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Bright Stripes has all kinds of fun, creative DIY and craft kits that any aspiring artist will love to receive as a gift this holiday season! 

The iHeart Art Mash Up Art Packs helps young artists learn how to combine media in artistic ways. The deluxe-sized Paint + Pastel Mash-Up Art Pack includes everything your favorite artist might need: 10 acrylic paint tubes, 12 chalk pastels, 3 brushes, Read more [...]

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Quarto has books for the entire family. Whether you’re a new reader or one who loves to read about all sorts of topics and genres. Want to broaden your gardening or cooking knowledge, Quarto has books for you. Want to learn how to repair a motor, Quarto has you covered. Maybe you want to crochet The Golden Girls and need a pattern. Quarto has you covered. Do you have young readers who Read more [...]

This summer my daughter and I did a fun activity we called "Letter Of the Day". We got the idea from Sesame Street. Each weekday we would focus on one letter of the alphabet. It took us about five weeks to get through all 26 letters. We practiced writing the letter, found objects beginning with the letter, talked about animals names that began with the letter, read books with the letter in the title, made the letter out of different items such as toys and play doh, ate food that started with the Read more [...]