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Pollinators Book Helps Kids Make an Impact
An alarming article from The Guardian recently pointed out a statistic from a recent study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health: “The global loss of pollinators is causing about 500,000 early deaths a year by reducing the supply of healthy foods.” The study is the first to quantify the human health toll of insufficient wild pollinators.
With this information in mind, I’d like to point you to a new book that seeks to educate young readers about the importance of pollinators. World of Pollinators: A Guide for All Explorers: Fun Projects, Over 400 Amazing Facts about Plants, Bees, Beetles, Birds and Butterflies (Creative Homeowner) teaches children the importance of pollinators, along with exciting outdoor DIY projects and activities that make a difference!
Have fun while making an impact! Jam-packed with tons of awesome information all about nature, World of Pollinators teaches children the importance of pollinators, along with exciting outdoor DIY projects and activities that make a difference! Engaging and fun, kids will read and learn about important pollinating insects and other valuable nature topics, from what pollen is and how it works to why some insects and birds are pollinators while some are not. Also included are illustrated guides showing different types of birds, insects, and flowering plants that attract pollinators, regional maps, and awesome fun facts on state birds across the United States! This educational and hands-on book also provides exciting outdoor projects for kids that are fun as they get involved in nature while also protecting it, including how to make a butterfly house, how to plant a pollinator haven in a flowerpot and more. World of Pollinators is an excellent resource for parents and teachers to encourage, educate, and inspire children about pollinators and helping the environment, all while having fun! The book will launch on May 9.
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KidsCrafts – crafting the next generation of mighty women.
Kids Crafts is proud to celebrate Women’s History Month of Girl Child, a day that recognizes the distinctive needs of girls and encourages efforts for their empowerment. This year, we hope to see progress in empowering girls around the world! Let’s take a moment to celebrate the unique challenges girls face around the world and commit to working together to end gender inequality.
Kids Crafts, this woman-owned company is on a mission to expose girls to the stories of mighty women who have trailblazed a path before them. Through these crafts, girls have the opportunity to learn the stories of these remarkable women and create a tangible keepsake to remind them to be a trailblazer and not a spectator.
Make And Sell Poppin’ Paper Clips Craft Kit
Ages 8+
Transform her love for crafting into a profitable business with this Poppin’ Paper Clip Business in a Box! This kit includes everything she needs to create 45 unique and irresistible paper clips (6 sets) with tassels, pom poms, butterflies and more. Impress customers with pretty packaging and show off her creations on custom designed cardstock paper clip cards. But it’s not just about the crafting – this kit also comes with the InnovateHER™ Business Guide, a step-by-step workbook to help plan and run a successful business. Give her the gift of creativity and entrepreneurship with this fun and functional craft kit.
• 45 gold paper clips
• 6 Puffy embellishments
• 6 Glitter globes
• 6 Tassels
• 6 Plastic glitter embellishments
• 6 Butterflies
• 10 Fancy ribbons
• 10 Pom poms
• 6 Custom designed cardstock paper clip cards (to sell your creations)
• The InnovateHER™ Business Guide to help plan your biz from start to finish
Discover like Maria Bead Stair Pom-Pom Mobile Craft Kit
Ages 8+
Ignite your child’s creativity with Kids Crafts Montessori-inspired pom-pom mobile kit. Based on Maria Montessori’s innovative education system, this mobile encourages self-discovery and exploration. Your child will have fun creating their own hanging art piece using colorful pom-poms and twine, just like the Montessori Bead Stairs. They can choose their own color scheme or follow the rainbow pattern. The finished product will serve as a daily source of inspiration and motivation. The kit includes everything needed for a successful project.
Kids Crafts™ believes every girl has the power to change the world. Crafts are more than beads, paint, or jewels — they’re the tools that inspire girls to embrace their creativity and be whoever they want to be.
By sharing the stories of female trailblazers, entrepreneurs, and creators c is showing the next generation of leaders that anything (and everything!) is possible.
More than just a “girl activity”, Kids Crafts™ blends education, entertainment, creativity, and fun into a lifestyle brand for preteens. Kids Crafts build up girls by teaching them skills, helping them express themselves through art, and encouraging them to think outside of the box.
Kids Crafts™ is a woman-owned small business and social impact is at the heart of what they do. Kids Crafts are proud to donate a portion of their proceeds to non-profit organizations that empower girls across the globe.
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Diesel Del Mar –Sunday April 16th a 3:00 pm –Noa Nimrodi discusses and signs “Not So Shy”.
