Gamifying Cleanup with Clause 2 Subsection 4: The Cleanup and Reward Dice 🎲
One of the constant struggles I've had with the rules at our house is incentivizing clean up in a more fun and exciting way. Here's my gamified solution.
13
A collection of 14 posts
Celebrate New Year's Eve Before Bed-Time 🕰
Just because your kids go to bed 3-6 hours before midnight, doesn't mean they have to stay up late to celebrate!
Saturn and Jupiter Are Really Close!! 🪐
The cool thing about this conjunction is that it's the closest that Jupiter and Saturn have appeared since 1623, but one thing to keep in mind is …
3 Ways to "Travel" Without Leaving Home 🏝
After being cooped up due to the pandemic, you're probably wishing you could go on an adventure or relax on the beach. Why not try a virtual trip?
The 17 Best Board Games for Kids AND Their Parents 🎲
Could there be a more fun way to learn? Almost all board games incorporate learning opportunities. For example, just think (from the perspective of a 2 year old) how much knowledge of math is needed to simply roll the dice and move your token forward the required number of spaces.
The Best and Nerdiest Educational Toy Ever 🎁
Learning how to solve a Rubik's cube is an insanely good way to improve your kids' problem solving ability, memory, patience, focus and concentration!
Astronauts are flying right over your house; go take a look 🛰 #ISS
From the city, if you time it right, the ISS can be a really inspiring astronomical object to show your kids.
Encouraging nerdy discussions with "Have Space Suit - Will Travel" 📖
For the last couple months, I've been reading a really awesome novel to my 8.2 and 9.6 year olds called "Have Space Suit - Will Travel" by Robert Heinlein. We recently finished the book and I wanted to share a few thoughts on educating your kids by reading to them.
Obscure cardboard costume creation with math and polyhedra nets 🥕
As I mentioned last week: October is here, so it's time to put a pause on spreadsheets, board games, and cleanup and focus all our efforts on another important skill to teach your kids: creativity. One way I've found to support my kids in developing their design and theatre skills
Systematizing family movie night 📼
Well it can't be all educational all the time (although I guess for young children it kind of is since so much is new to them). Anyway, my point is that sometimes you need to unwind after a long week of learning and working. So this week, thanks to a
Learning from Monopoly 🎲 at 2.6 years old 👶 (and up)
Board games are incredibly good learning tools, especially for math, reading, problem solving, learning how to develop strategies within existing systems, competition (including how to win and lose with at least some semblance of grace)
Policies and Procedures 📜
This post is the first of a series of posts about the Prentice Family Human Creation and Development Group’s Policies and Procedures Manual, or what most families likely call "the rules". As my kids started getting older, I thought there might be some benefit to
Today reading "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" Chapter 16
Also see the post about Chapter 13 [/20-000-leagues-13/] for the first post in this series. This evening as we started chapter 16 of "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea", my oldest son mentioned how "super cool" dive tanks would be because if you were weighted down you could still walk
Today reading "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" Chapter 13
Wow, it never ceases to amaze me how many excellent conversations this book initiates. As you're reading, make sure not to be too rushed. Let your kids ask their questions, and look up the answers (even if you know them yourself). If you load the Wikipedia page, for example, even
Enjoying these posts? Subscribe for more
Subscribe nowSubscribe for free for The Nerdy Parent's weekly email newsletter and to gain access to all "Free with Subscription" posts including a huge compilation of the best space videos for kids, complete with videos embedded right into the post!