A sad day for picnickers – Eco Lunch Gear closes up shop
Several years ago, I discovered Eco Lunch Gear, a fabric alternative to Ziplocs. I’ve been using them in combination with air-tight plastic snack containers ever since.…
What’s on The Seven-Year-Old’s mind this week?
This week, The Seven-Year-Old is reading news about elephants, sea dragons, and sleet. She’s also devouring books about Star Wars, dragons, and Ooblecks.
What’s The Seven-Year-Old reading this week?
This week, The Seven-Year-Old is devouring news stories about Vikings, dragon bones, and mega-rodents. She’s also reading books by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Benjamin Sherman, Bill Watterson, and Brad Meltzer.
Book Review: Cat and Crow (Classic Caterpickles)
Last night, out of the blue, The Seven-Year-Old pulled this picture book off the shelf and asked if she could read it to me. Listening to…
Was Walter Potter related to Beatrix Potter?
When I learned of a Victorian taxidermist named Walter Potter who delighted in crafting ornate scenes using preserved animals dressed in period costume, naturally my first thought was, “I wonder if Walter Potter and Beatrix Potter were related?”
“Mommyo, why are you taking pictures of a soap bottle?”
Normally I don’t like to talk about commercial products on my blog, but while we wandered through our local supermarket the other day, The Six-Year-Old found something that is just too good of an idea to keep to ourselves.
The Six-Year-Old Watches Cartoons: “Superman Episode 3: The Arctic Giant” (1942)
A few weeks ago, we were in the mood for old-timey cartoons, so Daddyo put together a marathon of the original Superman cartoons from the 1940s. Watching old Superman cartoons is inherently fun, not only because of the way Superman’s skills have evolved over the years (Superman doesn’t fly — he jumps like some sort of caped flea), but also because The Six-Year-Old comments freely on what she’s seeing.
Wordless Wednesday: The Very Quiet Cricket
In my seemingly never-ending decluttering frenzy I very nearly gave away The Six-Year-Old’s collection of Eric Carle books on the grounds that she was too old for them. But at the very last minute, I changed my mind.
After finding this on The Six-Year-Old’s desk last week, I’m glad I did.
The Six-Year-Old Reads Books: The Easter Egg by Jan Brett
The Six-Year-Old, on seeing a copy of Jan Brett’s The Easter Egg in our local bookstore over the weekend: “I highly recommend this book, Mommyo. Mrs. Watson [The Six-Year-Old’s reading teacher] and I just love it.”
Review: Hasbro Easy Bake Ultimate Oven
For her birthday this year, The Six-Year-Old received an Easy Bake Oven. This was easily the most anticipated gift of the birthday season, as she has been asking for one since last December 26. So what did she think?
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