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Looking for ways to support the NYC-area black community? An easy way is to directly support local Black-owned businesses, many of which have already been affected by the coronavirus outbreak. We’ve rounded up some of our NYC favorites below. (You can find more nationwide, here; for suggestions on organizations where you can donate to support Black Lives Matter, click here. photo: MsChimene J. via yelp Brooklyn Tea  This cozy Bed-stuy shop and cafe owned by tea experts Alfonso Wright and Jamila McGill offers tea on the go (in a cup or  a bag for your at-home stash) or in store,...

Disclosure: This blog post may contain affiliate links from my participation in the Amazon Service LLC Associates Program. I receive a small commission at no cost to you when you make a purchase using my link. Time began about 6,000 years ago when God spoke the Word and everyone came into existence. Wow! Ancient history, beginning with Creation, is amazing! What a fun epoch in history to investigate! Ancient history is a favorite in our house! We love to dig in and study Creation and the early years before the flood. We enjoy learning about Sumer, Crete, Minoa, Ancient Israel, Babylon,...

Inside: Be prepared for fun at-home with these 50 staycation ideas for kids when you’re home on holidays. Great for school age kids. We are on countdown to school finishing, the change of pace will be sooooooo welcome when it arrives! Whilst I love my children to have lots of free time to just play and make their own fun when we are home on holiday, I also like to be prepared with a few activity suggestions anytime the ‘I’m boreds’ hit! And I find that having some planned activities ready to go reduces the likelihood that we’ll revert to...

This series has been going on for a while, but I just stumbled on this great At Home Preschool lesson plan series from No Time for Flashcards. These little lunchtime learning sessions have a different theme each day such as … Read More...

When it comes to learning languages, earlier is better. That’s why Canticos, an Emmy-nominated and award-winning bilingual preschool brand, believes in introducing children to multiple languages as early as possible. Their beautifully written and illustrated board books allow parents, teachers and caregivers to share words, letters, nursery rhymes and songs with their little ones that will help them increase their vocabulary in both English and Spanish.Bilingual Firsts: Children learn basic concepts in English and Spanish, the building blocks for developing language. Books include Letters A to Z, First 100 Words, and Numbers 1 to 100! Bilingual Nursery Rhymes: These books...