This post is sponsored by Corning® Gorilla® Glass As a former teacher, I love to learn through travel. There’s nothing better than an immersive adventure to spark wonder, amazement and a desire to learn more. Throughout the past month I’ve been sharing the tough terrain we conquered along with incredible landscapes I witnessed and captured with…
Lessons Learned from Taking Road Less Traveled
This post is sponsored by Corning® Gorilla® Glass Have you heard of Vermillion Cliffs National Monument? How about Paria Canyon? The Grand Staircase? Neither had I until briefly crossing into Utah to board Utility Task Vehicles (UTVs) that we drove over miles of tough wilderness with rocky and muddy trails to reach scenic vistas that revealed…
Rwanda #PathtoPeace: How Macy’s Fostered Post-Genocide Peace Through Trade not Aid Basket Program
I’ve always dreamed of traveling to Africa whose diverse countries provide endless opportunities to learn through travel. Some day I’d like to witness the great migration in Tanzania, silently marvel at the great apes in Uganda, set foot on Mount Kilimanjaro, sample the culinary treasures in South Africa, and sit among basket weavers in Rwanda…
Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard Giveaway #ReadRiordan
If you have a child who has loved Percy Jackson, they will love Rick Riordan’s new Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Sword of Summer. While the Percy Jackson series taught kids about Greek Mythology through a modern day hero, the Magnus Chase trilogy aims to teach kids about Norse Mythology. If you’re…
3 Lessons Learned While Visiting the Betatakin Ruins at Navajo National Monument
This post is sponsored by Corning® Gorilla® Glass It’s easy to be in awe of the incredible landscape that unfolds when standing at the canyon rim of Navajo National Monument but a descent into Tsegi Canyon to visit the Betatakin Ruins provides many important lessons and more dazzling scenery with every steep switchback. During our five…
Teaching Kids Digital Responsibility with Resources from AT&T
This is a sponsored post Last weekend I had the opportunity to co-host a brunch for fellow blogging friends (aka local social media influencers) with AT&T to have a conversation about how we use our phones and since we’re all moms of tween girls, I seized this opportunity to include our tween daughters. I know…
Using Amazon Echo to Play Pranks on Your Sister (w giveaway!) #EchoHolidays
In our house, someone is always listening to our conversations and while it may sound creepy, we love that our Amazon Echo can hear us. Named Alexa, our Echo sits in our kitchen where she sits, listens, and awakens when she hears her name and responds to the commands that follow. She’s full of practical information…
5 Steps to Planning a National Park Adventure to Help Your Kids Learn Through Travel
This post is sponsored by Corning® Gorilla® Glass Despite my former career as a classroom teacher, I believe that there are many educational experiences that happen outside the walls of a school. Teachers can create sparks by building background knowledge about places in a student’s mind through books, websites, and classroom discussions but there is nothing…
Let’s Talk Healthy Kids at Curious.com’s #HappyHealthyKids Twitter Chat (Tues, 10/27 8:30-9:30 pm ET)
This is sponsored post One-third of all children in the United States are overweight or obese. As a parent, I want my kids to be healthy by eating a colorful plate full of healthy foods at each meal and getting plenty of exercise, but sometimes I feel like I’m not doing enough. How do we…
Kid-Made Mini Pizzas with the Black+Decker 5-Minute Pizza Oven & Snack Maker
This is a sponsored post What’s the secret to great pizza? Intense heat. High heat that cooks the pizza from top to bottom in a restaurant’s brick oven can be hard to replicate at home in a regular oven that sometimes leads to soggy middles or singed toppings. Thankfully Black+Decker’s 5-Minute Pizza Oven & Snack…
