Category: Artsplorers Discover

Listening Ears On!: A Review of Scratch ‘N’ Sniff by The Sticker Club
February 7, 2019 No Responses

Listening Ears On!: A Review of Scratch ‘N’ Sniff by The Sticker Club

I’ve always been a bit of an old soul in terms of musical taste, so the sweet 60’s inspired pop sound of The Sticker Club hits me right in my toe-tapping retro happy place. Oh, and the kids seem to...
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6 Great Kids’ Christmas Albums for the Whole Family
November 30, 2018 No Responses

6 Great Kids’ Christmas Albums for the Whole Family

For the “Listening Ears On!” kid’s music series, I usually review just one album, so, I thought I’d choose a single kids’ Christmas album this month. That was quite obviously impossible, so instead, I picked 6 of the jazziest, roc...
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20 Gorgeous Australian Picture Books From 2018
November 22, 2018 6 Responses

20 Gorgeous Australian Picture Books From 2018

Never mind the hard covers and pointy edges, I am of the opinion that books are the warmest, fuzziest gifts that you can give a kid. Picture books, in particular, are most children’s earliest exposure to art and literature, so...
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The Best Gifts for Dance Kids: Keep Them on Their Toes!
November 15, 2018 No Responses

The Best Gifts for Dance Kids: Keep Them on Their Toes!

Dance! For so many young dancers, it is a huge, wonderful part of their lives. If you have a dancer in your life, they probably have some dance related items on their Christmas wish list. I wanted to compile a...
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6 Early Reader Chapter Book Series With Fabulously Feisty Heroines
November 9, 2018 No Responses

6 Early Reader Chapter Book Series With Fabulously Feisty Heroines

(This post contains affiliate links) When my Miss 5 was about around 4-1/2, we started trying chapter books, in addition to reading picture books. I wasn’t sure if she’d have the attention span for them, but from the start, she’s...
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Listening Ears On!: A Review of Keep It Real by Caspar Babypants
October 30, 2018 No Responses

Listening Ears On!: A Review of Keep It Real by Caspar Babypants

A disco hippo, an bubble trying to stay out of trouble, penguins in California, a dancing flower, and a robot with a lot of feelings: These clever creatures (along with that rainbow unicorn on the album cover) are a pretty...
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Book Review: All the Ways to Be Smart by Davina Bell & Allison Colpoys
October 24, 2018 No Responses

Book Review: All the Ways to Be Smart by Davina Bell & Allison Colpoys

*This post contains affiliate links.* My Miss 5 started kindergarten this year and, if you haven’t yet reached this milestone, my goodness is school hard work these days! They ask a lot of these little people. It’s been amazing to...
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Listening Ears On!: Review of Bunny Rumble by Bunny Racket
September 27, 2018 No Responses

Listening Ears On!: Review of Bunny Rumble by Bunny Racket

Did your rock and roll days screech to a halt when you became a parent? I know, I know! We all used to be so much cooler! But, young kids and rock music can just feel so incompatible.  True story...
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Listening Ears On!: Storytime Singalong Volumes 1 & 2 by Emily Arrow
August 28, 2018 No Responses

Listening Ears On!: Storytime Singalong Volumes 1 & 2 by Emily Arrow

Between Book Week and Love Your Bookshop Day, I was deep into the wonderful world of children’s books this month. Not to waste a good theme, I had the idea that, surely, someone must have done an album about children’s...
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A Book My Child Adores: Mopoke by Philip Bunting
August 24, 2018 No Responses

A Book My Child Adores: Mopoke by Philip Bunting

This week I have been sharing posts by some of my favourite bloggers about a book or books that are much loved by their children. We’ve had a wonderful range of kid-tested reads, and I’m concluding the series with a...
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