Crayons and Croissants

The Bear Report

April 11, 2016 by crayonsandcroissants

We were so excited to read The Bear Report recently, it is the newest book from one of our favorite authors. We love Thyra Heder‘s book FraidyZoo and when we couldn’t wait to investigate her newest book. Little M and I have read this book over and over again. It’s an exceptionally sweet story about a little girl named Sophie who does not want to research polar bears for her school project. She writes a few lines about bears (they’re big, […]

Categories: Read • Tags: books, Children, earth day, polar bears

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High Tea with the Tots

March 8, 2016 by crayonsandcroissants

There’s nothing quite like high tea. Bring the little ones along to these family-friendly high tea destinations! New York City While there are a number of choices for high tea with kids in New York City, our favorite may always be the children’s tea at the Plaza Hotel. The Eloise inspired tea menu includes apple and cinnamon cupcakes, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and pink cotton candy. Grownups have their own selection of tea menus. Visit the Eloise shop while you are there! Perfect […]

Categories: Bites, Jet Set • Tags: afternoon tea, Children, hotels, Travel

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Travel the World Without Leaving Home

March 4, 2016 by crayonsandcroissants

Take your kiddos on the trip of a lifetime with Maps. Curl up with your littlest armchair travelers and explore the world with this beautiful book. Maps includes gorgeous illustrations of cities, rivers, borders, and also details that are sure to appeal to children! Learn about iconic animals, colorful plants, cultural events, festivals and much more. We loved Maps so much, that we just had to check out the companion Maps Activity Book! It is filled with pages and pages of facts, […]

Categories: Jet Set, Read • Tags: books, Children, maps, Travel

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Listen Up!

March 3, 2016 by crayonsandcroissants

The Not-Its! are back with their sixth Album, Are you Listening? – and it’s definitely worth a listen. If you are looking for some new tunes for your little ones, this pioneer “kindie rock” band delivers with uptempo music that kids (and parents) are sure to enjoy. We love their high energy songs and Little M and Baby M are big fans. Parents can relate to catchy songs with titles like “Done With The Science Fair” and “Traffic Jam,” while kids […]

Categories: Play • Tags: Children, Music

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The Five Best Hotels for Little Chefs

February 19, 2016 by crayonsandcroissants

Planning a trip with the kids? These hotels all have special cooking classes and activities for young aspiring chefs! The Peninsula offers kids cooking classes at all of their USA hotels. Choose from the Little Bakers Class in Chicago, Kids in the Kitchen in New York or our personal favorite, Kids, Cookies And Cupcakes: Young Pastry Chefs Academy in Beverly Hills – where kids work with the hotel’s pastry chefs, learning the art of baking and decorating. Kids can create, nibble, sip (on milk) and […]

Categories: Bites, Jet Set

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The Importance of Being Little

February 17, 2016 by crayonsandcroissants

What do young children really need? Erika Christakis explores this question in her new book The Importance of Being Little: What Preschoolers Really Need from Grownups. Christakis draws on her experience at the Yale Child Institute Study Center and her time spent working as a preschool teacher to explore this issue. She encourages parents and teachers to ease up on academic workloads for children. This means less of a focus on academic-style early education and more of an emphasis on letting kids explore their […]

Categories: Motherhood, Read • Tags: Children, education

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Valentine’s Day Play Dough

February 10, 2016 by crayonsandcroissants

We recently made Valentine’s Day Play Dough using all natural ingredients – read on to find out the secret behind the deep pink color! Play dough is so easy to make at home and it’s an ideal craft for little ones. They love to help measure the ingredients, stir everything up and knead the dough. Playdough ingredients ½ cup of flour ½ cup of (dyed) water ¼ cup of salt ½ tbsp of cream of tartar 1 tbsp of cooking oil We […]

Categories: Craft • Tags: Children, Valentine's Day

Kid-Friendly Valentine’s Day Ideas

February 3, 2016 by crayonsandcroissants

Little ones are so fascinated by the idea of Valentine’s Day! Hearts, candy, chocolates – what’s not to love? Here are some of our favorite, kid-friendly ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day! We are such big fans of Tinkerlab, which is a wonderful source for children’s art projects and science experiments. We recently got the Tinkerlab book and use it almost every day to find new projects and ideas – We are all set to tackle building a drawbot (a drawing machine) next! But first, I’m […]

Categories: Bites, Craft • Tags: Children, Valentine's Day

Go on a Sightseeing Scavenger Hunt with City Scratch-Off Maps

February 1, 2016 by crayonsandcroissants

We recently discovered these City Scratch-Off Maps and now count them among our favorite travel guides. The maps are portable, colorful, interactive and very kid-friendly! We used the New York map to explore our city and enjoyed every minute of examining the map, deciding which landmark to visit next, and then – scratching away to reveal the facts and activities nearby. Little M loves discovering the pictures and text that are hidden below the scratch-off designs. we learned a lot of interesting facts […]

Categories: Jet Set • Tags: Family Travel, Guidebook

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