Sometimes we just need fresh snack ideas — with pictures! So here are pictures and ideas for healthy after school snacks that my kids enjoy. I hope yours will, too. Healthy After-School Snacks Ritz Cracker Sandwiches Are your kids sick of sandwiches but don’t always get much protein in their diet? Mine, too. But they do […]
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4 Art Journal Prompts for Kids
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 are four ideas for kids to express who they are through writing and art –art journals. Art Journal Prompts for Kids 1. Collage “I Am” 2. Collage – Favorite Things 3. “I […]
(Don’t?) Close Your Eyes – YouTube Safety for Kids
YouTube offers great and not-so-great video options. Recently a reader asked me how to make YouTube videos safe for her kids. Because even if she was watching a safe video, the sidebar videos weren’t always appropriate and the comments were full of profanity. So here are some YouTube safety guidelines. YouTube Safety for Kids You might […]
40 STEM Apps for Kids (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)
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 child. They will however, give him or her practice, repetition, and reinforcement. After you read this, visit: STEM / STEAM YouTube Channels for Elementary Kids and STEM / STEAM Gifts for […]
24 Literacy Learning Apps for Kids
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, today we’ll start with my favorite apps for literacy — reading and writing for toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary-age kids. Also, I’ve included special needs iPad app resources at the end […]
Beginning Art Journaling For Kids
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 tools and ideas on how to art journal they will go to town and come up with some colourful pages they will treasure for years to come! Beginning art journaling […]
Biography Apps for Kids
Thank you to who?Comics for sponsoring this post and encouraging my child to read biographies in comic book form! Please click here to learn more about the app. And follow who? Comics on Twitter for updates. I love encouraging kids to read biographies in February since it includes President’s Day and is Black History Month. […]