Kawaii Doodle Café: Learn to Draw Adorable Desserts, Snacks, Drinks & More

Kawaii Doodle Café: Learn to Draw Adorable Desserts, Snacks, Drinks & More

Your table is ready . . . Learn to draw over 100 adorable doodles of your favorite snacks, desserts, drinks, and more! Welcome to the Kawaii Doodle Café, where popular kawaii artist Faith Varvara shows you how to draw over 100 cute and tasty foods, both sweet and savory, with easy-to-follow step-by-step tutorials, including breakfast, lunch, snacks, à la carte items, pastries, [...]

Please, Thank you and Excuse Me Blitz

Please, Thank you and Excuse Me Blitz

  the lost art of mannerisms   Children's Book Date Published: April 5, 2023 Publisher: ‎Mindstir Media Cori Elba (Illustrator)   When your children are learning to speak, it can come out and grunts, screams, or yells. This can make it hard to understand them. To help them through this tough time, start by getting [...]

What Is Veterans Day? Circle Time

What Is Veterans Day? Circle Time

Come join us today at the Melville library as we celebrate Veterans day! With a special guest read along.. Ben and Amy learn why we honor veterans with a special holiday. Discover the amazing story of Veterans Day, the day when we honor the brave people who have defended our country. Veterans Day is not [...]

Mardi Gras Recipes: A Complete Cookbook of Cajun Holiday Dish Ideas!

Mardi Gras Recipes: A Complete Cookbook of Cajun Holiday Dish Ideas!

Who celebrates Mardi Gras, and what foods are served? What kinds of tasty treats are in store when you visit New Orleans for a holiday? Are Cajun and Creole dishes easy to prepare at home? When the Mardi Gras season descends on Louisiana – and especially New Orleans – it’s a party that almost no [...]

Celebrating Winnie the Pooh Day !

Celebrating Winnie the Pooh Day !

Ingre­di­ents: but­ter marsh­mal­lows Honeycomb cereal First decide what thick­ness of cereal bar you’d like. Because I was mak­ing them for young kids, I decided to make them in a 9×13 pan to make them fairly thin. But, the “nor­mal” recipe isn’t enough then. If you like them thicker, then I sug­gest a square 8×8 or [...]

DIY Macramé Plant Hanger :

DIY Macramé Plant Hanger :

This Thursday I am featuring my newest craft I am making. I tried Macrema a few years ago but I am ready to give it a try again. Macramé has been popular in many time periods, from Arabic weavers in the 13th century, to the Victorian era, to the 1970s. So, it’s no surprise that [...]

Craft Time ; Crochet Granny Squares for a Cause

Craft Time ; Crochet Granny Squares for a Cause

If you read my blog : you know that I love books and crafts. Today, I am highlighting a great Cause and Craft together : Love Squared Charity https://www.love-squared.org/how-to-help/ Love-Squared is in need of knitters and crochets to make squares to become patchwork afghans for our homeless children. We need 8 inch squares made from [...]

Thanksgiving at the Library :How to Catch a Turkey

Thanksgiving at the Library :How to Catch a Turkey

Can yo believe it's already time for Thanksgiving on Thursday! I am sharing a cute book with the kids and making a few crafts today at our local Library. Lisa How to Catch a Turkey A New York Times Bestseller! From the bestselling How to Catch series comes a festive turkey tale and Thanksgiving book for kids! [...]

Thankful, Grateful and Blessed

Thankful, Grateful and Blessed

Happy Thursday! Today's post is all about Books, Reading and Education. I was Blessed to have a Mom that was a Reader. GG with great grandson She loved Books and loved teaching others about reading and books. She volunteered in the local school system reading to children in the classrooms. She also helped raise the [...]

Haunted Louisiana : 3 Books to Check Out !

Haunted Louisiana : 3 Books to Check Out !

Haunted Lafayette Boilermakers Beware: There's a dark and secret side to Lafayette's history that is sure to send shivers down the spine. From storied specters and urban legends, like Amelia Earhart's tragic figure haunting hangar number one at Purdue University Airport and sightings of the ever-elusive Bigfoot, to haunted houses and battlefi elds, with a [...]