Category Archives: books

Magic Beans to Celebrate Spring!

Free Printable Magic Beans Seed Packet at PagingSupermom.com #spring #easter #magicseeds #magicbeans

Inspired by the fairytale of Jack and the Beanstalk, your little ones will get a kick out of planting their own Magic Bean seeds. It’s really simple too, the hardest part is finding some of those coveted Magic Beans!

Spring Break Ideas on Arizona Midday

Ideas for Spring Break Fun from PagingSupermom.com #books #kidscrafts

Something about a rainy morning makes me just want to stay home in bed, but Aimee and I braved the storm here in Phoenix to head down to the local NBC studio. Want to see our live segment for Arizona Midday today? Click the image below to watch it online! You can also read more…

Read Spring Break!

Spring Break Books Round Up

Our friends over at Phoenix NBC’s Arizona Midday have asked us to come on today and share tips for keeping kids busy while they’re home for Spring Break. We will be sharing some fun ideas to not only curb boredom, but encourage kids to READ (every mom’s dream, right?!). If you’re local, be sure to…

DIY Ninja Game

DIY Ninja Star Throwing Game and more ninja ideas at PagingSupermom.com #ninja #printable

Since I read to my boys all the time when they were babies and toddlers, I really thought they would grow to love reading. But the truth is they don’t. (At least not yet.) So I’ve had to get creative. I’ve been trying to come up with activities we can do that correspond with our…

Fancy Nancy Craft Idea

Make Fancy Nancy Shoes with PagingSupermom.com #fancynancy #mint #polkadots #kidscraft

I’m sure it is completely unsurprising that my girls love Fancy Nancy. Actually if you can show me a little girl between the ages of two and eight that *doesn’t* adore Nancy I will be far more shocked. While this book has had a steady slot in our bedtime story circuit for a while, it’s…

Make a DogFish!

Adorable Balloon Goldfish Craft with Free Printable Template at PagingSupermom.com #goldfish #kidscraft #fishcraft

I can’t remember how we came across DogFish, but the first time my girls and I read this book I immediately ordered a copy from Amazon for their bookshelf. Between the adorable retro-modern illustrations and the very useful moral — “If you can’t have what you want, you could try wanting what you have.” —…

Today We Vote!

Cover of new book Amelia Bedelia's First Vote fun children's book PagingSupermom.com #ameliabedelia #vote

Since it’s a very important election day here in the United States we wanted to first of all remind everyone to go out and vote, but second we thought we’d share this fun new book that was sent to us for review. I was a huge fan of the Amelia Bedelia books as a kid,…

Applesauce Season

How To Make Your Own Applesauce #applesauce #recipe #fall

I am so excited to share today’s post from my older sister, Heather. She and her husband are phenomenal cooks and they enjoy cooking together (isn’t that sweet?). They live with their three children in the Washington D.C. area. (Did you know Aimée and I actually met while our husbands were in grad school, and…

Twenty Fun Story Times

20 Great Stories and Fun Activities to go along with them #preschool #storytime #books #playdates

We were excited to be a part of the Storybook Summer series over at Make and Takes. Mom bloggers from around the internet featured a favorite children’s book and a fun activity to go along with it. The result is a fabulous resource for Supermoms everywhere! Whether you’re planning a playdate or just trying to…

Scrambled States of America

Scrambled States of America Book and Activity for Kids

Did I already mention how much my boys love Scrambled States of America? Yes, this is the fun educational story featuring all 50 states that Bettijo’s girls recently shared with my boys and that inspired this worksheet. Well, we all love the story so much, we were inspired to create a kid friendly coordinating craft….