Recently I had the opportunity to interview Cheryl Johnson, author, illustrator extraordinare. I had been watching her progress on FaceBook as she shares her progress on her picture books. One day I noticed that had 5 books she had published and working on the sixth to be published within a month. This is truly […]
Doodle Day’s First Anniversary
These are some of my more current illustrations for the Doodle Day prompts. Last week marked Doodle Day’s first anniversary. What is Doodle Day you might be thinking ? It is a group page on FaceBook for doodlers, people who like to draw. Some are illustrators, writers, teachers, and children of all ages. The […]
The Box, Children’s Book Review
When reading Jo Linsdell’s newest children’s book, The Box today for this children’s book review the word that came to mind to describe it is simplistic. The text, illustrations, and the theme of the book is simplicity at its best. It is not complicated, fancy, or hard to understand. The book shares the creative […]
The Importance Of Reading To Young Child...
In this blog post I want to share the importance of reading to young children. As far back as I can remember children’s books have been there ready to entertain by just picking one up and strolling the pages. It is such a simple pleasure and one that can be enjoyed by a child […]
Bubl Draw Children’s Creative App Review
For this Bubl Draw Children’s Creative App Review, I think the best thing to do is to encourage you to look at the video to see how colorful and fun it is. The recommended age is 3 years old and up but I think a younger child even a baby, a year old could have […]
Age Related Children’s Apps – 9 – 12 Yea
Age Related Children’s Apps – 9 – 12 Years Old have become to be a broad age group to target because of the interest in games broadens during this age span. Although there are many apps on the market for gaming and games, I have always as an educator been interested in apps that […]
Easy Valentines Day Kids Craft Project
When I was teaching art in public school, I quickly discovered how much my students loved creating seasonal art projects. One of the most successful projects for Valentine’s Day was an easy Valentine Day kids craft project using only colored tissue paper, clear contact paper and a heart pattern. That is it. No glue […]
Age Related Children’s Apps – 6-8 Years
Educational and creative age related children’s apps for 6-8 years old are abundant on all platforms for this age group. As a former teacher and educator, I realize the strong foundation to learning that is important for their future success as they progress through their learning year by year. When I taught first grade […]
Age Related Children’s Apps – 5 Years Ol
Since I have been reviewing and enjoying interactive apps on iPad and iPhone and searching through the app store, I have realized the need for lists that separate age related children’s apps for parents. For the next couple of weeks I will be researching and compiling some lists of age appropriate lists broken […]
Endless Reader App Review
One of the wonderful things about how rapidly the world of children’s apps is growing is the amount of new concepts that are being introduced of to teach the basic concepts in education for children. Although storybook apps are a wonderful way for children to expand their knowledge in literature, there is also an open […]