Hello All! I am thrilled to be a part of the Kid Blogger Network! They are an awesome group of bloggers. As we start 2016, we decided to look back at all of the posts that we wrote in 2015, and share our best posts. We write posts in many different topics, so today you can see them sorted by …
Science in Action: M for Molecules
Balloons in the Snow An exploration of molecular movement Outside of my house, there is alot of snow. The temperature hasn’t gotten above freezing for several weeks. But, my husband and I spent the weekend filling hundreds of water balloons with air for our kids to play with outside. Are we crazy? Is it cold and snowy outside? Yes, but that’s …
Roll-A-Santa Preschool Activity
It’s not often that I’m more excited than my preschoolers to participate in an activity. But, as I was preparing this Roll-A-Santa preschool activity, I could barely contain my excitement. This was going to be so much fun, was all I could think over and over as I set up our game. Our game was going to teach so many …
Art in Action: O is for Open Line Drawing
Open line drawing is a fantastic way to discuss line, color, and emotion in abstract art. This Art in Action was a great activity for all ages.
A Thankful Turkey
Seven Days of Thanksgiving: Day 1 It’s so much fun to spend the month of November counting blessings. My family has a lot of traditions to help us remember our bounteous blessings during this month. Some are familiar, such as writing down one thing we are each thankful for each day. As we’ve focused on our blessings, we’ve begun to …
Technology in Action – O is for Online Educational Programs for Kids
There are a lot of recommendations about what kids should spend their time doing. More importantly, there are a lot of recommendations about how long children should spend looking at a screen. The American Pediatrics Association recommends children over the age of two should only have 1 to 2 hours of screen time a day. That’s a narrow time allowance …
Science in Action: O is for Ocean
My children love the ocean. My oldest, especially, is fascinated with everything oceanic. My children habitually beg to be taken to whatever is the nearest aquarium. When we finally visited the California coast a couple of years ago, we couldn’t leave without a trip to the beach. We stayed so long our baby fell asleep on our beach towels. This …
Let’s Celebrate Columbus Day Next Year
Columbus Day came and went this year without much ado. I’m not even sure Columbus was mentioned at my children’s school. This saddens me because what Christopher Columbus did was not only very brave, but really important. Granted, there were some negative side effects, but there were also some pretty good positive side effects. But, because of the age of …
The Candy Experiment
My fifth grader came home the other day all excited. She’d apparently just had a fantastic science class and wanted to do a science project at home. We’d just been to the store, and I had purchased a few pounds of candy. She decided to see which type of candy would dissolve in water the fastest and how long it would …
The Super Moon Lunar Eclipse
One of the benefits of living where we do is our access to the night’s sky. Breathtaking views of the stars await us anytime we walk out the door. We haven’t taken advantage of this opportunity as often as I would like to. Sunday’s super moon lunar eclipse was the perfect excuse to sit on a blanket with my children, …
