learned to pay attention. To help my kids celebrate part of their heritage, I'm filling up our learning basket with different books and activities. Pick one, … [Read more...]
5 Ways To Re-Purpose Too-Loved Picture Books
Every once in a while, in my children's book buying frenzy, I get to bring home books that have been, well, too-loved by their previous owners. These are books that may look great outside, but are filled with writings in the inner pages. More than once, I bought books that seemed to be in mint condition but actually had missing pages. In some occasions, I get hold of books … [Read more...]
Exploring Egypt With “The Giraffe That Walked To Paris”
Here's another picture book worth drooling over... "The Giraffe That Walked To Paris." Based on the true story of a giraffe that was a gift to King Charles X from the pasha of Egpyt, this charming picture book is part of Five in a Row. It was one of the hard-to-find books on the list until Purple House Press reprinted it last year. Sanne and I pre-ordered our copies in 2012 … [Read more...]
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