Educational Items

Colorful, Educational Books by Barefoot Books

June 28, 2010

My kids love books, and we love exposing them to all of the wonderful benefits of books. We started their book collections right when they were born, and now both of their bookcases are full and overflowing with books. With a former teacher and a former school librarian as relatives, my kids seemed to always [...]

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Teaching Kids to Write the “Write Way”

June 22, 2010

Both of my kids love writing letters and words, and I just can’t keep them in stock of notebooks, papers, and pens. They are obsessed with it! A few years ago, I reviewed the “My Animal Friends” kit from the Write Way to Learn, and my kids loved it! So, I was thrilled to review [...]

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Summer Bridge Activity Workbooks

June 15, 2010

Do you have young children who are home for the summer? I remember when I was in school – after a long summer of doing nothing, I could barely write my own name. That’s why I love the idea of these Summer Bridge Activity Workbooks by Carson-Dellosa Publishing. This award-winning activity book series is meant [...]

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Give the Gift of a New Language

November 16, 2009

Let’s face it, there are some people on everyone’s gift list who are extremely difficult to buy for. For those people, consider giving the gift of learning a new language with Rosetta Stone. Chances are, you’ve heard about Rosetta Stone in some capacity, but you may not be familiar with how the system works. It [...]

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Teach Your Kids How to Print Their Name

October 28, 2009

My daughter absolutely loves scribbling, drawing, and practicing letters. I save every single pieces of scrap paper in the house for her, and she goes through it incredibly fast! While she is getting good at spelling her own name, there are a few letters that she was doing backwards, and despite my trying to show [...]

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Get Your Kids Excited About Science and the Environment

October 23, 2009

My kids are now home with me three days a week, and I’m always looking for preschool type activities to do with them. So, when I heard about the Young Scientist’s Club’s new science kits, I thought it would be perfect for us to try out. The Young Scientist’s Club sent us the Going Green [...]

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The Great Piggy Bank Adventure – a Collaboration between Disney and T.Rowe Price

October 12, 2009

As a mom, and as a finance professional, I feel that it’s essential for parents to instill good financial values in their children, as early as possible. The truth is, it isn’t easy to do, and of course, kids learn from your actions even more than they learn from your words. I struggle to find [...]

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New Leapfrog Products

October 2, 2009

If you regularly read this blog, you know that we LOVE Leapfrog products. My kids each have Leapsters – my daughter got one for Christmas last year, and my son wanted one so badly that I recently bought him one. They also enjoy playing with their Tag and Tag Junior systems. Leapfrog has just introduced [...]

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Jodi’s September DVDs and TV Shows to See

September 11, 2009

Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps Starts airing in September on PBS This newly reinvented Angelina Ballerina episode features a more-grown up Angelina (she’s now eight) enrolled in a new performing arts school. She starts to learn new dance steps, makes more friends, and practices even more ballet. The production of the series is very different [...]

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Giving the Gift of Summer Reading With Leapfrog

August 8, 2009

By now, you’ve probably heard about the wonderful Leapfrog Tag System for kids aged 4+ and the Leapfrog Tag Junior for kids aged 2-4 years old. They are a great way to introduce the joy of reading to young kids, and include books with stories of recognizable characters. My son loves his Tag Junior, and [...]

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Behind the Scenes with SuperWHY’s Creator

August 6, 2009

Readers already know that my kids absolutely love SuperWHY. So when I had the opportunity to visit Boston PBS headquarters a few weeks ago to discuss the “behind the scenes” aspects of SuperWHY with series creator Angela Santomero (she also created Blues Clues), I had to go! PBS Parents and 360 Public Relations were kind [...]

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LeapFrog Family Expands – Meet Tag Junior

August 4, 2009

You’ve likely already heard about the LeapFrog Tag Reading System. Geared for ages 4-8, this innovative, interactive system includes a hand-held “pen” that kids move over the words and pictures of special LeapFrog editions of your favorite classic and current titles. The “pen” reads the story aloud to the child as well as can read [...]

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