I LOVED all the fun ideas shared this week on the Discover & Explore Halloween linky — more than 100 crafts & activities! It was really hard to choose just a few to highlight but as I was reviewing the fun activities, I realized that there are many kids who enjoy the not-so-spooky parts of Halloween (my youngest is one of those).
The Iditarod starts this weekend – known as the “toughest race on Earth”. Kids are intrigued by the idea of mushers and dog teams traveling miles through Alaska’s wilderness. A unique topic of discussion with kids — and here are a few resources that can help:
In our house, the kids are always more likely to practice math or enjoy spelling practice if we connect the activity with a fun game or one of their favorite toys.
With Mother’s Day right around the corner and some wonderful ideas from last week’s Discover & Explore linky, I thought I would share some easy and beautiful ideas for Mother’s Day cards.
These would be great for Mom or Grandma — and many could easily be mailed too. Plus, they’re all fun to make and it’s always great to have some keepsakes like this to look back on.
When my kids were young, they had no issues with their fine motor skill development. I attribute it to the fact that they loved Cheerios and were always playing tug-of-war with the dog 🙂 But once they hit elementary school, they both began to have issues with their printing and writing. I always thought …
Four-leaf clovers and rainbows are all the rage this week! Just check out any elementary school hallway, art room or any aisle at your local Target — you’ll see they’re all decked out for St. Patrick’s Day.
Discover & Explore is also celebrating the luck ‘o the Irish this week with these fun & fabulous activities shared on last week’s linky.
As I was browsing through the Discover & Explore linky from last week, I was blown away by some of the great ideas that were inspired by kids books.
I remember the first time my daughter had to do a math worksheet at school — she’s a rainbow kind of girl so a black-and-white worksheet full of numbers was just not her style.
Sooo… she decided to use a different color crayon for each of the problems on the worksheet 🙂 “When life hands you lemons, make it colorful” is her motto!
Does your family enjoy going to the movies? We are big fans especially of family movies that we can all see together.
So we always like to look ahead and see what new movies are coming soon – you know, check out the trailers, see what’s worth seeing and read the book (if it’s based on one).
There’s something so intriguing about traveling into the past. We’ve loved exploring the some of the ancient cultures and customs of past societies but especially Ancient Greece. My daughter is a huge fan of Percy Jackson and knows all the myths by heart (I am schooled weekly on some of the details).
So to honor all the Gods & Goddesses, we’ve rounded up some great books & fun activities so you too can introduce your kids to the stories and secrets of Ancient Greece!
