May Day or May First is an important holiday, for different reasons, around the entire world! Erin and I chose it for our official relaunch for Scadoodle because of it's international auspiciousness. For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, May Day is a celebration of the Springtime. It has its cultural roots in ancient European traditions. May Day is frequently celebrated with dancing and merriment. There are a number of different dance traditions associated with May Day,

I love spring. I love the wet sloshy mud and the smell of rain and the way the whole world seems to turn bright green overnight. I love listening to the birds as they come back and build their nests and it's warm enough I can finally open my windows during the day. And I love May Day. A holiday that is not widely celebrated in the United States, May Day is one of the few holidays in the calendar year that bridge Audrey and my different upbringings, and our mutual love of the

Let me start with a dismaying anecdote: When I worked as an aide in the public school system, fully half of my third-grade students did not yet know how to tie their shoelaces. Some still struggled with buttons. Now, we can talk about why that might be, and it would be easy to pontificate and cast judgement on why this was the case, but if I were to give you my honest opinion, it would be this: Adults often forget that dressing yourself is a learned skill that takes time and

If you don't visit the website regularly, you may have missed a few of our newest updates! Scadoodle is now able to offer rewards on all purchases for our members. This means every time you shop, you earn points for each dollar spent. You can then redeem those points on more great stuff! Not a member? It's easy to sign up! Just click "Log In" at the top of the home page and sign up with Facebook, Google, or email. Having a membership also allows you to interact with us direct