Join us! on Sunday April 16th at 3:00 pm as DIESEL, A Bookstore in Del Mar welcome Noa Nimrodi to the store to discuss and sign Not So Shy.
This event is free to attend and will be held at DIESEL, A Bookstore in Del Mar.
Free seating is limited. To reserve a seat, please purchase one copy of a book for one seat.
Noa Nimrodi Event Seat Reservation
Twelve-year-old Shai hates everything about moving to America from Israel. She’s determined to come up with a plan that will get her back home (and away from her molecular-biologist dad, who’s job has made them move, and his involvement in GMO’s might create even more trouble for her). Maybe she can go back with her grandparents when they come visit. Or maybe she can win the drawing competition that’s offering a a plane ticket to any destination in the world as a grand prize. Meanwhile, though, she’s stuck in seventh grade at an American school, where she has to communicate in English and get used to American ways of doing things. Worst of all, she faces antisemitism up close for the first time. But she also finds support and friendship where she least expected it and starts to see her new life with different eyes. Maybe home doesn’t have to be the place she’s always lived. Maybe home can be a place in the heart.
Noa Nimrodi is an Israeli-American author/illustrator living near the Pacific Ocean in Southern California. Working in the design team of window dressers for the largest Israeli book-chain (Steimatzky), Noa fell in love with children’s books which led her to write two of her own (one which she also illustrated. Both published in Israel by Korim Publishing house) In 2009 Noa moved from Israel to California with her husband and three kids. Seeing her children face the same challenges as she did (moving back-and-forth between Israel and the US as a child) inspired Noa to write her Middle Grade debut, Not So Shy.
Event date:Sunday, April 16, 2023 – 3:00pmEvent address:Diesel, A Bookstore Del Mar12843 E Camino Real Suite 104San Diego, CA 92130
Not So Shy
Binding Type: PaperbackPublisher: Kar-Ben Publishing (R)Twelve-year-old Shai hates everything about moving to America from Israel.
She’s determined to come up with a plan that will get her back home. Maybe she can go back with her grandparents when they come to visit. Or maybe she can win a drawing competition that offers a plane ticket to any destination in the world as the grand prize. Meanwhile she’s stuck navigating seventh grade in a language that used to be just a subject in school. As Shai faces antisemitism but also gains support from unexpected sources, she starts to see her new life with different eyes. Maybe home is a place in the heart.
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Empower Tween Girls This Women’s History Month – Kids Crafts is on Amazon and Shareasale
If there was ever a time to support young girls, it’s now! We found a woman-owned company that is on a mission to expose girls to the stories of mighty trailblazing women like Maya Angelou, Rosa Parks and Amanda Gorman. Each themed craft provides the opportunity for girls to learn the stories of these remarkable women and create a tangible keepsake to remind them to be a trailblazer and not a spectator. They are perfect for tweens ages 8+ and make great gifts.
Kits starting at $24.99, Available on their website, Amazon and ShareASaleKids Crafts believes every girl has the power to change the world. They also believe crafts are more than beads, paint, or jewels — they’re the tools that inspire girls to embrace their creativity and be whoever they want to be.Two of our favorite collections are below. Both are perfect for gifting and/or using to celebrate International Women’s Day.LeadHER Collection:Modern craft kits built around amazing trailblazing women. Each kit tells the story of a wise leader, providing the opportunity for girls to learn how to step into their power. From the BRAVE like Rosa “Nah” punch kit, to the SPEAK like Maya Rainbow Wall Hanging Craft kit, the LeadHER Collection was created to remind girls how strong (and flawed) people can make change happen by being true to themselves and standing up for what they believe in.
InnovateHER Collection:This collection is designed to jumpstart your girl’s first business! This collection features everything she’ll need to construct, package, and sell the handmade crafts she creates. The kit also includes the Mighty Girl Biz Plan (think of it as a business plan for pre-teens) to get her thinking like a boss.
Each purchase impacts girls around the world. Kids Crafts proudly donates a portion of their proceeds to nonprofit organizations working to empower girls across the globe. -
Oneshi Press’s to Launch Fantasy TTRPG + Coloring Book + Short Comic!
Oneshi Press proudly announces the planned launch of its first-ever fantasy tabletop role-playing game. The Mag Tower TTRPG Zine has launched on February 16, 2023, along with a coloring book and short comic, all set in the immersive sci-fi/fantasy universe of Children of Gaia.
The Mag Tower game will be launched on February 16 as part of Kickstarter’s “Zine Quest” open call, which invites creators to launch zines for new RPGs or to elevate existing ones.
