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!

Get inspired with this list of 33 Fun Things to do in the Winter — indoor & outside activities plus fun things to do with or without snow! It’s always great to have some creative ideas for keeping kids entertained during bad weather months & school breaks (like these 50 FUN Things to do at …

Count down the days to Christmas with these free printable Advent Calendar Numbers! This is the time of year when so many families are thinking about fun Advent Activity Ideas and Christmas countdowns. While we’ve shared a number of creative holiday countdown activities for kids, I know that not everyone has an Advent Calendar. So …

This FREE printable Thanksgiving Parade scavenger hunt – a fun family activity for Thanksgiving morning! We have quite a few scavenger hunt ideas for Thanksgiving – And now – a Thanksgiving Parade scavenger hunt too! One of our family traditions is to watch the Macy’s parade together on Thanksgiving morning — kind of the calm …

Try some of these Trick or treat ideas instead of candy — both non edible and alternative Halloween treats for kids! Let me tell you about the year I handed out pretzels for Halloween — It’s a HUGE family joke my kids bring up every year now 🙂 To my defense, they were pumpkin & …

20 Fall science experiments and Autumn science activities for preschoolers, kindergarten & elementary age kids! I just LOVE Fall! Especially getting outside to enjoy the weather — which always leads me to think about a few fun Fall themed science activities for kids like these leaf science experiments & activities. So today I hope to …

How do plants breathe? Try this easy leaf science experiment (and super COOL!) outdoor STEM activity to help kids learn about photosynthesis and respiration! I just realized that we haven’t shared many Simple Science Experiments lately. Our goal with Simple Science activities is to provide you with quick & easy ideas that help kids …

Well, it’s that time of year again – back to school! I know many kids have mixed feelings about starting a new school year and some are a little anxious about moving up a grade. Try reading a few books (or having older kids read themselves) about the grade they are about to enter.

Here’s a list of fun books to read at the end of summer (from Preschool thru Middle School) before kids start in their new classroom.

Great tips on things to do before school starts + back to school ideas for parents & kids! I’m sure you heard a few groans as you flipped the calendar to August. School will be starting soon and many families wonder “What should you do the week before school starts!?” We’ve started reading our first …

Head under the sea with these cool ocean STEM activities & projects for kids! We’re diving down deep today to explore ocean zones, marine animals and more with these amazing STEM ocean activities that are perfect for a little summer learning! If your kids are fans of whales, sharks and the big blue sea, they’ll …

Each year since my kids were young, we’ve celebrating ‘Christmas in July’. A fun little day when we forget about the heat of summer, spend some time together and make a memory or two.

The first thing to do is to designate which day you plan to celebrate