Do It Yourself Summer Camp Ideas
An at home, do-it-yourself DIY summer camp can be an inexpensive and fun way to help your children grow intellectually, artistically, socially and spiritually over
An at home, do-it-yourself DIY summer camp can be an inexpensive and fun way to help your children grow intellectually, artistically, socially and spiritually over
You’re a busy family, driving to sports, spending time with friends and family, and so forth. But how do you encourage children to read when you’re
Sometimes we just need fresh snack ideas — with pictures! So here are pictures and ideas for healthy after school snacks that my kids enjoy.
We often ask kids what they’re good at, what they like, or who they are. Help kids figure this out with art journal prompts. Here
Ready for the best STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) apps for kids? Just remember that most ipad apps, with a few exceptions, won’t instruct your
As I started a go-to list of the best learning apps for kids, the list got so long, I split up my posts into categories. So,
by Violette Clark, author of Journal Bliss: Creative Prompts to Unleash your Inner Eccentric. Kids love to create art and if you give them a few
Young writers love to write sticker stories. Buy fun themed stickers to write sticker stories, an idea which YOU can do at home with your own kids. (yeah!)
Writing in secret codes or ciphers feels dangerous, even rebellious, to kids. As a result, it gets them writing. Even reluctant writers. (Especially if mom and
Artist’s Dates With Your Kids In her book, The Artist’s Way, Julia Cameron recommends artist dates with yourself. She writes, “An artist date is a block
We are organized for summer learning. Honestly, I think organization is the key to happiness. And by organization, I mean systems. Which equal routines and peace. Our
by Melanie Sklarz of A Dose of Creativity. Part II: Encourage Your Child’s Creativity As I mentioned in my last post (Part I), creativity allows
Artist Date Guest Post from Debi Huang of Go Explore Nature. I love to seek creative inspiration from nature. Now that I have kids, I
IDEAS AND INSPIRATION FOR ARTISTS’ DATES with Kids guest post by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich I loved Melissa’s summer artist’s date post so much, I was just
Guest post from writer, editor and mom, Dawna Edwards. Eat foods alphabetically, starting with A and ending with Z. That’s right, commit to 26 days-worth
Guest post by Kenn Nesbitt, poet and founder of Poetry for Kids. Read his book, My Hippo Has the Hiccups FREE in April. See below
Guest post by Ilene Fine, author of Brandy and Val books and pet therapy advocate. Brandy and Val are my two rescue dogs who had
