I wanted to share some of my thinking and process of designing a bulletin board. The process I use to create a bulletin board is essentially how I plan most of my projects. This procedure can be applied to planning and executing a project of your own, whether it be an art project like this one, or if you're planning on organizing a part of your home and want to plan how you are going to do it the procedures for planning work just as well. I also want to back up and introduc

I'm sharing what I got for our Easter baskets. So, I am reusing the Easter baskets I got from Target last year, and I don't see them online this year, but they definitely have a lot of baskets if you need some. This year, I got each kid a t-shirt with a character that they are really into at the moment. I ordered my five year old a Mario Kart t-shirt, and a Toy Story t-shirt for my two year old. I got a boy's XS shirt for my 5 year old, and a 5T for my two year old. The

All Through My Town is written by Jean Reidy and illustrated by Leo Timmers. This fun book is full of beautifully detailed drawings and a fun rhyming rhythm. After we read through the story, we like to go back and look at details on each page, like the neat rows of bread, the scene in the cafe, or the water from a hydrant filling up a car. Each time we read, we find something new to talk about. This is a board book, so, it holds up against rough handling by small people.

Book time! Here is another one of our favorite books. Who Is Driving is written and illustrated by one of our favorite artists, Leo Timmers. We got this book for our eighteen month old son, but my four year old loves it too. Each vehicle has a number of possible drivers, and older kids will quickly memorize who drives what, but what we love about Leo Timmers is his attention to detail. Parents and kids can look at which clothes each driver is wearing, and guess who is be

We originally got a white board to start teaching our 3 year old his ABCs. The plan was to have a letter of the week with pictures and words representing each letter. The board hangs in the kitchen where our kiddo can see it while he eats in his high chair, walks in the kitchen, or plays in the living room. Any time we change the board, our little guy is excited and interested to learn and talk about what he sees. We've also drawn faces to help describe different emotions:

This catchy book of opposites uses rhythm, rhyme, repetition, and illustration to teach toddlers new words and their meaning. Now a board book, Dr. Seuss's The Foot Book, is small enough for toddler hands and easy for them to handle and turn the thick, durable pages. This classic has stood the test of time and remains one of our favorites. What are your favorite books from childhood? #drseuss #dr #seuss #thefootbook #the #foot #book #boardbook #board #toddler #kid #chiildr

"Oh, the wonderful sounds Mr. Brown can do! He can sound like a cow. He can go moo moo," Yep! That's right, I've got this book and many others memorized, which makes sense, because the books with great rhythm and rhyme are the ones my kiddo has the easiest time remembering as well. Dr. Seuss's books are now board books too, so, they stand up to toddler handling and are a smaller size that a toddler can manage on their own. This book is a good length that Goldilocks would

Another one of our favorite books, Whose Truck?, by Toni Buzzeo and Jim Datz. This is a guessing game with pages that unfold, first we see a worker's truck, and then it folds open to reveal who uses the truck and how. Our kiddo loves to identify each truck and the different equipment found on each work vehicle. This is another fun book to add to your little one's shelf. #whosetruck #board #book #boardbook #childrensbook #books #kidbook #favorite #favoritebook #read #readin

This is another one of our favorite books for kids, My First: ABC by DK. Like other DK books, this one uses photographs of real objects to help kiddos learn to identify what they find around them. Some of the words are big for little ones, but as we found out, our kiddo catches on even when we think he may not be. We have read this book to him since before he started talking, and now he flips through it on his own and identifies all the pictures he sees. If he comes acros

Weather is book all about describing the outdoors and what kinds of clothes to wear. We love this book, because it starts a conversation with our kiddo about how it feels and looks outside. We live in Texas, so, Eli usually says, "it's hot and sunny!" or "it's raining!" We don't usually experience too many changes in the seasons, except the unexpected snow we had last year. This is another book that is good at introducing words and ideas that our kiddos will be learning m

Whose Tools? by Toni Buzzeo and Jim Datz is another favorite book. It's full of fun illustrated pages that unfold showing the tools being used. Whose Tools? is a board book, I don't have to worry about the pages getting damaged by little hands. It's fun guessing the tools and the job they are used for before unfolding the page. It's also fun to find the tools on the job site used by carpenters, plumbers, masons, painters, electricians, and roofers. Our kiddo surprises us

My First Words by DK is another one of our favorite board books. We love this one, because it uses real life photographs to help kids recognize and learn about the world around them. A lot of books for children are cartoons, and do not represent what objects, animals, and people look like in real life. DK does a beautiful job using photograph,s and creating books that are interesting to look at and helpful when teaching my kiddos. Some of the words are for older readers,

Another one of our favorites at bedtime is Little Blue Truck Leads the Way by Alice Schertle and illustrated by Jill McElmurry. This book is about a little blue truck's experience in the big city. It has a great rhythm and rhyme that makes it fun to read, and easier for my kiddo to read along too. This story also has a lot of interesting people, cars, and objects to identify and talk about. Our little guy points out things we have not shown him as well. For instance, if