Kid jokes are sometimes funny. Sometimes not. But kids love to tell them! What’s really going on when your child tells you the latest joke he heard on the playground? Why are teddy bears never hungry? …Because they’re always stuffed! Telling jokes helps kids learn to look at the world from a different perspective. When […]
Virtual school zoomed from obscurity to dominance in 2020. By 2021 many students have returned to on-campus school. But, online learning remains common for a variety of reasons. One reason is some parents choose to educate kids at home. Many parents don’t feel safe sending their kids back to campus yet. Another reason is temporary […]
Teaching a child to ride a bike frustrates and delights the teacher. Kids love the freedom once they master the skill of riding. But getting to that point challenges the patience of the teacher and the child. Recently, I spent weeks training my four-year-old grandson how to ride a bike. I did not research the […]
Simple science experiments encourage kids to like science because they are easy and fun. Scientific principles make sense to children when they can see the rainbow in a straw or feel the shower from the Coke and Mentos. 1. Rainbow in a Straw How can you see the density of different fluids? Create a rainbow […]
Arts and crafts for kids never dwindle in popularity because kids love creating with their own hands. In the same way, children enjoy paper projects because the supplies are always available and they are super easy. Today’s blog post is about two paper projects your kids will love: (1) paper snake and (2) emoji backpack […]
Fun science experiments for preschoolers combine a WOW moment with a scientific principle. This is important, of course, because young children learn more readily if the educational activity is fun. If we make the experiments entertaining, kids will develop a lifelong love of science. Leak-Proof Bag How can you poke a hole in a bag […]
DIY kids enjoy creating their own crafts and games because they derive satisfaction from things they have made with their own hands. A child knows Grandma loves a card drawn just for her. And a game is even more fun when you made it yourself. DIY kids can also customize a craft or game to […]
Easy science experiments for kids provide a fun way to introduce kids to science. Sometimes a more complicated project frustrates the young ones. But an easy science experiment offers a low key activity that teaches and entertains. This week we did three science projects: Ketchup Diver, Balloon Light Switch, and Oil and Water Color. I […]
A story read aloud can enthrall children and draw them into a shared activity with the adult who reads to them, but how can I get my grandsons to sit still long enough to listen to a story? I started a daily story read aloud with the kids about a month ago. Both of my […]
Exercise for kids strengthens their bodies, sharpens mental performance, and if done outside, increases their level of vitamin D. For more info about how exercise helps kids, see Training Doctors to Prescribe Exercise. We know exercise for kids is good, but how do we get them unplugged from electronics and involved in physical activity? My […]
