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Books can make you laugh, take you on an adventure, and teach you something…sometimes all in one.  Here are some great kids books that you should check out! There are some of my family’s absolute favorites.  I’m sure you’ll notice a bit of a trend, however, if you’re a parent you’ll understand if you’ve had kids that are 4 and 6.

You’ll notice that Pete the Cat is by far a big favorite.  He’s funny, entertaining and there’s always a good lesson behind his stories which I love. “The Book With No Pictures” is a must for every child I think.  It’s funny, creative, and uses a lot of imagination.  With any of the books below, you won’t go wrong though!

If you use the epic! app, these are some great books that are available.  I love this app because we can try out books (without having to visit the library) and we can read them as much as we’d like without having to worry about where we can store them. There are a ton of books that you can get through epic, even ones that will read to your child.  They have fiction and non-fiction books, as well as instructional videos available.  The books below are some of our favorites that we’ve checked out on epic! There are these and more great kids books that you should check out through the app!

1. Bernstein Bears and The Neighborly Skunk
2. The Octonauts & The Sea of Shade
3. Thomas the Tank Engine
4. Clifford The Big Red Dog
5. The Magic Schoolbus
6. Discovery Series- Baby Monkeys, Baby Dogs, Baby elephants & more!
7. National Geographic Little Kids Look and Learn- Opposites!
8. Bear Says Thank You by Michael Dahl
9. The Itsy Bitsy Spider
10. Brands We Know- LEGO by Sarah Green (This book is cool for kids that are a little older but my kids love Legos though and found the information very interesting)
11. National Geographic Kids- Amelia Earhart
12. Dino-Dancing by Lisa Wheeler
13. Follow That Fraggle! By Louise Gikow

Books are a GREAT way to take an adventure but stay in doors!  Do your kids have a favorite book? Share them with us in the comments!

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*This post includes affiliate links, meaning if you decide to purchase something from it I may receieve a small comission at no additional charge to you.*

Books can make you laugh, take you on an adventure, and teach you something…sometimes all in one.  Here are some great kids books that you should check out! There are some of my family’s absolute favorites.  I’m sure you’ll notice a bit of a trend, however, if you’re a parent you’ll understand if you’ve had kids that are 4 and 6.

You’ll notice that Pete the Cat is by far a big favorite.  He’s funny, entertaining and there’s always a good lesson behind his stories which I love. “The Book With No Pictures” is a must for every child I think.  It’s funny, creative, and uses a lot of imagination.  With any of the books below, you won’t go wrong though!

If you use the epic! app, these are some great books that are available.  I love this app because we can try out books (without having to visit the library) and we can read them as much as we’d like without having to worry about where we can store them. There are a ton of books that you can get through epic, even ones that will read to your child.  They have fiction and non-fiction books, as well as instructional videos available.  The books below are some of our favorites that we’ve checked out on epic! There are these and more great kids books that you should check out through the app!

1. Bernstein Bears and The Neighborly Skunk
2. The Octonauts & The Sea of Shade
3. Thomas the Tank Engine
4. Clifford The Big Red Dog
5. The Magic Schoolbus
6. Discovery Series- Baby Monkeys, Baby Dogs, Baby elephants & more!
7. National Geographic Little Kids Look and Learn- Opposites!
8. Bear Says Thank You by Michael Dahl
9. The Itsy Bitsy Spider
10. Brands We Know- LEGO by Sarah Green (This book is cool for kids that are a little older but my kids love Legos though and found the information very interesting)
11. National Geographic Kids- Amelia Earhart
12. Dino-Dancing by Lisa Wheeler
13. Follow That Fraggle! By Louise Gikow

Books are a GREAT way to take an adventure but stay in doors!  Do your kids have a favorite book? Share them with us in the comments!

Looking for More? Check out this post!

We’re super busy during the month of December, with Christmas and then my son’s birthday on New Year’s Eve.  We try and separate his birthday from Christmas so it’s a rush the last week of December getting everything prepared.   We’ve had some fun birthday themes, and when trying to come up with this one it wasn’t too hard. I think it’s a perfect party for a 4-year-old boy!  He absolutely loves the Hulk and anything “Hulk Smash,” and when my sister got married back in June there was a dance floor at the reception that he went nuts over.   So we combined the two and had a great time!

The Details of the Hulk Smash Dance Party

My husband had serious doubts when I told him what I wanted to do.  I think when I said dance party for some reason I think he pictured ballerinas.  However, by the time we decorated he was a believer lol.

Originally we hoped to do it outside, but the weather turned rainy and cold so the night before we opted to do it in the garage.  We wrapped a thick black plastic around the garage to cover up some storage bins and the windows. I bought a pack of silver fringe curtains and we hung one in the entrance way of the garage.  The remaining fringe curtains we hung up on the wall as a photo backdrop.

I found the cutest disco ball cups for the kids on Amazon.  I added the “Hulk Smash” fist to them to tie it all together.  We made a green punch to be “hulk” juice.

The cake turned out AMAZING!  My mom made the cake and icing and my sister decorated it.  The fist was made out of pound cake covered with fondant.

The inside of the cake was green with purple icing.  The crumbs around the bottom are oreo.   In case you’re wondering…oreo and buttercream go very well together!

I used my Cricut and some vinyl to cut out this Hulk image that was placed on the plastic behind the cake.  My son really liked it.  In fact, it’s now on the wall beside his bed.

We had some Christmas lights that you could set and change colors on, so we hung them around the garage and set them to green.  We also had some green dance party lights that were on the floor while the kids were dancing and a DJ Party Laser light that was on the walls and floor.

I set up a playlist on my Amazon music with for my Echo and the kids had a blast dancing and playing. There is definitely a difference in the speaker quality of the Echo and the Echo Dot.  I got a pack of LED light up party favors and glow sticks that were a big hit.  The kids had a blast playing with them.

The laser lights were crazy! It really messed with your eyes when it was dark in there but the kids had a blast with it and they didn’t seem to bother their eyes at all.

Dancing, Playing, & Fun For All!

It all turned out fantastic, and my little boy could not have been happier.  I think this will definitely be a birthday to remember!

Other Birthday Parties we’ve done:

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