PA ONE BOOK GOODIES

I've been working on some fun activities for the PA One Book Guide. Here's a peek at a Zoo Maze and some sticker ideas.

"Start Fishing, Bernard!" a fishing game  with magnets and paperclips, where kids learn what otters eat. Bonus if you know that the rock is something they don't eat but use as a tool to open up shellfish and peel abalone from rocks. 

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

THANKFULNESS

As Thanksgiving is fast approaching, I have lots to be thankful for, two cute little boys and an amazing wife. I'm also thankful for a holiday that promotes naps. I LOVE naps, so does Bernard and apparently Arianna Huffington loves both. Check this article from New York Magazine. 

So this holiday, after you have hugged your family and are on the sofa, turn off football and indulge in a nap.

LOVE-A-RAMA

This is a piece for Oxford American Magazine. Leon Bass is a Rockabilly performer who had a couple hits in the 60's and is from Alabama. He stopped performing in the 70's and worked a factory job.
In the late 90's producers from Hollywood contacted him about using one of his songs in a movie and with the renewed interest in his work, he began to perform again.
This is one of his more famous tunes.

NEW WORK IN THIS MONTHS PHILLY MAG

What?! Your kid doesn't speak Mandarin?! New piece for the Nov ish of Philly Mag. Check out the article here. First person to correctly guess/translate what this little girls is asking gets a prize...yeah I know, another contest.