Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree by Robert Barry
When Mr. Willowby gets a Christmas tree, it's the biggest tree he's ever seen. Too tall for his mansion, his butler chops off the top. And the story takes you through what happens to that treetop, bringing holiday cheer to seven different families along the way. If you were a child of the late 70s or early 80s, you might remember that Captain Kangaroo read this book on his show each year. (Or the '90s Muppets TV special with Robert Downey Jr.) It's a sweet, classic story that we love sharing with our kids.
Today's International Mountain Day. Celebrate with a free activity sheet from the Wee Workshop, featuring Dowd (who lives in the mountains). Download it now.
As we prepare for the holidays, here are a few pins that inspired us this week.
Stumped on stocking stuffers? Finger heroes to the rescue!
When we think of Santa's workshop, we imagine elves crafting toys like this and this, or this. Or wood puzzles like this one.
These cardboard animals from KartonKarton invite imaginative play.
We're a little obsessed with terrariums. Especially when they involve dinosaurs.
OK, I'm in. Hand-cut sayings make one-of-a-kind wall art.
Our boys' favorite holiday book is one that we loved as kids. What better holiday tradition than sharing the same stories together each year?
Wee Society art prints make special gifts for the holidays. And the cardboard tubes they arrive in can become a rocket, spy scope or extra-big magic wand.
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Richard Scarry's The Animals' Merry Christmas by Kathryn Jackson
We loved reading this book each December when we were kids. The simplicity and spirit of the stories are perfect for the season. (See, kids? The Hedgehog family is thrilled with getting an apple for Christmas.)
What better holiday tradition than discovering the same special stories together each year?
Now that the cold weather is here, we wish we could just wear PJs like CJ. Download and print this activity sheet free from the Wee Workshop, and create some super-awesome PJs for CJ.
Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin
If we had to pick just one book that's a favorite with our almost-three-year-old bibliophiles, it would be really, really hard. But here's the winner – silly, imaginative and brilliantly hilarious. Dragons love tacos. But if a dragon eats spicy salsa, LOOK OUT. (Unfortunately, the book uses the work "hate;" we replace it with "loathe" or "REALLY don't like.") Our kids love to re-tell the story – and as a side benefit, now they love eating tacos.
Wee Society has the perfect holiday gift for your little creative genius-to-be.
Through December 7, Wee You-Things Blocks are $15 off with the promo code BLOCKS15. And for all Wee Society Shop orders made by December 19, one of our illustrator elves will create a surprise one-of-a-kind hand-drawing/lettering on your gift-wrapped package. We want it to be the cutest thing under your tree.
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