Fun & Learning

I’m sure you’ve read at least a few of the research articles highlighting how beneficial music is in a child’s life.  Music has been shown to boost memory, enhance learning and help kids to focus on a task.

Most importantly, music is something kids enjoy! 

It entices them to dance, sing along and relax — allowing them to practice large motor skills, enhance their verbal development and enjoy the world. 

My kids always ask for music!  While they’re doing their chores, they play the radio.  Both have requested to play instruments way before we thought they would be ready (but given their interest and the fact that we found the right music teacher, they have really enjoyed it). 

And I can’t tell you the number of musical rhymes and memorization tips we’ve used to help them with their school work (I don’t think anyone in the world can say the ABC’s without singing it 🙂

We’re starting a new monthly series on the blog today — A Year of Simple Science Experiments! Each month, we’ll feature some fun science projects that can easily be done at home or in the classroom.  These hands-on activities will give kids an opportunity to learn about various science concepts and practice their skills in …

In our home, helping the kids learn to read was what we called ‘a full contact sport’.  Constant movement. Non-stop questions. Continuous encouragement (and honestly, even some arguing). It was not an easy task.  Both of our kids have always loved books (as you can probably tell with the number of book lists we share) …

“I participated in an Influencer Activation Program on behalf of Mom Central Consulting (#MC) for Kohl’s. I received a promotional item to facilitate my review.

This week, I’ve been working with Kohl’s on their #DestinationSummer project because summer is just an awesome time to get out and do fun things with the kids!

We have one more special summer item to share and it’s about one of my favorite places on Earth — the second Disney Planes movie is coming out this summer!

One of my favorite posts to curate each year is the list of our BEST kids activities and organizational tips that were most loved & read by our readers! I love knowing that what we do at Edventures with Kids inspires families to reduce chaos, learn together and explore new places. In case you missed …

I’ve always loved reindeer!  And I’ve been lucky enough to see a few in my lifetime too – many thanks to the zoos who have had them on exhibit during a visit. 

I’m sure one of the reasons they are so intriguing to kids is that they’re pretty scarce where most of us live, so I thought I’d pull together a round-up of reindeer fun — facts, crafts and activities – that kids can enjoy as they explore these beautiful creatures.

I’m always so overwhelmed once the school year gets into full swing.  I think it’s coming off of those laid back summer days and then WHAM! — it seems like there’s hardly any time to relax. 

One of our challenges is finding ways to mix things up to keep them fun during the school year.  The same old lunches can get boring very quickly.  Practicing spelling words and math facts is really a struggle unless you have some fun ways to keep the kids engaged. 

This year, I’m thrilled to be part of the Kid Blogger Network Back to School team!  And we are all ready to help you get ready for a great school year with tips on organizing, homework help, school prep and more wonderful resources to help you ease back into school.

And then there’s all those new things the kids want to learn about — they learn a little about pengins in a science lesson and it leads to 50 new questions at dinner.  LOVE the questions but I always like to have time to explore those new topics with the kids WHILE they have that burning interest.

I am beyond excited for today’s Discover & Explore linky!!  And for two very cool reasons — First, we are starting our fall themes and I just LOVE Autumn 🙂 And more importantly, I’m thrilled to announce that Discover & Explore is now being hosted on 5 amazing blogs!       Discover & Explore …

As a child, I loved the idea that ‘little people’ might be living in our house.  Books like “The Borrowers” and “The Littles” allowed for much imagination and creative thinking.  If your planning to see “The Secret World of Arrietty”, here are a few fun ideas and resources!

If you were standing right next to me when I tell you this, I’m sure you would laugh a little because it’s hard for me to say it without jumping up & down … We have written a book! Being an author is a life goal of mine so I’m really excited about this first …