Friendly Fables Blog / Parents

Nurturing healthy habits in children is a pivotal task, essential not only for their current well-being but also for laying a robust foundation for a healthy and prosperous future. This article, presented by Lexy The Rap Dad, unfolds strategic approaches that can profoundly influence and encourage children to embrace and maintain healthy habits, leading to their overall growth and development. Let’s get started.

Encourage Active Engagement in Play

Integrating physical activity into play is vital for a child's health and development. By promoting active playtime, children can enjoy the benefits of exercise disguised as fun. Activities such as team sports...

Did you know that bees dance to communicate with one another?

You are awesome and smart so you might have already known that. 

But did you know that bees make Royal Jelly? That’s right! Royal Jelly is a food made by worker bees for larvae who will grow up to be queens! 

Where did I learn these awesome facts about bees you may ask? 

From a wonderful book called ‘B Is For Beekeeping’ which is an alphabet book by Justin Weiss made for kids and bee lovers! 

The best part of the book is that a portion of proceeds go to supporting nonprofits that support the conservation and protection of honeybees! It doesn’t get much better than that as far as Lexy The Rap Dad is concerned. 

Justin Weiss and his family are from a small homestead outside of Dallas, Texas and they started backyard beekeeping in 2017. They love working together as a family to care for their garden, chickens and beehives.

This blog is all about friends believing in each other. Without them, we wouldn’t have the confidence to chase our dreams. 

When my son was born we discovered he needed to have surgery at The Hospital For Sick Children. So, I decided to leave my job to be at his side during his recovery. While off, I was inspired to start writing stories for my children and found I had a knack for storytelling. 

Encouraged by my wife, I visited a local elementary school to read the books. After my initial performance, the school's librarian told me my books sounded like rap songs and she dared me to rap one of the stories for the next group of kindergarten students I was presenting to. 

I recently had the absolute pleasure to interview Lisa Sonshine, who is half of the Juno nominated kids group Sonshine & Broccoli. In addition to Lisa being an incredible children’s performer, she is also a wonderful mother. Speaking with her about raising an infant during the pandemic really was enlightening and encouraging for me to hear. 

As parents, we are all on this journey together. Unfortunately we do not receive an instruction manual when kids arrive so it’s helpful to hear perspectives from other parents, especially ones like Lisa who are doing an inspirational job balancing being a parent and an entrepreneur / entertainer. 

When I’m not entertaining children from around the world with my rap-a-long books & songs, you can find me with my kids. I am a stay-at-home Dad by day and there’s just no job like it. 

While working on Friendly Fables I have had the opportunity to meet and speak with some incredible parents. One rad dad in particular is someone who I have followed in various capacities over the years: Rick ‘The Temp’ Campanelli. From world trips with his kids, to nature hikes or just reading a good old fashioned book, this dad does it all with style and a smile.

It is now my great pleasure to share with you a recent Rad Dad Chat I had with Rick where he discusses parenting during a global pandemic, what he is looking forward to most, and some other fun answers about his life as a dad. We hope you enjoy reading it!