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Thai Children’s Favorite Stories Answers Kids’ Questions About Life

Thai Children's Favorite Storys, Fables, Legends and Fairy Tales, curated by Marian D. Toth and illustrated by Patcharee Meesukhon is a fun peek into traditional Thai culture for Children. This post may contain affiliate links through which I may receive a small commission. Thank you to Tuttle Publishing who kindly sent us a copy of this book to read and review. Thai Stories There are nine stories in this book, all of which get children thinking about things such as: How the ... read more

Degustabox Breakfast & On The Go

Degustabox Breakfast and on the go Review by Castle View Academy homeschool

We recently received our January Degustabox with a Breakfast & On The Go theme. Thanks to Degustabox UK for providing us with this box so that we can share our review with you. Most months there are two boxes, one with alcohol and one without; when you subscribe to Degustabox you'll choose which box is your personal preference This month there isn't an alcohol version so everyone receives the same items. There may be different product flavour versions available randomly ... read more

Learn About Korean Celebrations

Castle View Academy reviews Korean Celebrations

Korean Celebrations: Festivals , Holidays and Traditions by Tina Cho and illustrated by Farida Zaman is a colourful and informative picture book with some fun activities for children to do, too. This post may contain affiliate links through which I may receive a small commission. We love learning about different celebrations around the world and we were pleased to receive a copy of Korean Celebrations from Tuttle Publishing for the children to read and review. They've been having fun with ... read more

Asian Children’s Favorite Stories

It might be cold outside, but it's warm and inviting on the sofa with a good book! Our afternoon read-aloud of choice this week has been Asian Children's Favorite Stories as retold by David Conger, Liana Romulo, Joan Suyenaga and Marian Davies Toth. This post may contain affiliate links through which I may receive a small commission. Tuttle Publishing kindly sent the children a copy of Asian Children's Favorite Stories: Folktales From China, Japan, Korea, India, The Phillippines and Other ... read more

How to Create Treasured Family Traditions

Family traditions are treasured by parents, kids, grandkids and anyone else who partakes in them, but you don’t need to rely on the traditions that you grew up with. Making your own traditions is a sacred act that every family should invest time in. Not everything you try out will be worth repeating, but building your own collection of traditions that bring everyone together is worthwhile. To help you create your very own treasured family traditions or adapt your own to fit into the ... read more