The Girl’s Guide to DIY Fashion: Sew (ahem) much fun

by Stephanie Slate | Books for Kids

By the time I learned how to sew, I was already a mama of two and trying to fit what little sewing ability I had acquired into what little time I had to spare. Needless to say, my output wasn’t exactly abundant. If only I’d learned how to sew as a child I...

An activity book to inspire creativity. (It’s also teaching our kids geography, but shhh.)

by Kate Etue | Books for Kids

So, a couple years ago I predicted that my kids would still be flipping through the book Maps by Aleksandra Mizielińska and Daniel Mizieliński—and I was right. The pages are well-loved, and it’s still displayed prominently on our coffee table. So recently...

The most fun printable Haggadah for kids we’ve ever seen

by Liz Gumbinner | DIY

While mostly what kids look forward to in a Passover Seder is finding the matzoh, reading the four questions and stuffing their faces with as many macaroons or chocolate-covered Matzoh as possible, a few years back we discovered a clever Passover Haggadah for...

Small Thyme Cooks: The coloring and activity book for kids who don’t have to ask, who’s Eric Ripert?

by Liz Gumbinner | Books for Kids

Sometimes the activity books for kids that we find are as much for the parents as they are for the kids, and such is the case with the Small Thyme Cooks Activity and Coloring Book. Created by Andre Huseston Mack, former French Laundry sommelier, creative thinker, and...

Found it! The perfect search-and-find books for preschoolers.

by Kate Etue | Books for Kids

Bright, fun, and very, very easy, the new oversized search-and-find books Animal Fun Search & Find and Fairy Tale Search & Find by Stephanie Hinton are absolutely charming me. And my preschoolers. They’re perfect for kids who are too young to find Waldo,...

2 cool new coloring books to inspire creativity in older kids

by Liz Gumbinner | DIY

I never think we can have enough coloring books around the house–or stashed in the travel bags for road trips and plane rides. As much as I love handing my kids plain sheets of paper for open-ended creativity, there’s something about coloring in the lines...

A creative activity book that could make a future Duchamps or Dali out of your kid.

by Christina Refford | Books for Kids

A few years ago, we fell in love with artist Marion Deuchars’ smart, fun activity book Let’s Make Some Great Art, which teaches kids about twelve great masters and encourages them to imitate their styles all over the pages. I’m thrilled to find a...

Fireflies: A writer’s notebook so great for kids, you may never see it again.

by Delilah S. Dawson | Books for Kids

This review almost didn’t happen, because my daughter “lost” this writer’s notebook; she’d written so many hopes, dreams, and ideas in it that she didn’t want anyone, to see it. Ever. It’s that kind of book. It inspires trust...

Playful: A book of easy crafts for kids that will inspire imagination and play.

by Kate Etue | DIY

This summer I mapped out fun crafts to do with my kids every week, and we completed exactly zero of them. It might be because I pinned things like build a lap-sized loom and learn to weave. I’m still not giving up on making beautiful, modern and, ahem, easy...

Mix It Up! A wonderful, interactive book for kids. No not an e-book, an actual book.

by Liz Gumbinner | Books for Kids

I was instantly captivated by Hervé Tullet’s 2011 best-selling Press Here, with it’s “interactive” pages that remind us you don’t need a screen to engage a child. Now he’s back with a wonderful follow-up in Mix It Up! which is...