This week’s theme in our month-long Olympic Activities for Kids series is STEAM activities. Now I know you’re familiar with many of our STEM ideas for kids (science, technology, engineering & math) — but we don’t do a ton of ‘A’ = Art so I thought we would branch out a little this week. If …
The Summer Olympics are beginning soon & we’re going to make them an AMAZING event for your family! Besides cheering on your favorite country, we thought it would be fun to create a friendly Learn & Play Summer Olympic Challenge for the kids too. We’ve teamed up with an outstanding group of kid-friendly bloggers from …
Do you know what my most favorite part of summer is — no routines! I really love that we don’t have to stick to a schedule and can just operate day-by-day.
But once school begins, our house really needs that regular daily schedule to keep away the chaos.
Want to make Back to School a big hit in your house? We know it’s all about the gear, right!
Here’s a few fun & helpful items that will thrill the kids as they head into a new school year!
Today is our monthly book & activity for the Poppins Book Nook. Each month, we choose a book or books based on the theme and share a fun interactive idea to do with the story.
This month’s book theme is School and since my kids are always interested in various countries & cultures, we decided to find some books about schools around the world.
There’s something nostalgic about back to school time. I think it’s because we all remember getting ready for a new school year — …. saving those new shoes for the very first day so they’d be all shiny (at least until recess) …. getting excited to learn who would be in your class and who …
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.
Sometimes sitting down with “just a book” can be a little overwhelming for kids. All those words and pages — especially if they’re just starting to read or not overly crazy about reading. And then there’s the whole sitting part of reading — not something our kids EVER really did; they would constantly move and …
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.
Welcome to the Ultimate Road Trip Guide for Families – Part 2!
We know that many families head out on the open road during the summer for some much deserved rest and relaxation. And we’d like to help make ‘getting there’ a fun and enjoyable experience for you! During the first part of our series, we discussed tips for packing for a road trip and why getting there can be half the fun.
Today, I’ll share some great items that we love to have on our trips, car activities that keep the kids happy & entertained and a few more tips to help you have a great trip!