Back in June, I was introduced to the concept of ‘singing’ books. Yes, singing them! I saw this presented by an elementary school teacher at a conference. To sing a book, you take a picture book or an early reader book, put them to the melody of an American folk song, and sing the […]
Fun Activities
Sometimes it seems rather hard to find activities that your tween and teen grandchildren are interested in. And, it seems like they are focused a lot on their cell phone. Well! Tap into that interest and do an activity with them that REQUIRES them to use their cell phone. Do […]
As our kids were growing up, we had a tradition of going to their grandma’s to celebrate the 4th of July. (There were lots of cousins, aunts, and uncles, too.) She lived 1/2 block from the parade route. We’d go early to save a spot in the shade. After the […]
I love to party! As a teen, I gathered neighborhood friends to come play games in our basement. As a college student, a group of us would play Murder in the Dark or the Dictionary Game. (I love those games!) I continued having friends over to party during my adult […]