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My daughter is almost 11. When she was in 2nd grade, I’d tuck her in and we’d talk about her day. We started a routine of talking about the good news and bad news of the day (which we still do...
View ArticleMaybe I Married Martha Stewart?
We are listing our home for sale . Our Realtor and a photographer came over to take pictures of all the rooms. The Realtor had some suggestions on ways to make our home a little more “generic”, and...
View ArticleBliss, Texas and A Magical Dressmaking Mystery series
You can never predict where your interests will take you, or what path they will provide for you to follow. Love for my husband and his Mexican culture led me to create the Lola Cruz mystery series...
View ArticleLet Autism Speak
Autism impacts so many families today, and the condition has a ripple effect on everyone in an autistic child’s life. Many authors and staff at Entangled Publishing have been affected by autism and...
View ArticleLocal Bestselling Author Presents an Interview with Manny Camacho, PI
Local Dallas area bestselling author Melissa Bourbon Ramirez is presenting a two part interview with characters from her sassy Lola Cruz Mystery Series (she also writes the bestselling Magical...
View ArticleCozying Up with Christmas Books
I love Christmas books. It probably started way back when with How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and it stuck. With five kids, we’ve had story time almost every night for the last twenty years. Each...
View ArticleResolutions That Can Be Yours At Midnight!
I’m just going to come right out and say it. I don’t make resolutions anymore. Why? Because I’m terrible at keeping them! Eat healthier? Okay. Until I see a cupcake. I cannot hurt any cupcake’s...
View ArticleJanuary Book Corner
I love books. Seriously. Love them. They let me experience things I never could otherwise. I can visit exotic countries, and sometimes even other planets. I meet fascinating people: women who’d be my...
View ArticleThe BEST things about Valentine’s Day, by Jennifer Shirk
It’s that time of year again! No, not tax time. Let’s not rush things. I’m talking about Valentine’s Day! My character Phoebe in my book A Little Bit Cupid has a lot of reasons not to like this...
View ArticleGet $250 Worth of Awesome for the Price of a Book
Last week I hear Jon Acuff speak and it was exactly what I needed to hear. He was really good at cutting through what fears/excuses I might have had to NOT do something that could/would change my life....
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Saturday Story Time
If you’d like to find something special to do with family time on a Saturday, then look no further. Story time with kids is a memorable time of bonding and learning for little ones and for you. We at...
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8 Creative Very Hungry Caterpillar Activities for Kids
Very Hungry Caterpillar activities are built around the classic story, The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Here are some of the best caterpillar activities linked up on the Kids Activities Blog It’s...
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Over 150+ Best Books for Children
The best books for children can be hard to choose since there are over 30,000 published each year. It can take a lot of hit and miss to find the great ones, which is why we love hearing which books...
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Printable Reading Set for Kids –“Fall for a Good Book”
Y’all know how giddy we get here at Kids Activities Blog over free printables. It makes us downright silly. Today is something to smile about…a printable reading set for kids themed for fall. Free...
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6 Book Activities for Kindergartners
Book activities can take our favorite stories and turn them into fun. Why just read a book and then put it away? Make it exciting! These book activities come from our best blog feature, Ready Set...
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6 Books with a Matching Craft
Matching a craft to a book can make your reading come to life. These activities combine a love of crafting and reading into something great. After you read a book, make a craft to go along with it!...
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12 Dr. Seuss Cat in the Hat Crafts and Activities for Kids
Dr. Seuss is one of our favorite authors. For our early readers, he brings a sense of magic and wonder to the world! The Cat-in-the-hat series have been memorized. In honor of Dr. Seuss’s birthday on...
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100+ Crafts Inspired by Children’s Books
These activities combine two of our favorite things: crafts and children’s books. What could be more fun than making your favorite book come to life? We have so many fun crafts shared here and the...
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Books to Ease Back to School Jitters
Books to Ease Back to School Jitters Does the thought of back to school fill your little one with much anxiety. I have a little worry wart who struggles with change, so we’ve tried many things to help...
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How to Connect With Your Kids {Happy Handmade}
Are you looking for new ways to connect with your kids? I think we all want to do that in a deeper way but sometimes figuring out new ways to do it, is the challenging part. We’ve recently all fallen...
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