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!

I’m always so overwhelmed once the school year gets into full swing. I think it’s coming off of those laid back summer days and then WHAM! — it seems like there’s hardly any time to relax.

One of our challenges is finding ways to mix things up to keep them fun during the school year. The same old lunches can get boring very quickly. Practicing spelling words and math facts is really a struggle unless you have some fun ways to keep the kids engaged.

This year, I’m thrilled to be part of the Kid Blogger Network Back to School team! And we are all ready to help you get ready for a great school year with tips on organizing, homework help, school prep and more wonderful resources to help you ease back into school.

And then there’s all those new things the kids want to learn about — they learn a little about pengins in a science lesson and it leads to 50 new questions at dinner. LOVE the questions but I always like to have time to explore those new topics with the kids WHILE they have that burning interest.

I am beyond excited for today’s Discover & Explore linky!! And for two very cool reasons — First, we are starting our fall themes and I just LOVE Autumn 🙂 And more importantly, I’m thrilled to announce that Discover & Explore is now being hosted on 5 amazing blogs! Discover & Explore …

As kids grow up, it’s important for them to have their own spaces, learn some reponsibility with regards to taking care of their things, be able to become independent and feel that they are contributing to the family. Here’s a few ideas for easy ways to change your home environment so that kids can do more for themselves, enjoy their space and help out around the house:

My husband will be the first to tell you that I’m the brains & braun behind our family vacations. My family grew up taking trips every summer and I knew I wanted the same for my kids — getting out to explore the world and seeing some amazing things together! But I’m also not …

Summer is coming to an end and soon we’ll be dealing with schedules, homework and early bedtimes. Are you trying to squeeze in a few more fun activities before the kids go back to school? Here are a few ideas for some quick get-out-and-do-something places:

As a child, I loved the idea that ‘little people’ might be living in our house. Books like “The Borrowers” and “The Littles” allowed for much imagination and creative thinking. If your planning to see “The Secret World of Arrietty”, here are a few fun ideas and resources!

If you were standing right next to me when I tell you this, I’m sure you would laugh a little because it’s hard for me to say it without jumping up & down … We have written a book! Being an author is a life goal of mine so I’m really excited about this first …

Welcome to the Poppins Book Nook – a monthly online book club for kids from preschool to high school!

The theme for this month’s Poppins Book Club is wizards!

Whether it’s Merlin, Dumbledore or Morgan LeFay, there are some much loved wizards in children’s literature.

Have you ever noticed that normal sized things are boring for kids? “Want pancakes this morning?” and all I hear is “Ok.“ But if I ask “How about a pancake the size of your plate?”, then I hear “AWESOME!” Yep, size matters to kids 😉 They LOVE things that are super big or super small …

Travel is such a great educational opportunity for kids! A chance to explore new places, try something new and reconnect with the family. Honestly, my kids learn more on our vacations than they do any other time of the year. Part of it is because they are immersed in the moment — when you …