Writings, Wanderings

Hard to believe but we are halfway through February already! I am unfortunately behind in my children's books reading goal for the year, but I do have a few more selections to share with you. Scuba Bunnies by Christine Loomis was actually a January read that I missed in my previous wrap-up...This adorable book followed several bunnies as they traveled from bath time into the ocean waters, all in engaging yet simple poetry. It would be fun to discuss their different animal encounters and find out what animal your child would most like to meet (I just hope they won't be disappointed that there aren't any sea creatures in their bathtub!) Bats at the Ballgame by Brian Lies is a beautiful addition to this series. With well-done drawings and an engaging rhyme pattern, I definitely recommend reading this one out loud together. Plus, there are a lot of cute parallels between the bats' baseball game and human ones. The storyline of Where to, Little Wombat b...

I am blessed to have the Mill Creek Metropark system not too far north of where I live. One of the closest units is the Metropark Farm in Canfield. I have pretty much just used the facility for the bike trail that runs between some of its farm land but Saturday late afternoon and early evening I attend Sunset on the Farm there. This is definitely a family-friendly event, one that I would recommend for families with kids between four and ten especially. Many of the activities are free. The corn maze had cute scarecrows at both entrances (which doubled as the exits) and was simple enough that you weren't going to be trapped inside for longer than fifteen minutes. The hay ride had the longest lines, and the ride itself really was probably less than a half mile loop that actually went on the bike trail for part of it. Getting to see the farm animals was fun; the babies were especially adorable. They had a few games for the kids and some live folk music. I also thought it was awesome ...