If you’ve ever been around a three year old for very long, you may have experienced the “why syndrome”. Inquisitive little minds want to know…need to know why. For some reason this popped into my head this morning, and I decided to write answers to things little kids ask “why” questions about. It just so happened that I came up with 13 reasons why. … Read the rest…
Category Archives: Rhymes For Kids
It’s true that the brightest lights are in the darkest places. I’m sure you’ve also heard it said “it’s always darkest just before the dawn”. There’s a reason people come up with sayings like these. It’s usually because someone has gone through some terrible times and thought there would be no way out. But lo and behold…we all can get through those dark times … Read the rest…
When you’re young, still in school, and ready to go barefoot, those hot summer days are heavy on your mind. You start to picture yourself in a sparkling, clear pool with your friends. Or maybe you see yourself walking down white, sandy beaches. It just seems like it takes forever for those days to get here. You do your best to keep your mind … Read the rest…
I remember a long time ago I bought a birthday card for a friend. My favorite kind of birthday card was always the one that had a great picture on the front and was blank inside. That way I could write my own verse. Anyway…on this particular card I wrote a whole poem, which I don’t remember…and I don’t have a copy, but I … Read the rest…
What’s your favorite color? Mine’s blue. Do you like purple? Red? Pink? Orange? Yellow? Green? Brown? Do you like to see all the colors together in one giant arch? If so, you may be one of those rainbow riders. Rainbow riders are very special people. In the first place, they wear special boots that help them jump real high into the sky. Then they can … Read the rest…
In Colorado, a really fun thing to do is go walking in the woods on a day when the evergreen trees smell so good. Pine needles crunch under your feet, and creatures scamper off to hide as you round the bends of the trail. When it’s warm in the summer, you can still cool off in the forest. The wind whispers through the trees, … Read the rest…
Dreamers are often misunderstood. They’re thought of as eccentric, sometimes lazy, or believers in pie-in-the-sky nonsense. As much as I might disagree on a certain level, I still understand it. After all, a lot of dreamers appear to be in a fog a lot of the time. And many dreamers don’t have a clue as to how to build up a foundation for their … Read the rest…