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There’s something great about every state, and Clive Gifford has collected fun facts, trivia and firsts from every state in Record-Breaking USA: Celebrating America’s Biggest, Brightest and Bravest.
Each state gets a one or two-page spread, with facts scattered … Read More ...
My daughter is 16 and one of her favorite things to do on school breaks is watch The Great British Bake Off. It’s such a soothing show, as well as being creative and fun, and it’s low stakes enough … Read More ...
May is Bicycle Safety Month, and as the weather gets warmer in the north of the world, more kids are riding bikes so it’s a great time for some reminders or learning bike safety for the first time.
If you’re … Read More ...
The term Asian American covers a huge number of people from different nations, cultural backgrounds, languages and food traditions. While we might think of Chinese, Japanese and Korean people first, it also encompasses native Hawaiians and people from the Pacific … Read More ...
I guess moss and lichen are more things that you see in the spring than in the summer, but there are some deep shady parts of our yard that stay mossy all year, and summer is a fine time … Read More ...
True Harry Potter fans know that the boy wizard’s birthday is celebrated on July 31, so if you want to get in the spirit here are some fun Harry Potter-themed crafts and activities. Stage a reading of one of the … Read More ...
In my house we have always relied on craft projects to get us through the summer (or any other time, let’s be honest). My daughter is 13 now and the projects have changed from making rainbow loom bracelets and perler … Read More ...
My daughter is really into anime right now, and while she likes to draw her own versions of characters, if your child doesn’t like to draw that much these anime coloring pages from Kids Activities Blog can be a lot … Read More ...
When kids are home for summer break, we parents often try to encourage them to keep doing some things that are vaguely educational in addition to the resting and relaxing that summer is all about.
If you have older kids … Read More ...
Printable Work Book – Frog Life Cycle Printable workbook – This small lapbook consists of 10 pages but is huge on content. You can download it here.
Introduce your little ones to the fascinating world of life cycles with the … Read More ...
This Flower Shop Pretend Play Printable Set is available for immediate download. 18 pages of activities to engage your little Florist.
When kids engage in pretend to play with friends or classmates, they develop social skills such as taking turns, … Read More ...
LATICE HAWAII 
combines simple rules with evolving complexity for a unique game that’s easy to learn, quick to play, with strategic potential to last a lifetime. Be the first to play all of your tiles. Play faster by matching tiles … Read More ...
King Day is typically a time of service and reflection on what each of us can do to help make our communities better places, as well as discussions of racial equity and how our nation still falls short of King’s … Read More ...
I feel like this post should just say go check out the Arts and Culture section of Google right now and any time you or your kids need a break because there is so much cool stuff related to the … Read More ...
If you’re looking for an art activity for older kids, or want to introduce kids of any age to a master, check out these great free printable coloring pages from the Van Gogh Museum.
You can color your own Sunflowers… Read More ...
