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!

Read, Play & Explore with Your Baby Read Together Spending time reading to your child every day is so important. It will help introduce them to new words, new sounds and colorful pictures — each of these will stimulate their brain development and also help them build a love of books! One key to …

Welcome to our March Online Book Club for Kids!

This month, we explore the wonderfully imaginative books of Julia Donaldson.

Each month, our group of 40+ book-loving bloggers chooses an author and highlights some fun projects, crafts and activities that match up with their books. The book club is a great way to find fun extension activities that will get the kids more excited about reading and books!

Looking for some fun ideas, activities and places to visit for Spring Break? If you have a few hours… Visit the Library All the area libraries have fun Spring Break activities, some are offering St. Patrick’s fun too. And browse the shelves for some great books and fun movies (check out …

We are HUGE fans of LeapFrog items in our home.

My kids have used them for years – and for very good reasons.

First, they are high quality, well-made toys. They last a long time and can really take the wear-and-tear that kids dish out.

Second (and I’ll admit, more important to me than the kids) they encourage learning and enhance skill-building for kids.

Today is Day 2 in our week-long series: The ABC’s of Family Field Trips!

During the first day, we shared tips for getting ready, ways to use books, exploring on your visit and 24 ideas of places to take the kids.

Today we’ll focus on topics and outings for F – J.

Today we’re covering more tips & tricks for planning enjoyable Family Outings on our 5-part series:

The ABC’s of Family Field Trips

Here’s a summary of the first 3 days:

{Part 1} Getting Ready, Exploring & Fun Field Trips

{Part 2} Having Fun, Inspiration & Hands-on Ideas

{Part 3} Learning, New Places & Outdoor Fun

Today’s focus will be on Pretend Play, Reading, Science & Tours.

Welcome to Part 3 of our Family Field Trip series!

So far, we’ve shared a number of ideas & tips along with more than 35 fun places to visit for a family outing!

Here are the first two posts in the series:

{Part 1} Getting Ready, Exploring & Fun Field Trips

{Part 2} Having Fun, Inspiration & Hands-on Ideas

And we’ve still got lots more to cover! This post will highlight the letters K – 0 as we discuss learning, new places & outdoor fun.

I’d like to welcome the New Year by telling all of our readers “Thank You” for visiting us, leaving comments, & helping me to make this a better site each day — you guys are great!

To bring in the New Year, I thought I would share the Top 12 posts from 2012 — the ideas and articles that were most loved by our readers.

I do so love the holidays! Yes, I know they get crazy and busy (and I never seem to get all the baking done that I would like to) but it’s a time to connect with family and reflect on all the joy that we have in our lives.

And for our family, it’s also a time to give to others. Some years, we adopt a family and help provide them with a meal; other years, we’ll adopt an angel from a tree or donate toys to Toys for Tots. There are so many ways to give back and make the season a joyous one for others.

Welcome to our December Online Book Club for Kids! Each month, a group of amazing bloggers highlights an author and create a variety of activities and crafts to go along with their books.