Science, STEM, STEAM and Critical Thinking Skill for Summer
Preventing the dreaded ‘Summer Slump’ by keeping kids engaged, active, and curious is an ongoing process. One made all the better with the introduction of a little science to the mix…
Summer Reading Recommendations
“Children are made readers on the laps of their parents,” – Emilie Buchwald
12 Picture Books, 14 Middle Grade, and 12 YA recommendations to meet your Summer Reading needs.
How to Talk to Your Kids about George Floyd
I had planned to write about summer reading recommendations this week, but some things take priority. Right now there are a lot of scary and very intense things happening in the news all across the country and they are not likely to go anywhere anytime soon. As with most things, our kids pick up on more of what is going […]
Avoid the ‘Summer Slump’ -Study Recommendations
Summer is upon well us. And with it comes hot summer days, long endless afternoons and two months of absolute freedom… though it is a little difficult to differentiate between ‘in school’ and ‘out of school’ with the world still in partial lockdown. Typically around this time of year parents and students alike will be more than ready for the […]
14 Favorite Indoor Games for the Family
What to do when your kids utter those dreaded words – “I’m bored”.
For a flash from the past, here are my family’s all-time favorite games from when I was younger. No equipment, toys, fancy box sets or batteries required.
What NOT to do When the World Re-Opens
As more and more businesses join those that are reopening to the public, it is exciting to find our options for entertainment, shopping, and food opening up to us again. Almost like… Cue the cheesy Disney montage… We can visit our favorite hole in the wall local restaurants, mom and pop small businesses, and outdoor parks and nature preserves for […]
What to Do When the World Re-Opens
In case you have somehow managed to miss the news bulletin, various states and counties, including my own, have begun the process of a ‘soft open’. While this is great for small business owners and individuals who desperately need to get back to work (particularly in Florida where our unemployment system has completely and utterly crashed), it does obviously bring […]
The End of Quarantine?
Phase 1 Soft-Open When the Phase 1 reopening was announced there was a lot of initial confusion due in no small part to sloppy reporting. The Palm Beach Post claimed that essentially all services would be opened while other news outlets gave considerably more conservative predictions. Now it looks as though Broward and Miami Dade will be not far behind. […]
