We recently had a little bookmark craft camp at our house. We were running dangerously low on bookmarks, and I was grabbing random receipts and junk mail to mark my spot.

Now, we have lots of pretty bookmarks use, and some extras for gift-giving, too.

I’m sharing our three favorite bookmark crafts at Simple Kids today – there’s sewing, painting, and collage-making.

See you there!

Despite our lack of wintery weather, we’re still enjoying our stack of snow-themed books and gearing up for cold days to come. Audio books, hot chocolate, and cold winter days are a perfect pair!

I have complied a Winter Audio Book Playlist, perfect for car rides, afternoon quiet time, or bad weather days when you’re stuck indoors. Each selection is available for purchase at Audible Kids, for $4.00 or less per book. Many of the kids’s audio books are only 99¢!

Amelia Bedelia’s First Valentine by Herman Parish

Frog and Toad All Year by Arnold Lobel

Nate the Great and the Mushy Valentine by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

Owl Moon by Jane Yolen

Silly Tilly’s Valentine by Lillian Hoban

Snow Bear by Miriam Moss

Snow Dog Marley by John Grogan

The Gingerbread Man (Scholastic)

There Was a Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow by Lucille Colandro

The Three Snow Bears by Jan Brett

A few tips:

To view book prices, you have to create and log into your account. You can sign-up for a monthly membership, but you can also make “a la carte” purchases of the books you want.

With your audio book purchases from Audible, you can only burn one CD, but you can put the books on your iPods, listen on your computer, etc.

For more audio book ideas, check out these posts:

Fun & Silly Audio Books for Kids

Spring Audio Books for Kids

Fall Audio Books for Kids

Don’t forget to check your library for audio books, too. Ours has an excellent selection of kids’ chapter books on CD and picture book/audio packs.

Happy listening!

I’m sharing a few ideas for capturing children’s creative storytelling at Simple Kids today. Here is a sneak peek:

There is really nothing like the imagination of a young child. Long before they can write their own stories, children are ready and eager to tell their own stories. It is wonderfully empowering for a child to see her words written down as a “real” story. So, what are you waiting for? Grab some paper and get started!

Need a little inspiration to get the creative juices flowing? Head over to Simple Kids to continue reading and join in the conversation.

See you there!