Giggity: Finding Fun Stuff for Kids

By Reading is Fundamental Published: July 28, 2009 Perhaps the teenager in your family was once an avid reader, but now hardly ever opens a book, or perhaps your child never liked reading in the first place. You know that reading is important, and you obviously want to make sure that your teenager grows into adulthood with all the skills he or she needs to succeed. What can you do? In this article, RIF suggests how parents can help their teenagers decide for themselves that reading is important to their lives. With that in mind, half of this article speaks directly to young people. We

A few months ago, I called the kids’ music series at the DC-area club Jammin’ Java the “best kids music series in the country, hands down”.

How impressed am I? Well, you can now find my comments on selected artists in their Tot Rock series on their website. Not everybody gets a comment (don’t worry,

I promise, this’ll be the last Wiggles post for awhile, but since I went to the show and wrote a review of it for the Phoenix New Times, I thought I’d at least note it — you can read the review — with 10% extra snark — here.

I’ll try to update this post with a few slightly grainy photos later, but for now, here’s some cheap front-row cellphone footage from a

By Luisa LaFleur, The Children’s Book Review Published: July 28, 2009 Everybody has days when we wish we could be someone else, or do something else. Kids, too. I know my three-year-old is always trying on new hats (figuratively and literally!). I recently came across a book that helps our little ones see it’s okay if they aren’t too good at one thing because that gives them the opportunity to try something else. Gone With The Wand by Margie Palatini (Author), Brian Ajhar (Illustrator) Reading level: Ages 4-8 Hardcover: 40 pages Publisher: Orchard Books (April 15, 2009) In

Movie review by Lily, age 12 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Dumbledore takes Harry to Horace Slughorn’s house. The house looks like it has been robbed. After they find Horace, who has disguised himself as a chair, they ask…

Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer have announced that the first 5 people to review their new CD Banjo to Beatbox on itunes or Amazon.com will receive a free Cathy & Marcy Songshop Washboard!

Banjo to Beatbox features up-and-coming hip hop