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!

Cuddle up & enjoy these 14 AMAZING Winter picture books and chapter books for kids, tweens and teens! We knew it would arrive at some point – colder temps are upon us. In our house, cold weather is synonymous with curling up with a good book (or two!). There’s just something about Classic Winter Books …

Fun ways to bring in the New Year with crafts and activities for kids! Young kids always have high hopes for staying awake until midnight on New Year’s Eve (and ours did make it ONE year 😉 But more than that, kids love to countdown the hours until the next year! Sometimes we’ll celebrate New …

The countdown is beginning – how will you bring in the New Year with your family?

Kids love a celebration (although most won’t stay awake long enough to see the ball drop in Times Square) so we’ve pulled together a list of ideas to enjoy throughout the day!

Inspire kids to learn about the Dewey Decimal system with this FREE printable Library Scavenger Hunt! The library is a magical place for kids! So many wonderful books holding everything you’ve ever wanted to know — and some things you never knew you wanted to know until you get lost in a book. …

Explore some science this holiday with this fun Christmas science experiment — can you make Santa’s sleigh fly?!! This easy and very cool holiday science activity is perfect for elementary and middle school kids — it’s great for a class party activity or a fun way to learn over the holiday break. Just grab a …

I’m so excited to be part of the “Christmas Around the World” series this holiday! I so enjoy hands-on activities that feature cultural traditions and geography like the Around the World in 30 Books activity. And during the holidays, there are a lot of fun ways to learn about countries across the globe — try …

Enjoy learning about Christmas Around the World with this free printable Geography activity! I love to find fun ways to integrate maps & geography activities for the kids throughout the year — and during the holidays, this is so easy to do by tying it to a Christmas Around the World activity. I worry that …

Well, we’re getting another winter storm tonight. Obviously the cold weather is going to hold on a little longer. So instead of shaking my head, I thought I would embrace the idea of winter with a few fun ideas that were shared at last week’s Discover & Explore linky.

Kids will LOVE these free Thanksgiving printable activities that are perfect for a holiday countdown or a fun way to decorate the kids’ table! Thanksgiving is right around the corner & I’ve been busy preparing for both Thanksgiving dinner AND school break (our kids are off for 5 days and my college kid is home …

40 creative & useful stocking stuffer ideas for preschoolers, big kids, tweens & teenagers! The art of the filling a stocking — there’s a fine balance to be one of Santa’s helpers, isn’t it?! Coming up with creative stocking stuffer ideas for kids takes some creative thinking. The goal is to turn an empty Christmas …