The new  year is upon us. Every year we celebrate the ending of one year and the beginning of a new year. I have always had a hard time finding storytime ideas for plain old New Years. Seems like there is always a lot of stuff for the Chinese New Year, for kids, but not a lot for the average every year new year.   I did find some books that are fun to read though:
P. Bear’s New Year’s Party: A Counting Book
A Happy New Year’s Day
Happy New Year, Corduroy
The Night Before New Year’s (Reading Railroad)

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It is Christmas time again and I am not ashamed to say that I remember Christ. It has become so unfashionable to be Christian, or to even acknowledge that there is a Creator and a Savior and a Holy Ghost. Usually when I present Storytime I keep it very simple and make a point of not bringing any religion into it, so as not to offend anyone.  Today on my blog though, I am going to throw caution to the wind and share some religious story books for children that are all about God, Jesus Christ and the true meaning of Christmas.

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Christmas time is just around the corner. It is time to get planning for your Christmas Story Time. I have put together some really cute crafts to go along with the books I’ve suggested.  At the bottom of the post are the craft ideas that you can print out and enjoy. Scroll all t he way to the bottom to find them. Read more »

Here are even more Thanksgiving books and activities for kids to do while waiting for the big feast on Thanksgiving day. In my last post Thanksgiving Books and Activities for Kids I provided some coloring pages and book suggestions to help keep the kids and you from going nuts waiting for that food! In today’s post I have some cute poems and finger-plays for the kids as well as a Food Match-Up activity and a funny Running Turkey picture that you can print out for them to enjoy. Read more »

Thanksgiving is the most popular family holiday in America, but for kids it can be torture waiting for the big meal to be ready.  Here are some Thanksgiving activities and book suggestions to help them get through that torturous waiting time.  I could have used some of these myself when I was a kid.

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Leo the Lion

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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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