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• Tube-to-Tummy Experiment: What Happens in Your Stomach?

  

  After food is squeezed down the esophagus, the first destination is the stomach. As stomach muscles churn, food mixes with a pool of strong acid and enzymes. Stomach acid is about as acidic as lemon juice. In this activity, we can watch food break down … Read More

  For Kids

  by Betty Choi

• Love Your Amazing Self: An Interview with Ndubisi Okoye

  

  LIZ: When did you begin drawing? NDUBISI: I've always been drawing as far back as I can remember. It's been a long and beautiful journey. LIZ: Where do you get inspiration? NDUBISI: I get inspired by everything, literally, the way God … Read More

  Author Interviews

  by Liz Bevilacqua and Ndubisi Okoye

• Three Picture Books to Inspire Mindful Kids 

  

  Storey Publishing works with mindfulness experts—meditation teachers, yoga teachers, sleep therapists, and more—on our line of children’s books that encourage mindfulness in the youngest learners. Joyful Verse to Inspire Confidence and Joy In Love your Amazing Self, meditation teacher and hip-hop musician, … Read More

  For Kids

  by Storey Digital Editors

• Beer for All Seasons: Rise of the Pumpkin Pint

  

  The North American colonies were an inhospitable place for beer. Malt was in short supply, as New England and the southern colonies were poorly suited to barley cultivation. Hops were rarely grown in the colonies, and they did not often arrive in good condition when … Read More

  Drink

  by Randy Mosher

• Chocolate Spider Clusters

  

  These easy-to-make spidery clusters get their spooky stare from a pair of gleaming red candy eyes. If you have time before the chocolate sets up, pull a few chow mein noodle “legs” upward from each cluster to wave around. Makes about 24 spiders. Ingredients: 1 … Read More

  Recipes

  by Sharon Bowers

• Ramen Noodle Soup Recipe from Kids Cook Dinner

  

  Ramen noodle soup is a quick, inexpensive, and filling meal, but the kind you buy in the store is loaded with salt and preservatives—and not as good as homemade! You can buy plain noodles and jazz them up with your own ingredients for a healthy … Read More

  For Kids

  by Deanna F. Cook

• Fantastic Fish Tacos from Kids Cook Dinner

  

  This Tex-Mex favorite starts with a rub—a simple spice mix that you spread on the fish before you cook it. You can also spread the rub on steak or chicken. Once the fish is cooked, wrap it up in warm corn tortillas and add your … Read More

  For Kids

  by Deanna F. Cook

• Fried Rice Recipe from Kids Cook Dinner

  

  Encourage your kids to help in the kitchen with this recipe for an easy, budget-friendly meal made from leftovers! Make sure to use cold rice instead of warm rice so that the finished dish is not mushy. Makes 4 servings. Here’s what you need: 3 … Read More

  For Kids

  by Deanna F. Cook

• From Clutter to Collage

  

  Many of us crafters and makers are searching for ways to reduce our waste and consumption without giving up our creative hobbies, but it isn’t always easy to know where to start. One of the beautiful things about making collage art is that it doesn’t … Read More

  Crafts

  by Melanie Mowinski

• A Surprising Resource for Better Back-to-School Sleep

  

  I admit it: I was a quirky kid. In addition to being among the pickiest of picky eaters in my entire elementary school and beyond—I also loved school (even homework), and I looked forward to bedtime. But as a mother and as a Certified Dreamwork … Read More

  For Kids

  by Tzivia Gover