Little Reads: Good Morning, Good Night Yoga

Yoga for kids is all the rage these days. These books especially. We checked Good Night Yoga out from the library a couple of times, and Isla loved it. So for Christmas this year, Santa brought her a yoga mat and these two awesome books.

Good Morning Yoga is a newer release that came out last March as a companion to Good Night Yoga. The book is filled with a very simple, text light story, that follows a simple yoga sequence. 

The illustrations are adorable. 

Quintessential downward dog pose. I love the addition of an actual dog.

With each pose, there is a short mantra about breathing and the pose you're doing.

Good Night Yoga was the original that came out in 2015. (I was surprised to see it's been out that long.)

Darling front end papers.

This is Isla's favorite pose. She can hit a tree pose like no one's business.

These books make cute, short, stories to read alone if you need a quick bedtime story, and of course, they're great for their primary inended purpose - getting kids doing yoga. Focusing on their breathing, practicing mindfulness. Every home and classroom would benefit from the use of these books. We have so much fun doing yoga together and these books are a wonderful, kid-friendly introduction.

Have you and your kids read these? What did you think?

Bookish Craft: Bunny Slopes

Guys, we did the simplest book craft today to go along with Bunny Slopes. And it was so much fun.

Bunny Slopes is about a bunny who wants to go skiing, but there isn't any snow. So the reader makes snow for the bunny by shaking the book. So I though we would make some snow today.

It was seriously the simplest craft/project/whatever we've ever done. You only need two ingredients - 3 cups of baking soda and 1/2 cup of conditioner (white, so it will be snow colored.)

Then you just mix it up. It's cool, a little bit slippery, smells good, and is really fun to bury My Little Pony figurines in. And it makes a huge mess, but it's easy to clean up.

I think it gets the Isla seal of approval. 

Do you do book related crafts? If so, tell me about them!

Little Reads: Bunny Slopes

Have you guys read Bunny Slopes yet? It's so cute!

A little bunny would really like to go skiing. But there's no snow! So, you create the snow by shaking the book. Then shaking it harder to make more snow.

Until there's too much snow, so you have to tap the top of the book to pack it down.

The reader helps the bunny tackle all sorts of obstacles until he lands (literally) back in his home to have some hot chocolate with his mom. It's a beautifully illustrated, super fun, interactive read perfect for fans of  Mix It Up, Press Here, and Don't Push the Button!, which is one of Isla's all time favorites. 

What are your favorite interactive books?

Little Reads: Tickle Monster

It's nearly Christmas, guys. If you're anything like me, you've been thinking about Christmas gifts for ages, so I thought I would take these last six weeks to share books that would make great gifts for littles.

First up? Tickle Monster. Have you seen this one yet? Santa actually brought this one to Isla last year for Christmas and it's been a hit every time we bring it out.