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Ideas to Keep Kids Reading Even When You’re On the Go

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 on the go in the car, at brother’s basketball game, or waiting for the doctor . . . ? Here are some ideas you might try. (If you already have […]

11 Favorite, Healthy After-School Snacks

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Young Writers and Stickers = Sticker Stories

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 for this activity looks like . . . – writing by ones self with invented spelling – creating a wordless picture book – dictating the story to another writer […]

Writing in Secret Code Motivates Reluctant Writers

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 dad don’t know how to break their code. Mahahaha.) Learning About Secret Codes and Ciphers 1. Introduce ciphers. Have kids make their own reverse alphabet cipher (letters replacing letters) out […]