I know that so many of us live in the world of text messages and emails but let’s face it, young kids LOVE snail mail!
While we get bills, unwanted advertisements and the occasional good news, kids always receive fun things in the mail — letters from Grandma, birthday wishes from family, the toy catalog sent during the holidays 🙂
My kids have always looked forward to “getting the mail”.
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.
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 …
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.
If you have a teen, these college prep tips will help you get them ready for Freshman year! I want to prepare you for what’s coming – the honest & brutal truth — your kids will grow up and leave you. I’m sure you know this but as it quickly approaches and becomes an absolute, …
Explore measurement with these fun math books & tools for kids! One of the most popular book requests I receive comes in the form of “Do you know of any good books that can help my child enjoy math?“ This request is not at all foreign to me as I’ve shared before that my child-who-can’t-read-books-fast-enough …
Explore the life cycle of a butterfly with these hands-on nature activities that can be done at home or in a classroom! We had some wonderful crafts & activities shared on our Discover & Explore: Butterflies linky! For our butterfly feature post, I thought I would share some of the fun ideas that relate to …
There are a lot of fun ways to introduce kids to geography and different cultures. We love to use maps with different activities to explore the world. Having a map in your home is an inexpensive but excellent learning tool! We also love reading books that introduce us to different places across the globe. …
