Tips to Reading and Writing in the Midst of Life’s Busy-ness
One day, I and the kids book club group that I facilitate talked about the challenges we had getting reading or writing activities done. Reading can be a great way to unwind after a long day. It can also be a fantastic way to get the day started, especially if the content is motivational. Similarly, […]
BOOK CLUB AT KARURA
JULY KARURA BOOK CLUB SESSION There was no better feeling than walking into the Karura picnic area and seeing our rebranded red Tshirts and our members so eager to join the first physical session since February. It was a reconnection and everyone greeted each other cordially (no handshakes and hugs- which was sad). We separated […]
STORIES, READING AND CULTURE.
STORIES, READING AND CULTURE. Image Credit: Tohio – The Art of African Storytelling – La Tradition Africaine du Conte Often, we talk of the importance of nurturing a reading culture. Yet we sometimes forget just how much culture influences reading. We also forget how important stories are in the preservation of our culture. Simply put, […]
Innovation and Culture.
Innovation and Culture. Humans are creative, we are always coming up with new ideas, different ways to do things and even new stuff to make our lives easier. We come up with all these creative new things because we want to make our way of life easier, more fun and beautiful. There are many amazing […]
Celebrating Our Uniqueness.
Celebrating Our Uniqueness. They say that we live in our minds. We spend a good amount of time in our minds and so we need to be careful of our thoughts, how we speak to ourselves and the ideas that we adopt about ourselves and others. Did you also know that the likelihood of the […]
The Joy of Spending Time with Children.
Bomas of Kenya Wrap up session. We had a fascinating session at Bomas of Kenya on the 27th of November 2021. It was our first physical meetup in months and our last for the year. Excitement was in the air. This session had been so anticipated that our parents also joined us in our activities. […]
How to get your child into reading.
How to get your child into reading. The COVID- 19 pandemic was an awakening; leading to more time spent with your child. It can be a challenging effort to get your child to read especially if you are a reader yourself. Often, we project our own cleverness or reading abilities to our children and sometimes […]
EMPOWERING THE BOY CHILD BY RESTORING HIS DIGNITY.
EMPOWERING THE BOY CHILD BY RESTORING HIS DIGNITY. Every year the Africa Kids Book Club family participates in a social impact project that supports children in rural schools or communities to access books and other learning and reading materials. We establish a reading club in the schools and train the patrons on how to facilitate […]
101 of Becoming an Engineer
101 of Becoming an Engineer As much as we’re going to talk about becoming an engineer, this secret is for anything we sought out to do or become. I believe that all is possible, if you believe in yourself. You’ve got to believe in yourself. Why? Because what we think about ourselves, becomes our reality. […]
NURTURING OUR KIDS READING AND BEYOND
NURTURING OUR KIDS READING AND BEYOND We start the year with a somber feeling because our kids book club family lost one of our parents, Caroline Kamau who was called to be with the lord on January 3rd. This article is dedicated to her because she was very supportive to the kids bookclub activities and […]