Extra Guacamole

I got this idea to start doing library hauls to share with you some of the books that I believe deserve a little recognition. I have to go to the library quite often because Aviva needs to read for 20 minutes every night as part of her homework. It doesn’t sound like a lot of time but it definitely feels like it is when you breeze through picture books. Since the books we check out are for (younger) children, we usually can read about 2-4 books in that time frame. If you do the math, on average, that's about 15 books during the school week. As a result you can imagine what a trip to the library looks like, if not, think about leaving with the motherload stack of books. Now I know you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover -figuratively and literally- but let’s be real, not all books are created equal. I decided to help you out by doing all the work and weeding out anything less than worth your time…or your read aloud voice in my case. I have chosen these books based off of illustrati

It's that time of the school year again: 100 Days of School! Kindergarten was asking parents to send students to school as little old men and ladies ("100 year olds") This is something you could easily throw together on a whim. All it is, is a bit of dry shampoo, some makeup and a mix and match up of our wardrobe. I give you: Granny Aviva! She loved it as much as I did. I forgot to add "crows feet" and forehead wrinkles, so don't forget those!! The glasses were some sunglasses that I didn't mind punching out the lenses.  Notice the kitty cat skirt! Of course she had to take on the "Old Crazy Cat Lady" persona. We love cats, what can I say! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Last year for Pre-K, the theme was make shirts that represent 100 days. Aviva requested an alien shirt with 100 eyes after browsing similar ideas on the Pinterest~ Puffy paint markers