Growing up, having an Advent calendar was a fun part of my family’s holiday celebrations. Opening up a little cardboard door or window each morning from December 1st added a nice sense of anticipation and a handy visual countdown to how many days were left until Christmas. Later, my own children invariably squabbled over who …
We’ve reached the stage of the summer when camps are winding down, friends may be out of town, the weather is really hot and sticky – and those dreaded words “I’m bored!” ring out. So how to fill the last few weeks before school starts without resorting to too much screen time? Parents and caregivers, …
This blog post was written by Kimberly Grossett, a Junior Fellow in the Library’s Informal Learning Office. During the summer, many families take to the road to their favorite vacation spots. Whether it’s to the beach, the mountains, anywhere in between, these journeys don’t have to be boring. Travelers on Route 66–the “Mother Road”– have …