Recommendations suitable for 2 year olds!
These days there is practically a full spectrum between mindless couch potatoes, FaceTiming with the grandparents, and even doing one's homework. Actually, this is nerdier spectrum, it's a multidimensional n-space of various screen time options.
This year many people are vaccinated, but there is one group that hasn't been able to receive any vaccinations yet (kids). Here's what we learned from last year's pandemic Halloween.
Why should you create an awesome Halloween costume with your kids? Here are at least 5 great reasons!
Encourage learning through experiment by thinking twice about telling your kids "no," even (or especially) if youβre angry.
Thank the time-lords, there are children's picture books about Back to the Future and Doctor Who! Introduce your young kids to time travel while they are still too young to watch!
Incorporate the theme of your playground birthday party and make it more exciting with a simple scavenger hunt!
Having a hard time convincing your kids to go camping? Well, read on for one MORE reason you can use to convince them.
Playgrounds are awesome. But how do you find the good ones? It's high time we had an objective playground ranking system.
Last weekend we had a couple big Spreadsheet Awards in our family. Our two younger kids learned how to bike without training wheels!
Learn about being a young scientist, the good and the bad, in this rhyming book "Ada Twist, Scientist"!
As with most things in life, keeping track of your baby's milestones is better and more fun with a spreadsheet.
Reading any book will surely contribute to your children's knowledge and skills, particularly in the areas of language, vocabulary, listening, attention span, and reading itself. This is great, but why not help your kids in these areas plus additional educational areas (such as math, technology, life, science, engineering, equity, art,
My kids recently re-discovered Spot It! and have been playing it a lot the last few weeks. It's surprisingly great for young kids!
Understanding big numbers and what they really mean is tough. "How Many Jelly Beans?" is a great book for helping with this!
I can't think of a better way to engrain information into a human's brain than through song. How would any of us have ever learned the alphabet without music?
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