About the Mag Tower TTRPG Zine:
A foreign power has invaded Rendaraia, laying waste to its most ancient civilizations. Now, soldiers descend upon the realm’s last stronghold of magical power: the Mag Tower, hidden for years in the deepest forests of Mitheraia. The Mag are reclusive elven sorcerers, guardians of the fabled
Mage Stones —powerful relics that they’ve sworn to protect with their very lives. House Vargas is the military leader of the Terran Empire, and it will stop at nothing to gain total control of Rendaraia’s greatest treasures. TIn the Mag Tower TTRPG, players can be on either side in the epic battle
to protect—or to steal—the Mage Stones!Set in the vast, immersive sci-fi/fantasy universe of Children of Gaia, the Mag Tower role-playing game is a simple one-off game that can be completed in30 to 45 minutes, and enjoyed by 1 to 10 players.
The Kickstarter campaign will include:
digital and print versions of the Mag Tower zine, including stunning art by Jayel Draco;
a digital tabletop simulator for groups playing virtually;
a Mag Tower theme song by David Gueringer;
art prints by Jayel Draco and Chris Covelli, co-creators of Children of Gaia;
custom-made gaming dice from Flutes’ Creations.“We’ve been looking forward to Zine Quest for months,” says Jayel Draco, co-founder of Oneshi Press and co-creator of Children of Gaia. “I’ve been co-creating Children of Gaia for decades, and the goal has always been for it to be immersive. A role-playing game will allow players to deeply experience the epic story for themselves!
But the TTRPG zine is only part of the excitement! The campaign will also present…
Mitheran Fauna: A Coloring Book by Shadowind
In the deeply magical Great Nation of Mithera, the creatures and plants, insects and fungus, are just as fantastical as the elven mages who devote their lives to the mystical arts. Now, in stunning line drawings, Shadowind presents an ecosystem that will dazzle your eyes and invite you in to color it however you like!
“Children of Gaia: Diplomacy,” a Short Comic
In this short comic by Children of Gaia co-creator Chris Covelli, Lacerta, and Cardinal Rae, tensions are rising between the Empire of Celes and the Great Nations of Rendaraia. As the son of the empire’s highest general, Siegfried Vargas attempts to resolve the conflict peacefully. But navigating strange customs and opposing ideals in the foreign capital of Mithera, Siegfried wonders if war may be inevitable.
“We’re thrilled to bring our first-ever coloring book into the world along side this zine. Shadowind really brings the magical world to life on the page with stunning art,” says Lynsey G, co-founder of Oneshi Press and editor of the game. “And we promise that the short comic ‘Diplomacy’ by Chris Covelli is truly going to be one of the most beautiful things you’ve ever seen.”
Oneshi Press will also plant a tree for every campaign backer as part of an ongoing partnership with OneTreePlanted.org that aims to reforest areas that need it most around the world. Oneshi Press launched the Kickstarter campaign for The Mag Tower on February 16, seeking to raise $1.200 to fund printing and distribution of the TTRPG zine, the coloring book, and the short comic in 28 days, concluding on March 16. The Mag Tower campaign is currently in pre-launch on Kickstarter. Follow the project and be notified when it launches!
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Pollinators Book Helps Kids Make an Impact
An alarming article from The Guardian recently pointed out a statistic from a recent study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health: “The global loss of pollinators is causing about 500,000 early deaths a year by reducing the supply of healthy foods.” The study is the first to quantify the human health toll of insufficient wild pollinators.
With this information in mind, there is a new book that seeks to educate young readers about the importance of pollinators. World of Pollinators: A Guide for All Explorers: Fun Projects, Over 400 Amazing Facts about Plants, Bees, Beetles, Birds and Butterflies (Creative Homeowner) teaches children the importance of pollinators, along with exciting outdoor DIY projects and activities that make a difference!
Have fun while making an impact! Jam-packed with tons of awesome information all about nature, World of Pollinators teaches children the importance of pollinators, along with exciting outdoor DIY projects and activities that make a difference! Engaging and fun, kids will read and learn about important pollinating insects and other valuable nature topics, from what pollen is and how it works to why some insects and birds are pollinators while some are not. Also included are illustrated guides showing different types of birds, insects, and flowering plants that attract pollinators, regional maps, and awesome fun facts on state birds across the United States! This educational and hands-on book also provides exciting outdoor projects for kids that are fun as they get involved in nature while also protecting it, including how to make a butterfly house, how to plant a pollinator haven in a flowerpot and more. World of Pollinators is an excellent resource for parents and teachers to encourage, educate, and inspire children about pollinators and helping the environment, all while having fun! The book will launch on May 9.
