Tag: tweens
Halloween Movies for Kids (Ranked By Age and Spookiness)
It’s the week before Halloween and when I was a kid the one thing we LOVED to do was hit the local movie theatre or keep an eye out on the TV schedule for any fun, spooky kids shows. Back then, it was Charlie Brown and the Great Pumpkin and a few other gems. But, [...]
Must-Haves for Your Tween's Summer Reading List
Summer reading is all about adventures – whether it be to times long gone or another town where a great story lives that your kids can totally relate to. Some of this year’s hottest reads for young adults definitely fall into that category of “disappear for a while,” perfect for the occasional rainy day, a [...]
Tween Reads – Savvy by Ingrid Law
Editor’s Note: Good Afternoon. If you missed the discussion on Zoe Whittall’s novel Holding Still For As Long As Possible, you can catch it HERE. Now, I’m excited to introduce Maddy Erickson as the newest addition to the crew of writers here at Our Big Earth. Maddy – as well as her reviewing co-hort Madeline [...]
Handmade Paper Bracelets
Our daughter isn’t generally what you’d think of as traditionally girlie. She serves tea to her monsters while having a growling competition with them, has a distinct aversion to a life that doesn’t involve dirt, thinks dolls are silly (she prefers the “human kind” of babies) and is spending next week learning the ins and [...]
Teaching Kids Financial Literacy
After a few weeks on the island, my parents are heading back East today and we’re hitting the road to Victoria pretty quick this morning. We’ve all had such a great time just hanging out and soaking up being a family, it’s a bit of a blue day around here. So, I thought I’d pull [...]
