We have a running conversation in our house about why the kids will come back to visit us once they’re grown — they tell me it’s for my lasagna and pizzelle cookies 😉
Discover & Explore Linky
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and I’m sure your kids have been thinking about what they will give their classmates this year.
Will it be candy hearts?
Maybe a Star Wars valentine?
Or are they going to make something special for their friends?
Ok, so here’s the issue in our house — we’ve got one child who is a math whiz and another who wouldn’t mind if math was wiped off the face of the earth. The one thing they both have in common is neither enjoys any math homework:
“It’s boring, Mom!”
“Yes, I know. Worksheets aren’t always the best way to enjoy math.” But you still need to do your homework.
This is how it goes for so many things in life, right. Practice isn’t always as much fun as ‘the real thing’!
This week’s Discover and Explore linky is Art & Museum Fun!
I’m a huge fan of taking kids to visit art museums. Yes! They will have a good time — and NO! They will not ruin the artwork. I have taken my kids to art museums dozens of times and (other than a few slightly embarassing questions) we have never had any mishaps. Your 4-year old may ask why all the statues are naked, but that’s part of the learning that goes along with viewing artwork 🙂 And museums offer our kids a wonderful look into the creative minds and thoughts of others!
There are many types of art museums that you can visit – some have ancient art galleries (think mummies and greek sculpture), others have modern art pieces (which can lead to really great discussions with kids), and almost all museums will have paintings, drawings and photography. One of the things I love about an art museum visit is that it will appeal to kids of all ages, from toddlers to teens!
We love spending time outdoors during the summer! Well, I LOVE to be outside no matter what! The kids really enjoy it as long as there’s something fun to do.
During our Discover & Explore Backyard Games linky, we had some absolutely AWESOME ideas shared for how to make your backyard a creative fun zone this summer!
Let’s face it — kids love to dig! Whether it’s digging a hole at the beach or shoveling their way around the backyard, they will spend hours looking for buried treasures.
This week, Discover & Explore is going colorful and also hoping to bring the luck of the Irish to you as we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and rainbows.
There are a lot of fun ways to introduce kids to geography and different cultures. We love to use maps with different activities to explore the world. Having a map in your home is an inexpensive but excellent learning tool! We also love reading books that introduce us to different places across the globe. …
It’s always fun to link the holidays to some learning activities and we found quite a few at this week’s Discover & Explore December Holiday Fun! Squeeze a few of these great activities into the season to keep the kids thinking and excited about learning. Christmas Learning Activities for Kids Every Star is Different brings …
Kids need to learn so many different things that will help them to grow up and become self-sufficient. There’s some of the biggies – like learning to get dressed and feed yourself – and there’s smaller skills that are very important to – looking someone in the eye when you speak to them, saying ‘thank …