I'm a huge fan of Word World and so is Peyton. Last spring I received a disturbing letter from Peyton's kindergarten teacher informing me of Peyton's reading difficulties. I started looking for ways I could help Peyton learn to read while making it fun. One of the ways I accomplished this was with Word World videos. Kids are learning how to recognize letters, sound and make words all while having a good time watching television. They are learning but it doesn't feel like work. I did work with ...
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Caillou Goes for the Gold
Peyton was just fascinated with the Olympics this summer. She could not get enough of watching the women's gymnastic meets. We are also big soccer fans in our home so we caught most of the soccer matches too! In Caillou Goes for the Gold, we get to see Caillou learn some new sports. Caillou learns about soccer, basketball, karate, running and more. He learns that nothing is as easy as it looks. There are 11 episodes! That's about 60 minutes of Caillou having fun while learning new ...
Brooklyn Bean Roastery Breakfast Blend
As the weather is changing, the days are getting shorter and the weather is cooling down, I find myself starting the day with a warm cup of coffee. My favorite way to prepare a cup is with lots of chocolate flavored creamer, some sugar and a good coffee. I'm still experimenting with blends, finding out what I like. Brooklyn Bean Roastery's Breakfast Blend is quickly becoming one of my favorite blends. When brewed Breakfast Blend looked dark in the cup. I thought it may be a strong coffee, ...
Wild Kratts: Wild Reptiles
Have you ever watched Wild Kratts on PBS Kids? I stumbled upon it one day when I was home with Peyton when she was little. We were both drawn in. I liked how the two main characters in the cartoon are also in the episodes as regular people. Plus there's a lot of educational information in each episode. Children are learning a ton about animals, their behaviors, habitats and environments. Peyton loves it because she loves animals, learning about new animals and seeing the Wild Kratts suits turn ...
Jump Start Your Day with Da Bomb
There is never enough hours in the day. I'm known for burning the candle at both ends trying to get everything accomplished in a day. And I will reach for a coffee specialty drink on days I'm really struggling. But I don't always have time to run to the coffee shop, it's not always convenient. Java Factory makes an extra bold dark roast double caffeinated k cup called Da Bomb. There are days I need all the caffeine I can get my hands on to stay awake. Since I'm the only adult in the home I ...
Storks
Have you seen Storks? It opened this weekend at theaters nationwide. If you are looking for a family friendly movie that you can take you 3 year old, 9 year old and teenager too, that they will all enjoy, keep reading. Warner Brothers has taken a classic tale and turned it into a story for the big screen. Remember growing up and hearing babies where delivered by Storks? And thinking that's where babies came from? Storks takes the baby delivering concept and gives it merit. See, back in the ...