(NOTE: I was given a copy of this book to preview but all opinions are mine.) One lost treasure. One determined fifth-grade treasure hunter. One set of faithful twin third-grade assistants. One bully. One mortal enemy nicknamed Red Raven. A network of second-grade spies. One person with a secret agenda. […]
Plastic wrap. It isn’t something that normally comes to mind when you think of watercolors. But, believe it or not, that’s exactly what you need for this fun art activity. So here’s a list of things you’ll need: Some people assume that they aren’t artistic. They assume that since they […]
Holodomor. A Ukrainian word derived from one that means to kill by starvation. Known as theĀ Terror–FamineĀ or theĀ Great Famine, it was a man-made famine inĀ Soviet Ukraine from 1932 to 1933 during which millions of Ukrainians died. It also affected other major grain-producing areas of the Soviet Union. Stalin forced peasant farmers […]
Back in October, I did a Halloween craft with my grandkids where they painted wooden blocks and Mod Podged Halloween pictures on them. They turned out so cute and the grandkids loved making them. (If you missed it, you can see them here.) So I said to myself, “Self, if […]