When conversations about alcohol between parents and kids increase, underage drinking rates decrease. April is Alcohol Responsibility Month so it’s a great time to talk about about underage drinking prevention. Here’s how to have age-appropriate conversations with your elementary, middle, or high schooler so they’ll understand how alcohol affects growing brains and bodies and can…
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Easy Spring Break Learning Goals for Kids of All Ages
Spring break is right around the corner and while everyone needs a brain break, unstructured time can be hard for kids who thrive on a routine. Help your kids keep from getting too restless by working together to set spring break learning goals. How to Set Spring Break Learning Goals Spring break learning goals can…
Teaching Kids About Taxes in Age-Appropriate Ways
As the April 15 deadline for filing taxes approaches, chances are your kids have questions about taxes. Teaching kids about taxes is just as important as conversations about money so they become financially literate. However, understanding what taxes are, who they benefit, and how they are paid often gets left out of the conversation. For…
Building a Fast Pinewood Derby Car: 14 Tips from My Former Scout
Every year since 1953, Cub Scouts across the country have participated in the Pinewood Derby with the goal of building and racing small, driverless wooden cars down a sloped track, powered only by gravity. Things haven’t changed much in the past 65 years of the Derby. All cars still start as a block or wedge…
Celebrating Chinese New Year: Teaching Kids About Lunar New Year & Family Traditions
Earlier this week as I was thinking about a special meal to prepare to celebrate the start of Chinese New Year and Year of the Snake this Wednesday, January 29th. My mind wandered back to my childhood and the traditions I grew up with. With the start of each new year, I used to wonder…
10 Ways to Celebrate Lunar New Year with Kids
On Wednesday, January 29th the Year of the Snake begins and if you’re looking for ways to celebrate Lunar New Year with kids, I have 10 easy ideas that are perfect for all ages! Below you’ll find things you can do in preparation to celebrate Lunar New Year with kids and ways to commemorate the start…
Best Gifts for Teachers
The links in this Best Gifts for Teachers post are affiliate links and I will receive a small commission if you make a purchase after clicking on a link. Some items below were provided for review purposes. I think it’s safe to say that during the school year, our kids spend more of their awake…
A Parent’s Guide to Giving the Best Teacher Gifts (by a teacher!)
When my kids were in elementary school, one of my favorite parent volunteer roles was serving as class room parent for my kids’ teachers because I LOVED shopping for teacher gifts. As a teacher, I knew first hand how hard my kids’ teachers worked each day, spending hour upon hour instilling important knowledge, skills, and…
Best Subscription Boxes for All Ages
The links in this Best Subscription Boxes for All Ages guide are affiliate links and I will receive a small commission if you make a purchase after clicking on a link. Everyone loves getting mail, but mail is even better when it’s a box filled with goodies you get on a regular basis. Just like…
Best STEM Gifts for All Ages
The links in this Best STEM Gifts for All Ages post are affiliate links which means I will receive a small commission if you make a purchase after clicking on a link. Some items below were provided for review purposes. STEM is a field with more jobs than people to fill them so toys that…
