Category: Coronovirus 2020

Children's Books, Coronovirus 2020, Kids, Parenting

Anna and the Germ – Children’s Book About the Coronavirus Pandemic

Erin Sluka
Anna and the Germ - Children's Book About the Coronavirus Pandemic
Anna and the Germ that Came to Visit Book Cover

If there was ever a book to tell kids the changes and emotions around this virus, Anna and the Germ that Came to Visit is it. We are all dealing with the confusion, fear, sadness, boredom, and loneliness right now, especially our kids. This book talks about those emotions and how to talk to and help our kids through this at that point where boredom and sadness hit.

Anna and the Germ that Came to Visit is written by Mother and Daughter, Christianne Klein and Helene Van Sant-Klein. They have come together as Emmy-winning Journalist and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (to name a few of their titles) to tackle this heavy topic for you and your children with this book about the Coronavirus Pandemic.

Make sure you take advantage of the free resources to help children through the crisis are available in a kid-friendly format on the website, TheGermBook.com – including coloring pages to allow children to draw out their feelings, and a song inspired by the book (you can even wash your hands to the shortened 20 second version)! 

Buy the book on Amazon!

Coronovirus 2020, Education, Kids, Parenting

Family Fun at Home with Great Wolf Lodge – How About Easy Paper Crafts?

Erin Sluka

If you are adding to your list of family at-home activities I wanted to feature the blog for Great Wolf Lodge. This blog brings family activities, topics and tips for at home, on the read and at the lodge.

New content is added regularly and currently there are several fun activities you can take advantage of being home with your children. You can do paper crafts, build a wolf costume, make Grilled Cheese Soup Sliders and more.

All the activities, including the science experiments are geared to all ages. We love Great Wolf Lodge for weekend getaways, but now we can also visit online and connect with them until the park reopens and you can too.

Visit Great Wolf Lodge Blog for all the fun at home!

Coronovirus 2020, Education, Giveaways

At Home Learning 20 Minutes a Day with Teach My – Giveaway (2 Winners)

Erin Sluka
Teach My giveaway

Teach My recommends 20 minutes a day at home with their learning kits to give your children a learning advantage. Now that you are home with them this is the perfect time to start Teach My at home learning kits if you have not experienced these kits yet.

Teach My has 4 kits: Baby, Toddler, Preschool and Kindergarten. They also have some supplemental at-home learning tools as well on their site. It is more than a learning kit, it is play and reading all bundled together with easy-to-follow guides. Teach My is award winning kits that provide everything necessary for learning the basics, all in a portable and storable case.

TeachMy Preschool

I used Teach My with my son when he was younger and was my favorite learning tool by far! He still remembers using our Teach My kits today at age 11. He took his case everywhere we went.

Connect with Teach My by visiting their website and follow on Facebook and Twitter.

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The Giveaway!

Teach My giveaway

For this giveaway feature Teach My will give (1) Preschool learning kit and (1) Kindergarten learning kit away so there will be 2 winners total. What is in these 2 kits?

Teach My Preschool contains unique and coordinated tools to teach reading, printing, numbers to 100 and early math. This is done with a magic drawing board to flashcards, posters and counters, the kit is full of learning toys to give your mini scholar a head start. Teach My Preschooler promotes kindergarten readiness, fine motor skills, hand eye coordination, parent-child interaction and self-esteem

Teach My Kindergarten will teach spelling, money, telling time and the year. Your kindergartener can master 100 spelling words, counting money, analog and digital time as well as days of the week, months of the year, dates, years, weather and seasons.

This giveaway is sponsored by Teach My and proze fulfillment is of the sponsor. Open to US and ages 18+. Enter below! Giveaway ends on April 3, 2020. Good luck!

Books Reviews, Coronovirus 2020, Education, Parenting

The 5 Children’s Books To Read While in this Coronavirus Pandemic

Erin Sluka

Guess what? We just all became homeschool parents! What does this mean? What exactly do we do? This is a hard question and many of us are still waiting on resources and word from Teachers as they scramble to make sense of all of the learning effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

There are obvious steps we can take now that they are home for a while. Get them moving and keeping a ‘PE log’ is one thing we can start. Signing up for online learning portals and reading books or mini book reports for the older children.

Here is a list of the 5 children;’s books to read about this coronavirus pandemic.

Something Bad Happened: A Kid’s Guide to Coping With Events in the News – by Dawn Huebner

Provides comfort, support and action plans for children learning about troubling world events. Available on Amazon

How Are You Peeling? Foods with Moods by Saxton Freeymann

This is a book that asks all the right questions. And leaves you feeling great no matter what the answers are! Available on Amazon.

The Way I Feel by Janan Cain

The Way I Feel uses simple verses to help children connect the word and the emotion. Available on Amazon

What To Do When You’re Scared & Worried: A Guide for Kids by James Crist

This is a book kids can turn to when they need advice, reassurance, and ideas. Available on Amazon

Is a Worry Worrying You? by Ferida Wolff

This book addresses children’s worries with humor and imagination Available on Amazon