I am the first to admit I am 1,000,000% introverted and shy – through and through! However, I have come to realize that I have a desperate yearning for companionship – and not building a local community of friends was beginning to be detrimental. I wish I was being melodramatic! I decided to start a local…
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The Micro Library: A Small, Focused Collection from your Intentional Bookshelf
Simplicity, minimalism and focus are things I’ve become increasingly interested in on both a personal level and as ideals to bring into my motherhood. The entire concept of an “intentional bookshelf” truly stems from this belief that there is value in curating the books we read over and over with our children to reflect parts…
Kid Art Lit – Our Review
I’ve been buzzing to write this review of our Kid Art Lit box since we got it in the mail in April, but we chose to wait to open it until my hubby returned (after 2 months of solo parenting). Luckily, the suspense of waiting was not in vain, because it was full of so…
6 Ways To Save Money on Books
Welcome if you are brand new here! I hope to fill your heart and your mind with ways to be an intentional, purposeful parent, and to parent with literature. And if you are a veteran, welcome back! We are talking about something super practical today, because it just kind of makes a lot of sense…
Using SOUND to Make Reading FUN for Kids
I often get one of two responses when I talk to parents about reading with their children. On one end of the spectrum, I hear “I love reading with my kids, we read every day, it’s so fun!”. On the other end, I hear parents say “I want to read with my children but it’s…
Setting & Achieving a Family Reading Goal
It’s a new year (or maybe when you’re reading this it’s sometime in October and you’re sipping a pumpkin spiced latte…)! Regardless, you want to set a reading goal for yourself, your kids and your family and you need all the tips and tricks. Well have I got some good news for you – you have…
12 Perfectly Bookish Gift Ideas for Bookworm Kids
If there’s ever been a time where you have been looking around your home for your child, only to find them hidden away with a good book…you may have a bookworm kid! I understand these children, they get me and my own passion for literature (and I also have a bookworm kid / baby myself. …
10 Little Details To Make Your Child’s Reading Nook Magical
Creating a reading nook for your little one is a great way to encourage them to read more books – because it’s an awesome space they will want to hang out in! Recently I wrote a post all about the elements of a kid’s reading space that we love and that article is broadly focused (bookshelves…
Elements of Kids Reading Spaces We Love
In The Intentional Bookshelf I talk in great detail about the importance of creating a comfortable, relaxing and sacred space for reading. This is a space that makes you feel at ease and makes your child want to snuggle up or calm down and sit for story time. Everyone’s reading space will be different, just like the…
