This year has been the summer of girls’ trips with Emily and I won’t lie, having one on one time with my tween has been a treat. Emily is eleven and starting middle school in the fall. She’s at that age when parents can be very uncool at the drop of a hat but…
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Camp Google & Maker Camp Provide Free Virtual Camp and Hands-On Learning for Ages 7-17
Have you reached THAT point in the summer yet? You know the one I’m talking about- the one where you look longingly at the calendar wondering how many more weeks until school starts? If you’re clamoring for fun and engaging things for your kids to do to mix up the ho-hum summer routine without breaking the…
Tips for Mastering the Middle School Combination Padlock
This is a sponsored post Last month my 11 year old, Emily, graduated from elementary school and became a middle schooler. While some parents may cringe at the middle school years, I’m excited for the new challenges ahead for my daughter who has blossomed with confidence during the past few years. But if there’s one…
Threesixty Theatre’s Peter Pan: 4 Things Families Need to Know + 8 Things to Do Before the Performance (w flash ticket giveaway!)
Forget past performances of Peter Pan on stage or screen because Threesixty Theatre’s new stage production of PETER PAN at Tyson’s Corner Center is an imaginative performance that turns traditional theater upside down thanks to unique elements that are done in a true theater in the round. The story may be J.M. Barrie’s but Threesixty…
10 Reasons to Love Percy Jackson and the Olympians in Celebration of The Lightning Thief’s 10th Anniversary
When taught in a grade 3-5 school, The Lightning Thief was all the rage among the tween set and in the ten years since the first book, the series’ popularity has never waned. Having sold millions of copies worldwide, being on nationwide school reading lists nationwide, and inspired a major motion picture, what is it…
Watch Favorite PBS Kids Content Through Your Xbox One
Remember when watching your favorite show on television meant having to be on the couch a few minutes before air time to ensure that you didn’t miss a minute? Oh how life as changed thanks to streaming and on demand content! This week PBS KIDS announced that kids can watch their favorite programs and web-original…
My Three Rules for Summer Learning & How the Scholastic #SummerReading Challenge Fits in
This is a sponsored post Every year when the school year ends, my kids dive head first into summer with a trip to visit their grandparents out on their farm. Their blissful week consisted of hands-on learning in an idyllic place where was canoeing, cooking projects, crafts, gardening, time with animals (my in- laws have…
#UMIGO Free Interactive Online Platform Reinforces Math Concepts for Grades 1-2
This is a sponsored post While summer is supposed to be a carefree time of camp, pool, and fun, it’s also a critical time for learning. We’re all aware of summer brain drain, the dreaded effect of our kids not using knowledge gained during the year but trying to balance summer activities with learning can…
Taking Kids to See Newsies: 7 Things to Do Before You Go (+3 Things for After the Show)
The national tour of Disney’s Newsies opened last night at Washington, D.C.’s The National Theater and with stops coming to Boston, Toronto, Madison, and more throughout 2015 (full tour schedule can be found here), Newsies is the perfect way to introduce elementary ages to Broadway musicals and longer theater performances. The high-energy performance tells the…
Virtual Field Trip Friday: An Introduction to Mosques in Turkey
As we flew over the water during our descent into Istanbul, I immediately spotted the domed structures and tall minarets of the city’s mosques. Mosques can be found in many cities throughout the world that observe the Islamic faith but their unmistakable architecture makes them stand out wherever you might be. From the grand Blue Mosque in…
