One of the important things we need to teach kids is how to eat a healthy variety of foods.
If you have a picky eater in your family, you know that can be difficult to get kids to eat strange-to-them … Read More ...
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One of the important things we need to teach kids is how to eat a healthy variety of foods.
If you have a picky eater in your family, you know that can be difficult to get kids to eat strange-to-them … Read More ...
Looking for some fun activities for your toddler to help celebrate spring? These are easy set up, fun activities for rainy (or, let’s be honest, snowy) days with a seasonal theme.
Welcome to Mommyhood has some suggestions for easy sorting … Read More ...
Teaching kids about money is a necessary life skill, and it’s a great thing to learn while your kids are learning math.
Life Over Cs has an exceptional collection of ideas for a money unit study, including things like … Read More ...
Most kids seem to go through a phase when they are interested in insects, or at least a particular kind of bug. Insects are such an important part of our natural world, it’s important to encourage an interest in them … Read More ...
Whether you’re a gym teacher looking for something fun to do with your kids on rainy days or a parent with the same problem, this alphabet workout from 730 Sage Street is a great thing to have handy.
Each letter … Read More ...
Dr. Seuss’ birthday is celebrated on March 2 each year, and my daughter’s school draws it out into a whole week of celebrations, with theme days related to different books (today: stripes for On Beyond Zebra), green eggs in … Read More ...
When my daughter was little, I think I remember letting her play with a keyboard that wasn’t attached to a computer so she could pretend to type.
But I love this idea of making a play laptop out of cardboard … Read More ...
We don’t go to the movies that often, so we haven’t seen Moana, but I’m a huge Lin-Manuel Miranda fan so I’m super excited that he might win an Oscar for a song he wrote for that movie.
Of course … Read More ...
Mardi Gras is about more than beads and King Cake. There’s a lot of symbolism to the celebration, and it marks a day of fun before the reverence of Lent begins.
There are a lot of different ways to incorporate … Read More ...
I’m a sucker for Lego projects. It’s fun to take these blocks to different places beyond the purchased kit or the basic things your kids might come up with to build on their own.
I’m blown away by this Lego … Read More ...
Being able to write in preschool is not a necessity, but there are certainly skills that every child can work on in preschool that will set them up for future writing success.
Pre-K Pages has a great overview of the … Read More ...
Presidents’ Day is a strange holiday. Doesn’t it seem like every president should get their own special day, just for having gotten to be president?
Presidents’ Day corresponds basically to Washington’s birthday (though Lincoln’s birthday is in February, too), and … Read More ...
Language arts is the study of reading, writing, and communication skills. It is an important subject that is taught in schools because it helps to develop children’s ability to express themselves clearly and effectively and to understand and analyze written … Read More ...
The American immigration/travel ban is up in the air right now as court battles loom, but regardless of how it ends up or how you feel about it personally, it is always a good idea to take time to learn … Read More ...
Valentine’s Day is a holiday that is all about love and celebration, and it is a great opportunity to get kids involved in fun and creative activities.
Making Valentine’s Day cards and crafts is a great way to spend quality … Read More ...