Hunger Games Bling For Tweens

"The Hunger Games" movie coming out today isn't for every tween. (The rule in our house is that we have to read the book before seeing the movie. In this instance, our eldest tweens have read "The Hunger Games" trilogy, so they are being allowed to see the movie so long as they're accompanied by an adult. The youngest tween will need to wait a few more years before she can see the movie.)


That said, we are HUGE fans of Katniss Everdeen as a positive, strong heroine for tween girls. And while we enjoyed reading the "Twilight" series, Bella Swan's self-pity and helplessness made mom flinch - a lot. In honor of Katniss, we stumbled upon these fun talismans of a bow and arrow on Etsy. They remind us of her strength and talent - two qualities that we're looking forward to seeing portrayed and celebrated by a girl on the big screen.

$6.50 on Pier7Craft's Etsy shop.

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St Patrick's Day Activities for Tweens: An End of the Rainbow Party

We were thrilled when our friends at Club Chica Circle asked us to write a guest post for them on ways to celebrate St. Patrick's Day with tweens. We had a ball creating an End of the Rainbow party in honor of the day - check out our post for ideas and how-to's here.

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International Women's Day, Sandra Fluke, and First Tweens Malia and Sasha Obama

By now the story of Georgetown University Law Student Sandra Fluke's testimony before Congress and Rush Limbaugh's subsequent treatment of her has reach most our our readers. On today, International Women's Day, we were heartened to hear about President Obama's call to Ms. Fluke thanking her for serving as a positive civic role model for Malia and Sasha Obama.

Here is what the President said in his press conference (and you can view the video below):

". . . All good folks can agree that the remarks that were made don’t have any place in the public discourse. And you know, the reason I called Ms. Fluke is because I thought about my daughters, and one of the things I want them to do as they get older is to engage in issues they care about, even ones I may not agree with them on. I want them to be able to speak their mind in a civil and thoughtful way.”

“And I do not want them attacked or called horrible names because they are being good citizens, and I wanted Sandra to know that I thought her parents should be proud of her, and that we want to send a message to all of our young people that being part of a democracy involves argument and disagreements and debate, and we want you to be engaged, and there’s a way to do it that doesn’t involve you being demeaned and insulted, particularly when you are a private citizen.”


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Reading Resources for Tweens in Honor of Dr. Seuss' Birthday & The Lorax

You're never too old to read to your kid - even in her tween years. On today, Dr. Seuss' birthday and National Read Across America Day, we wanted to share a book called "The Reading Promise." Written by Alice Ozma it chronicles the promise made to Ms. Ozma by her father when she was 9 years old (a tween!) to read to her every day for one hundred days. One hundred days turned into one thousand days and then more - until Ms. Ozma went to college. Our tween's middle school and our teen's high school have both launched a "reading streak" campaign challenging parents to read daily to their tweens and teens. We thought today would be an auspicious day to kick-off the program in our house. We're on the hunt for the best read aloud books for 7 to 14 year olds - please post your suggestions. Since today is also the opening of "The Lorax", we figured that would be a good place to start. (Also check out our other Cool Seuss Things for Tweens on our Pinterest board.)

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