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!

Explore the science of light & shadows with these easy science experiments! I know it might be hard to believe but making shadows is actually a simple science experiment! Yep, all those shadow puppets you tried as a child or those evening walks with your kids when they’re trying to step on your shadow to …

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and I’m sure your kids have been thinking about what they will give their classmates this year.

Will it be candy hearts?

Maybe a Star Wars valentine?

Or are they going to make something special for their friends?

We are snowbound this week! Yep, 12 inches of snow overnight tends to shut down most of the city.

Now this is all fine with us as we LOVE snow days — BUT we had plans to go shopping for some Valentine items this week. And that’s just not going to happen for a few days.

Kids will enjoy this combo valentine craft and sensory activity as they create spice-scented cards for their friends & family! I’m one of those people who hates to throw things away. I always try to think of some way we can use up an item instead of just tossing it in the trash like these …

May is Water Safety Month and the perfect time to talk to your kids before gearing up to visit the pool or beach this summer! My husband & I disagree about a lot of things — like who’s the best canoe paddler (it’s me 😉 and whether pasta or burgers are a better summer dinner. …

Ideas for how to create memories with your kids this summer! Many of us are now ‘officially’ on summer break. For kids, it’s a time for popsicles, pool visits and unscheduled adventures! For parents, it’s a time to reconnect with our kids who have been trapped in a school building for the better part of …

I’ve got a secret to share with you today! I’m not really that organized during the summer 🙂 Ok, that’s not really it — the secret is in how I APPEAR to be organized on those crazy summer days. If you’ve been following The $0 Summer: 105 Ways to Make Memories with the Kids series, …

Enjoy a family night out with classic games to play, a relaxing eating area and food everyone will enjoy. As we head into winter, it’s that time of year when parents scout out more indoor activities to do with their kids. But we want someplace where both kids AND parents can kick-back & unwind …

Enjoy this easy Winter craft that combines science, nature & art — perfect for kids of all ages! I’ll be the first to admit that once Winter sets in, looking for ways to incorpation nature into our day becomes more of a challenge. There’s always that excitement for the first snow fall when we can …

My daughter is a princess-loving girl but she’s also a kid with a great sense of humor.

She loves to read books with puns, clever twists and funny dialogue. So fractured fairy tales have been very popular on our library lists!

A fractured fairy tale is a clever take on one of the tradition stories we all know and love. In the clever retelling, the author will add humor, modern language, change the traits of some of the characters or add different events.