Now is the time for winter crafts.  We are surrounded by snow and rather than moping about how cold it is  I decided to share some of our winter crafts and suggestions for books to go with them.

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Christmas Crafts are everywhere so my son Jimmy decided to create his own, based on Frosty the Snowman.  Jimmy also picked a book to go with it.

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My husband’s Aunt Jane is a wonderful artist. Every year she sends beautiful Christmas cards that she creates herself. Really she should be selling her fabulous artwork to Hallmark or something!

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I See Me Personalized Children’s Books are a great gift for them for the Holidays. I know I can’t wait to order the books  for my children. I have a wide range of ages in my family from 5 to 20. Ty, the five year old is just learning to read and I love seeing his eyes light up when he recognizes his name, or mine in a book.  My oldest, Marissa is just had  her first baby last month and I am so excited to get I See Me books for my new grandchild. I realize of course, that my new grandbaby won’t appreciate the book for awhile, but her mom will and I will too.

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There are so many folk and fairy tales out there but so few are being retold. Folk and fairy tales are a part of our world heritage and culture and young children need to be introduced to them as much as we need to re-introduced to them. Today’s fairy tale for storytime is Tom Tit Tot. Read more »

Today I have a fun Bingo game that you can play with your preschooler or kindergartner to help them memorize their sight words. This is one of the crafts that is included in my 10 Free Sight Word Mailing List. Sign up now to get more of the fun sight word crafts all in one place.

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This story is from Jataka Tales of ancient India. There are many great stories to tell from the Jataka Tales. They are great ways to teach morals and to entertain.  Next time you go to the library, check out a book of Jataka Tales to read with your children. Price Wicked and the Grateful Animals is a good story to remind kids to be kind and good, especially with Christmas just around the corner

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This fairy tales comes from More English Fairy Tales . The Three Wishes has always been one of my favorites.  It can be so much fun to let the kids get creative and come up with their own wish stories.

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This fairy tale about the fisherman and his wife is a great way to teach about greed and discontentment. It is important for kids to realize that it is ok to strive for excellence but that a line needs to be drawn to keep from losing it all.

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