Looking for volunteer ideas or service projects to help others this holiday season? I’ve written before about what I want my kids to love about November and understanding how to help their community, serve others and be grateful for all they have is a big part of it. But here’s the thing – it’s not …
Life skills
We played outside all the time when I was a kid! Seriously, those had-to-be-called-in-to-eat type of days. Even on school days, I remember walking home with friends and talking about what we’d do that afternoon before dinner. Just like this Come Out and Play! video (definitely brings me back to childhood) — …
Trying to get kids to chip in more around the house? This DIY Kid-friendly Cleaning Caddy will motivate them to help out! Every summer, we have an odd sort of tradition in our family – our kids learn a new skill with regards to home keeping and it’s been a tradition in our house …
May is “Get Caught Reading” month – a challenge to everyone to do some reading (or listening)! There’s so much research that shows encouraging kids to read, and reading aloud to kids, helps to increase vocabulary, comprehension skills and overall achievement at school. But, I often get this question from parents, “What should my child read?”. My answer – anything they enjoy!
Here are a number of options:
We are a big hiking family – love to explore the forest on foot.
And we’ve been treated to some great encounters during out hikes — moose in Colorado, wildlife in South Dakota and even some out-of-the-ordinary highlights close to home (such as the wild turkey that crossed our path a few weeks ago!).
So we’re excited that our weekly linky will Discover & Explore Forest Fun today!
Lately, some of the most common questions in our house are “Mom, do you know where this country is?” or “I heard about this place on the news/in school, where is it?”
My response “Let’s find it on the map.”
As parents, we all know how important it is to teach our children various life skills. Learning about money, healthy behaviors and other everyday tasks are just as important as all the math & reading skills the kids learn at school. But how should we go about teaching life skills to our kids ? There …
Welcome to Discover & Explore – a weekly themed linky where we love to share fun kids activities and awesome ways for families to connect and learn! The linky is hosted by Edventures with Kids and Fantastic Fun & Learning.
This week’s Discover & Explore linky will highlight Earth Day Activities for kids and families.
Even though we celebrate Earth Day on April 22nd this year, it’s really an everyday activity. There are so many easy ways to introduce kids to environmental ideas and adopt eco-friendly behaviors at home, at school and in your community.
“We have not inherited the Earth from our fathers, we are borrowing it from our children.” ~ Lester Brown Being eco-friendly takes on a whole new meaning when you read this statement. As parents, we all work so hard to provide our kids with a good future — we save money to send them …
Some of the newest lessons for this generation include learning about the environment, ecology and how our behaviors impact the world around us.
Earth Day is a yearly celebration that reminds us to revisit how we treat the Earth. These are important lessons for our children to learn as many of our resources are finite.
Helping to preserve the water, open lands and wildlife will mean that our grandkids and great-grandkids will still have the opportunity to roll down a hill, swim in the ocean and breathe fresh air!