Create a Learning Lifestyle
Sharing a book with a child helps reinforce family values, encourage bonding, calm tantrums, build brainpower, and foster a curious lifestyle of literacy and learning. What can’t a good book achieve?!
Browse my blog posts below for ideas on integrating more reading into your family culture — and making sure it never feels like a chore! I’m sharing my best tips on how to raise lifelong readers, reach struggling reluctant readers, create engaging story-time crafts and activities, and find books that will be the next big hit with your children.
Easy Picture Book Ornaments
We’ve all winced over a favorite picture book that ends up damaged, or a once-beloved book that’s been outgrown. For a quick and easy craft project that can help give those books new life, I suggest book-themed decoupage ornaments!
This papier-maché style craft is simple enough to do with young kids but also enjoyed by adults, making it a perfect family holiday activity or a great book club craft as a group project. With just a spare book, some blank cardboard craft ornaments, and Mod Podge, you can use the decoupage method to create striking book ornaments in a single afternoon. Not only will this help you repurpose books for a sustainable craft, it is also a great solution for gifts for book lovers — from teachers and librarians, to reading specialists, neighbors, and more!
Stock your shelves for free
Would you like to create a book-wealthy home without actually needing to spend all your cash on books? I can help!