Jacquie Fisher

Jacquie is the founder & owner of Edventures with Kids, a site that shares unique kid’s activities, fun ways to learn and inspriation for family travel. She is an experienced educator, with both a Masters in Education and an MPH degree and has a wide variety of expertise in developing programs for children, families & communities during her previous work at the University of Kansas.
She utilizes her past experiences as an educator, program coordinator and researcher to develop educational and fun kids' activities, parenting articles and creative learning ideas.
Jacquie has been published on numerous educational sites including Kids DISCOVER, the National Park's Foundation blog, PBS Parents, Steve Spangler Science and CWIST.
Kids DISCOVER: 7 Ways to Raise Lifelong Learners
National Parks blog: A Family Vacation in Rocky Mountain National Park
PBS Parents: Egg-ucational Activities for Kids
Steve Spangler Science: Science-themed Jr. Ranger Badges at National Parks
She is also the co-author of 3 children's books focused on STEM for kids and hands-on learning activities.
Jacquie is also a nature lover and mom to 2 awesome kids. She enjoys traveling to new places with her family and loves encouraging kids to be creative & curious! Visit our About Us section for more information about Jacquie & Edventures with Kids!

Creative ideas for nature and outdoor gifts for kids! The holidays are coming and we want you to be able to spend more time relaxing than shopping. Wouldn’t that be nice — feet up, fire going, warm cup of tea & a cookie (or two), Bing crooning “I’m dreaming of a white Christmas…” Ahhh.. now …

Enjoy these fun Christmas websites & online educational games for kids in December and over winter break! It’s nice to have some go-to websites when kids ask “Can I have some computer time?” — I really don’t like them just searching Google or surfing around to sites I may not recognize. And I especially LOVE …

25 Christmas Countdown Ideas and activities perfect for toddlers, kids, teens and family! I don’t know about you but once December 1st rolls around, my kids turn into math wizards — they are able to let you know at a moments notice how many days are left until Christmas. It’s amazing considering that the rest …

A great list of Thanksgiving books about being thankful & funny Thanksgiving stories! Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays — a time to talk about gratitude (try these free printable Family Conversation Starters that focus on gratitude & thankfulness!) and celebrate why we’re thankful. And it’s nice to have extra time to spend with …

Kids, tweens, teens and adults will LOVE these 40+ free Thanksgiving coloring pages that are perfect for the Thanksgiving table! I love to have coloring sheets on hand like these free printable Thanksgiving Coloring pages for adults and kids. Since all ages enjoy this activity, it’s a great stress-reducing idea to use all month long …

Find your favorite pumpkin carving stencils and patterns & create pumpkins of Disney favorites, Star Wars, IronMan & Superheros, the LEGO movie or even Game of Thrones! Our last 100+ FREE Pumpkin Carving Stencils was so popular, I thought we should share some *NEW* ideas so you can quickly find the cool patterns you’ll need …

So your kids have told you they want their pumpkin carved like Spongebob, Princesses or Bubble Guppies, right?! Or maybe you have older kids who want a really cool design this year. Check out this list of more than 101+ FREE designs for kids of all ages!

We are gearing up for some science fun with this week’s Discover & Explore linky.

I love introducing hands-on science activities to kids so that they can experiment, think and ponder all those wonderful questions they love to ask to stump their parents 😉

Enjoy these FREE printable Halloween Word Games for kids, tweens, teens & adults! I’ve frequently been known to sneak learning into holiday fun; one thing I’ve learned is that kids LOVE to do holiday activities waaayyy more than they love to do homework 😉 So I take advantage of that fact and frequently pull together …

Learn how animals prepare for winter with books & activities about hibernation and migration! Our kids are always curious about where animals go in the winter. Like we explored with our animal habitat project, animals either adapt to their surroundings or need to make a temporary move. One day, there are birds, squirrels and so …