OK kiddos from 3 to 103. I’ll just let you know, right up front, that I’m here for you. Because I know that you fit into one of these categories. You are the: Cream of the crop Top of the heap Bee’s knees Cat’s meow Best thing since sliced bread And maybe you’ve even come up with something else you … The rest of the story…
Tag Archives: Short Poems For Kids
Oliver Treze was born to write bright. And that was his answer when anyone asked what he did for a living. He’d smile a quarter smile and reply, “I write bright.” So, every morning, he sat in the shade of olive trees to write bright words. Words to wake the whimsy. Words to wake the joy. All for flights of … The rest of the story…
I remember learning the Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep prayer way before I “went to school.” Naturally, I didn’t get the full meaning of it, at the time. Because I was a little kid. I just loved the sound of the rhyme. “Now I lay me down to sleep. I pray the Lord my soul to keep.” Did … The rest of the story…
Back in 2013 (hard to believe that’s already ten years ago) I challenged myself to write rhymes for kids 100 days in a row. And I met that challenge. I received a lot of positive feedback for most of the rhymes. And I didn’t get any negative feedback. Which is good. Because there would have been serious repercussions. Just kidding … The rest of the story…
What has the potential for too much air noise along with serious temperature and humidity problems? You guessed it! Tiny zones. And who hasn’t awaken from a nightmare filled with those? Right? Tiny zones are like pushing 10 pounds of air through 1 pound of ductwork. Yeah, you’re only gonna have problems when you try to force a fixed amount … The rest of the story…
The butterfly effect and chaos theory originated in hopeless minds. There. I said it. And it’s up to you to convince me I’m wrong. Otherwise, I’m right. But just because those minds were hopeless doesn’t mean there’s not an infinite amount of reasons to remain hopeful. Far from it. The butterfly effect doesn’t account for Truth. And truth provides the … The rest of the story…
I don’t know this, personally. But “inside sources” say Bruce Willis, Emma Stone, David Beckham, Drew Barrymore, and Harrison Ford all have this in common. Not just the fact that they’re all “celebrities.” But they all have green eyes. Someone else, with much higher celebrity status, has green eyes. Elgielene. (pronounced el juh lean) For the neglected percentage of the … The rest of the story…
I used to wear out a can of tennis balls pretty fast. And on a regular basis, too. I loved the game so much that, if I couldn’t find someone to play, I’d practice against a brick wall of an elementary school in a small town in Kansas. I had the latest tennis balls, shoes, rackets, and other gear. And … The rest of the story…
Rhyme Time Podcast Episode 10
Hey there”Tony here with the Rhyme Time Podcast“Episode 10. In this week’s episode I read poems about” pink lemonade and pinwheels being a healthy, happy human kids and freedom what’s good for the brain how raining is just as important as sunshine the end of summer funny sounding expressions If you didn’t get a chance to read the articles…or if you’d … The rest of the story…
Grady’s Green Eyes Grady had green eyes and it was great… At least until it started getting late… ‘Cause even though he wouldn’t make a peep, Grady’s green eyes wouldn’t let him sleep. Grady’s green eyes glowed when it was dark… Which sometimes made his dog, Beethoven, bark. But what’s a glowing, green-eyed boy to do? Even with closed eyelids … The rest of the story…