Do you have a child who just loves trains?  Or maybe you’re one of those parents who doesn’t mind getting caught at a railroad stop while the kids try to count how many train cars go through? 

Trains are a form of travel that we should introduce to our kids – real train travel!  A few years ago, my family took a trip by train for just a few hours.  The kids loved the idea that we could all do things together (like visit the dining car for a snack!), had lots of room to stretch out and saw some unique places on the trip.

Welcome back to our Summer Science series — today’s science theme is Geology!

This is a favorite area of science for kids for two reasons — explosions and digging 🙂

I don’t know about your house but in ours, there are rocks everywhere!  I’m not kidding — on the science table, stacked up near the garden in the backyard, in the dryer (yep, it seems like every week I’m pulling rocks out of someone’s pocket). 

What can I say, kids are attracted to rocks.

Since they’re going to collect the darn things anyway, why not spin it into some great hands-on learning 😉  Shhh…don’t tell them.

Learn about the Junior Ranger Program for kids — the best kept secret at the National Parks! If you visit our blog frequently, you’ll know that we are BIG fans of getting kids outside 🙂 Our first post featuring Kids to Parks Day focused on 30 Games & Activities to Play at the Park. Today, …

I’m super excited about today’s activity! Why?  It’s a fun way to get the kids outside PLUS there’s some math involved AND there’s also an element of surprise!  So your kids won’t even notice the math & learning that’s involved 😉 And it’s super easy to do in your own yard or neighborhood.     …

Enjoy these fun activities & games to play at a local park! It’s May again and that means we’re celebrating Kids to Parks Day with a whole slew of AWESOME ideas for games to play & fun activities to do at the parks! Be sure to visit last year’s idea list of 30 Fun Games …

The Easter Bunny has visited our house for more than 14 years, each time hiding a bunch of (plastic) eggs.  I hate throwing things out — so with more than 100 of these crazy things in the house, I really needed to find some good ways to put them to use.  Here are some fun & practical ways to recycle plastic eggs.

We love spending time outdoors during the summer!  Well, I LOVE to be outside no matter what!  The kids really enjoy it as long as there’s something fun to do. 

During our Discover & Explore Backyard Games linky, we had some absolutely AWESOME ideas shared for how to make your backyard a creative fun zone this summer!

Today is World Water Day – it’s a day for all of us to learn that water is an important resource in our life, and clean water is a limited resource for many around the world.  Talk to your kids today about a few easy ways that they can help conserve water.

What do you remember about the spring days of your childhood? 

I have vivid memories of waking up to the sounds of birds and smelling the lilacs in our back yard, along with lots of time outside playing in the backyard and having adventures in the nearby woods.

Spring is definately a time for adventures and trying new things! 

As we wrap up our Vintage Books for Kids series, this final list will share many classic children’s book series and tales of wonderful journeys. 

Great ideas for things to include in a care package for college students! Our son went away to college to begin his Freshman year last week. Amazingly enough, we fit everything he needed in the car, drove 900 miles to drop him off, helped him get his room set up and then turned around and …