Terrific Tips for Bringing A Meal to a Friend in Need!
In a recent Tip of the Week, I shared the website Lotsa Helping Hands with Busy Bee readers.  This website is a fantastic time saving innovation that assigns volunteers to the various tasks that a person or family in need might require. 
But when it comes […]

 Tip of the Week - Free Rice!
The name may sound a bit crazy, but Free Rice is one of the most fun and well intentioned websites I have ever come across! At freerice.com, visitors are invited to play a challenging vocabulary game by selecting the best definition for a given word, selecting from a choice of […]

 A Quick Guide to Choosing the Perfect Name for Your Baby!
For me, the best part of nine months of pregnancy was the delightful dilemma of choosing a name for our baby!  And I feel especially fortunate that I got to enjoy this process three times!  While there are many books and websites that offer baby […]

Creating a Fabulous Guest Room!

In a recent “Tip of the Week”, Create a Five Star Guest Room, I reminded readers to spruce up their guest rooms for holiday visitors and offered a few simple ideas to get started.  But if you are interested creating a more elaborate guest room, here are a few fun ideas!
Sheets
You […]

Fall Family Tradition - Building a Sukkah!
This week I had the unique opportunity to learn about the Jewish celebration of Sukkot and the very joyful and special tradition of building of a sukkah. 
While visiting a beautiful sukkah, I learned that they are small, temporary structures, built outdoors with two and a half or three walls […]

Get Out of Town!

This coming weekend marks the celebration of Columbus Day and for many of us, that means a three day weekend!  With only three days, you can’t travel too far from home, but Mad Maps, Inc. has come up with the perfect resource for planning a quick trip!
Mad Maps has created all sorts […]

Tailgate!

Sunday, September 23rd, marks the first official day of the Fall season and the weather in my part of the world is definitely cooperating!  The crisp air and blue sky bring to mind one of Fall’s best traditions, tailgating!  And so my thought for the week is to pick up tickets for a football game and […]

 Top Notch Tailgating!

In my most recent Tip of the Week, Tailgating, I encouraged Busy Bee readers to cook up some pre-game fun by hosting a tailgating party!  Generally speaking, tailgating is a terrific and inexpensive way to entertain, but if you want to take it up a notch, here are some clever enhancements!

Invitations

For a great […]

Great Resources
Listmania
At amazon.com you’ll find a service entitled Listmania which allows readers to access lists of suggested books arranged by grade level.  These lists each offer about four or five reading choices. 
Book Crush 
Another clever resource is entitled Book Crush: For Kids and Teens – Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment and Interest by Nancy Pearl.  In this […]

Mother-Daughter Book Group - How to Grow a Great Group!

I so thoroughly enjoy my own book group, that when my daughter and I were approached to join a Mother-Daughter Book Group, we were thrilled!  My daughter and I both share a love of reading and this was a perfect opportunity for some bonding and learning!  […]