Cooking with kids tickles my funny bone as my grandsons complete their tasks in unexpected ways. But training them in culinary skills also tries my patience as they rush in headlong without listening to my instructions. This week we prepared two popular kid recipes: ice cream and cake, eggshell cupcakes, that is. Homemade Ice Cream […]
We conducted a cool science experiment this week! Have you ever seen what happens when you mix Coke and Mentos? If you try it, stand back! You might get wet. In this week’s activity, we experimented with dropping a package of Mentos candies into a 2 liter bottle of diet cola. Grammy and the boys […]
Wedding Planning in Simple Steps debuts as the first book from Vikki Valentine, a new author with Nikki Bond Books. Ms. Valentine offers tips for brides seeking help with organizing wedding tasks. The book’s major thrust involves calculating your budget and then choosing your priority item. After that, all other items become necessities. For example, […]
Crafts for kids capture their imagination, inspire their creativity, and best of all keep them occupied. Summer time demands engaging activities for the little ones. You can entertain them with playground and pool time for only so long, then you need some cool, indoor activities. These five crafts for kids will distract them from summer […]
Reading for kids ranks high as a skill needed for success. School progress, job performance, even leisure enjoyment depend on reading competence. If book skills are so important, why did my grandsons (15 years and 4 years) fight my efforts to establish family reading time this week? With the 2019-2020 school year officially ended, summer […]
Gardening for kids exposes young minds to the marvel of growing plants. In week 11 of quarantine with kids with we planted seeds with the aid of a seed starting tray. We also came to the end of an era Both of my grandsons love working in the yard with me. Big Brother (15 years) […]
Our thoughts of summer activities for kids overshadowed interest in school assignments or home studies. In week 10 of quarantine with kids, we wanted to skip past school issues and jump right into summer fun. Two weeks left of school and Big Brother is ahead in his homework assignments. Let’s get an early start on […]
Texas began reopening on April 27, 2020. The state allowed restaurants to begin serving inside diners at 25% capacity. The following week, the governor reopened malls, movie theaters, and dentist offices. Officials expect gyms and daycare centers to open soon. How does this affect kids? Specifically, how does this affect me and my grand kids? […]
Games for kids ranked high in importance as soon as quarantine with kids began. Parents locked at home with their children searched for ways to entertain and engage their kids without tearing up the house. We have tried several new games for kids since lock down began. (See the Copycat Game video in Quarantine Activities […]
Science experiments for kids dominated our time in week 7 of quarantine with kids. My four year old grandson entered my house Monday morning and declared, “I want to do a science speriment!” He learned to like experiments when we did the Dancing Raisins in Quarantine Activities – QWK Day 3. So to satisfy his […]
