Creative writing is a great tool to use in your homeschool. It offers an outlet for creativity and free expression, a place to explore ideas, and is an excellent way to practice communication skills. Check out this Homeschool Living for ideas for strategies for teaching creative writing, creative ways to encourage reluctant writers, and fun ways to use creative writing in your homeschool. Though far from the only subject you’ll teach in your homeschool, writing is one of the most important skills to start teaching early and to continue to develop over time. Creative writing influences cognitive development by encouraging organizational skills, building confidence, developing problem solving skills, and increasing communication and persuasion skills. Check out these four benefits of...
The Boss Baby is back and reporting for business in DreamWorks Animation’s THE BOSS BABY: FAMILY BUSINESS, a hilarious sequel guaranteed to bring the whole family together for non-stop adventure and laughs. On August 31, 2021 The Boss Baby Family Business is available to own on Digital and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-Ray™ and DVD on September 14, featuring an all-new short from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Building on the success of the first film, welcome back brothers Ted (Alec Baldwin) and Tim (James Marsden) as they’re introduced to a brand-new boss baby, Tim’s daughter Tina (Amy Sedaris), who is on a mission from BabyCorp. The entertainment extends beyond the film with all-new exclusive bonus features offering endless fun and sure to get the entire...
When Roy Henry Vickers speaks about his powerful new artwork “They Were Buried in the Night” he chokes up. “The angel is rising from the skulls of the children who have died, and her arms are uplifted, and there’s new life,” Vickers describes. “And that new life shines on us all. So the rays come from that beautiful little child. And that’s what I see. Healing will bring beauty back to the people, people will reconnect to the land, all of us, because we all live here, new life.” Vickers hopes the discovery of 215 children in unmarked graves at the former residential school in Kamloops, and the thousands that are sure to follow according to estimates by the Truth...
There's no getting around it. 2021 was a weird year for the movies. Audiences stayed away from theaters because of the pandemic. Studios rescheduled their major releases for 2022, crossing their fingers and gritting their teeth. Filmmakers and crews toiled away on sets protected by new Covid safety protocols. And perhaps most (in)famously, Warner Bros. decided to send its entire 2021 slate to theaters and HBO Max on the same day.And while this was a banner year for everything feeling weird and wrong and not at all like how things used to be just two years ago (these times are unprecedented, have you heard?), there's no getting around it: the movies have been good. Really! Movies made before the pandemic...
Countdown to Christmas with one of these best-selling Amazon Advent calendars! 🎅🏻 Is there anything more exciting for kids (and kids at heart) than counting down the days until Christmas? We think not! It may be early to start counting down, but it’s never too soon to start planning your favorite Christmas traditions. To get you thinking, we’re sharing some of Amazon’s most popular Advent calendars of 2021 that are sure to be a total hit! We’ve already started posting 2021 Advent Calendar deals! Here are 10 of the top-selling Advent calendars available on Amazon right now: *Please note that Amazon prices change often, and these were the current prices at the time of posting. 1. Bonne Maman 2021 Limited...
