Enjoy learning about the moon’s phases with this hands-on moon activity for kids! When my son brought home his Phases of the Moon project from school, he wasn’t very happy. I thought he’d be thrilled with this activity – the whole “school permission to stay up past bedtime” 🙂 but instead he was really bothered …
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Are you looking for gift ideas for a curious kid? You know, a child who loves to ask ‘why’, takes things apart to see how they work and is always wondering about something?
I LOVE curious kids! And shopping for them can be lots of fun because there are a number of great gift ideas that they’ll enjoy.
We played outside all the time when I was a kid! Seriously, those had-to-be-called-in-to-eat type of days. Even on school days, I remember walking home with friends and talking about what we’d do that afternoon before dinner. Just like this Come Out and Play! video (definitely brings me back to childhood) — …
As a parent, it seems that we’re constantly learning new things when it comes to raising our kids. Take, for example, the year my son began studying for standardized tests (SAT, ACT, etc). He attended a review session at school to sit for a practice test which would help him to learn more about the …
Welcome to our second year of the School’s Out: Top 10 Summer Learning series!
I’m joining 35 wonderful kid bloggers this week to provide TONS of ideas & activities for summer learning and fun.
We know that summer should be a time for kids to kick-back and be kids — but it’s also a great opportunity to let the kids explore interests that they may not have the chance to learn about during the school year.
It’s summertime, which for many families also means some travel fun too! We are a big traveling family — for as long as I can remember, we’ve taken a summer vacation. When I was younger, my parents would toss all three kids (along with a heaping pile of pillows and blankets) into the back of the station wagon. Yep, no seat belt laws back then. Sometimes we’d visit family and other times we would head to someplace new.
Now we do the same thing with our kids (still a heaping pile of pillows and blankets but now seat belted in the back). And one other thing hasn’t changed — gathering souvenirs from our travels.
We’ve all heard about the research on kids and tv – too much is bad, SpongeBob is worse. But let’s face it, kids are going to watch tv. So, what should you choose? Remember, as parents we have the opportunity to help form some of the habits our kids develop. Here are a few suggestions for great kids television that they’ll enjoy and you’ll feel good about letting them watch. And in addition to watching a show, we also include some ideas on fun follow-up activities to do with the kids.
We are a big hiking family – love to explore the forest on foot.
And we’ve been treated to some great encounters during out hikes — moose in Colorado, wildlife in South Dakota and even some out-of-the-ordinary highlights close to home (such as the wild turkey that crossed our path a few weeks ago!).
So we’re excited that our weekly linky will Discover & Explore Forest Fun today!
Do you read books from your childhood to your kids?
I think sharing vintage books with kids is an important way to build their love of reading and also share fond memories of how parents and grandparents grew up.
I’ve curated a number of book lists sharing classic books for kids over the past year and wanted to bring them all together in one post for easy reference.
We’re gearing up for our annual family vacation and this year we are heading for the ocean!
Woohoo!
Being from the dead middle of the U.S. means that we’re all pretty excited about spending some time near the big blue sea.
As we’re prepping for our trip, I’m keeping an eye out for some great ocean activities to do while we’re there. And we had some really cute ones that were shared during last week’s Discover & Explore Animals linky.