Your Child, Ages 7-11

Dear Parents,

Happy Mother's Day! Let your family in on the top 10 gifts moms want, and find arts and crafts projects and celebration ideas for your kids.

Children's Book Week is May 12-18. Pick up some great reads for kids, such as Holes, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and A Wrinkle in Time.

Finally, celebrate the spring with printables. Welcome the season, learn about spring flowers, and celebrate the holidays in May. And don't forget to sign up for our printables newsletter!

From the Editors at FamilyEducation.com

Celebrating Mother's Day
Mother's Day is Sunday, May 11.

Top 10 Gifts Moms Want Mother's Day Cards and Printable Gifts Quiz: Which TV Mom Are You? Superior Mothers Quiz Best Gifts for Mom

Mother's Day Crafts Kids Can Make Mother's Day Ideas for Kids What My Mother Taught Me More on Mother's Day

Books for Kids
Celebrate Children's Book Week with these great reads.

Holes by Louis Sachar Half Magic by Edward Eager Bunnicula by Deborah and James Howe A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer Charlotte's Web by E.B. White More Books for Kids

Spring Printables
Settle into spring with seasonal printables.

Welcome Spring Listen for Sounds of Spring Spring-Tissue Mobile Spring Flowers Are Multiplying

Flowers Everywhere Spring Sprouts Salad Describe the Rainy Day Baseball Fun All About Memorial Day Printables Center

FE Blogs
Get to know the bloggers on FamilyEducation.com! Read Aliki McElreath's Professor Mom and Todd Lieman's Skadaddle.

There are those extra "parental moments" that remind us that we’re parents. They might be something as simple as reading stories at bedtime, helping get dressed, changing diapers, or someday helping with the homework. But, perhaps nothing provides more of the "parenting rush" and test of our instincts than caring for a sick kid.
— Todd Lieman, Skadaddle. Read more!

Top 10 Nutritious Beverages and Snacks
We have great ideas for nutritious snacks your kids will love, complete with easy-to-make recipes. Sponsored by Capri Sun.

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