Since March is reading month, it’s the perfect time to curl up with your kids and a good book. There are really neat ideas out there on how to get kids excited about reading, as well as how to instill the love of reading into your children’s lives. 

Some of the information you can find, include:

• Lists of popular books for each age
• Downloadable monthly calendars with various reading activities 
• Resources to create a literacy-rich home
• Tips and tricks
• Games, videos, downloadables and other activities on Scholastic’s Family Playground site

There are tons of resources on the web, at your local library and at your children’s school to help you make the most of reading month and open doors to a new, unexplored world for your kids.

Let us know how you get your kids reading.

Brown bag or stylish zip cooler, your child needs a healthy lunch to stay fueled during the day. Not sure how your current lunches stack up? Check out the iLunchBox Web site, where nutrition and serving sizes are highlighted.

Make nutrition fun by using the Dairy Council of California’s MyPyramid Match Game, which tests kids’ knowledge of the five food groups online. Or play the MyPyramid Blast Off Game at MyPyramid.gov for real life examples of healthy servings throughout the day.

Our favorite go-tos when packing a lunch?

• Peanut Butter & Raspberry Sandwich
• Turkey Pinwheels
• Take-to-School Taco Bar