The winners of the 2nd annual Folklorist Challenge, co-sponsored by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage and ePals, were announced last week. To enter the Folklorist Challenge, kids
Church is over, the presents have been opening, and dinner is nothing but leftovers. Now what? Storytime is what! Please enjoy these heartwarming stories just perfect for a Christmas afternoon
‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house…everyone is clamoring for a story that doesn’t start with “’Twas the Night Before Christmas.” Don’t panic! There’s no need to
‘Tis the season for Shopapalooza. The first rule of Shopapalooza is we don’t talk about Shopapalooza. We don’t tell our husbands or our mothers about how much we
Don’t you hate it when you’re singing along with a song, and you realize the artist got the words wrong? Often, I like the wrong version of the song better.
Sometimes the most challenging aspect of creating an engaging history magazine for kids is that there is not a great selection of color images of people that lived 100 (or
Am I the only one with a child under the age of 10 who doesn’t need to head to Toys R Us this year? In fact, I didn’t need to
Want to write a poem, a story, a memoir? Need a jump start on some new inspiration? Try surrounding yourself with something new. Change is good. The Muse loves change.
It’s no secret that the world has changed quite a bit over the past 40 years. When we were young, kids anxiously checked mailboxes for the latest print issue of
The latkas have been eaten. The dreidles have been spun. The candles have been lit. The presents have been opened. But your family is still clamoring
