Connecting Central Iowa Families
Check Out the DSM Book Festival! Saturday, March 30, 2019, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Capital Square, Downtown Des Moines (DSM) If you’re like most people, spring fever is in full effect and you’re ready for warmer weather …
Kids Read in Grimes, Iowa It’s incredible the amount of research that has gone into supporting the benefits of reading to children. Study after study shows that early reading with children helps them learn to speak, interact, and bond with …
Story Time Any Time: How to Read Stories All Day Reading books at bedtime is great, but there are many ways to engage your child with stories throughout the day. Story time can happen at any time! Try these tips …
Read Aloud Joy with 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Did you know that the developing brain triples in growth in the first year alone, and is almost fully formed by age five? Or that a big predictor of student success is …
Disclosure: This post may contain Amazon affiliate links. 10 Ways to Celebrate Apple Days October is National Apple Month. What better time to enjoy one of our favorite fruits? Here are 10 fun ways to celebrate apple days. Go apple …