Happy Holidays! New stories, songs and activities from Speakaboos

“A Christmas Carol” read by James Eckhouse
“The Story of Hanukkah” read by Peter Jacobson
“The Fir Tree” ready by Phil Brock

“A Christmas Carol” read by James Eckhouse
“The Story of Hanukkah” read by Peter Jacobson
“The Fir Tree” ready by Phil Brock
Allison Louie-Garcia posted a video titled “The decade according to 9-year olds.” For these kids, born in the year 2000, Selena Gomez and the Jonas Brothers are bigger celebs than Britney Spears, and dial-up internet is a long-lost relic. Since Speakaboos is a children’s website, we’re definitely looking out for interesting insights about technology from these kids:
The decade according to 9-year-olds from allison louie-garcia on Vimeo.
A study from Reading University in the UK says that toddlers are more likely to try unfamiliar foods if they’ve seen pictures of them already. Definitely an interesting hypothesis–if you’re having trouble getting your kids to eat their veggies, picture books could be the solution. Has someone told the publishing companies about this yet?
For details on the study check out the story at Telegraph.co.uk