When my child asks questions or tells me they’re interested in learning something, they know what to expect. A stack of library books and maybe an activity kit or two. Interest led learning empowers our kids to be self-led learners, teaches them they can learn about anything, and keeps them curious about everything!
Below, you’ll find ideas for your next book club party and other ideas inspired by our family 2024 theme: The Lord of the Rings. There is also the occasional post about a themed birthday party! Yup, I use those birthday party themes as opportunities to find fun books, too!
- Fun Beginner Books for Emerging Readers
Our favorite chapter beginner books from the series Big Foot and Little Foot, Marvin and James, Mercy Watson, and Deckawoo Drive. - Diverse Celebrations for October 31: Halloween and Reformation Day
We are once again diving into the history of Halloween! And this year, we found another significant event that occurred on October 31: Reformation Day. - Best Baseball Biographies for Kids
Never did I ever…think I’d become a baseball mom! But I have three who are in the sport and I do what I do best: support them with books! Here is a pretty long list of inspirational and diverse baseball biographies in picture book form. I… Read more: Best Baseball Biographies for Kids - Christopher Columbus Books: An Honest Look at the Real Story
What do you remember about Columbus from your own social studies classes? Take an honest look at the real story with these Christopher Columbus books. - Book Club for Middle Schoolers: Our Selections 2024-2025
We had a fun second year of our book club for middle schoolers (although we only had two middle schoolers)! Here are all the ideas, links and discussion guides that we used for our meetings! This post may contain Amazon Affiliate Links. I may earn a few… Read more: Book Club for Middle Schoolers: Our Selections 2024-2025 - Lost History of Ukraine: the Holocaust, Holodomor, and Chernobyl
Here are three chapter books that highlight the lost history of Ukraine. They feature the Holodomor, Chernobyl, and the Holocaust. - Interesting Books about JRR Tolkien
Our family fun theme for 2024 was based on Tolkien’s books: . But here is a list of books about JRR Tolkien and the fantasy setting of his books! - Books about Mushrooms and More
This term’s nature study is: mushrooms! I found fun books about mushrooms and added videos and projects. - Books on Fairies and How to Build Fairy Houses
What do we do with all the nature that our kids bring home? (It’s not just my kids, right?) The best stick! A favorite rock! The prettiest leaf! Okay, I’m guilty of it, too. Cue…the building of Fairy Houses. - Book Party Ideas: Our Year In Review with Book Club
We had so much fun celebrating books with our book club last year! With each discussion, we had a “book party.” If you’re new to the idea, read on! - Kids Books about the Olympics: Ancient and Modern
There are so many inspirational picture book biographies featuring the events of the Summer Olympics! Here are the ones that I managed to nab from the library. We are going to read these picture books about the Olympics in the week leading up to the opening… Read more: Kids Books about the Olympics: Ancient and Modern - Learn about Egypt in the Modern Day
We took a week to learn about Egypt in the modern day: food, a book party about Ra the Mighty, the capital, the religion, the language, & historical events. - The Best Books about Dragons: from Silly to Scientific
It’s the Year of the Dragon for this Lunar New Year cycle! Here’s a compilation of books about dragons, from scientific to just plain silly. - Celebrate Purim with Baking, Books, and Beyond
In 2024, Jewish people begin to celebrate Purim at sunset on March 23. These are the ways in which we, as a Christian family, learned about Purim this year! - A Dinosaur and Dragon Themed Birthday Party
My youngest is really into dinosaurs and dragons right now! I threw him a Dinosaur themed party for his 7th birthday. The previous week, I had already thrown him a Lord of the Rings themed party with my side of the family. I would have preferred… Read more: A Dinosaur and Dragon Themed Birthday Party - Lego Ninjago Birthday Cake and FoodMy son wanted a Lego Ninjago birthday cake and party for his 6th birthday. I made it Japan-themed as well, tying in the Lego ninjago theme to historical ninjas in Japan. Homemade Fortune Cookies Would it surprise you to find out that fortune cookies are Japanese-American… Read more: Lego Ninjago Birthday Cake and Food