Perhaps boredom is inevitable for all young kids during the summer. Try as I might, I always hear “I’m bored” at some point, no matter how many activities I provide. I’m beginning to think it’s not humanly possible to prevent their boredom, since there’s no way I can drive them from playdates to movies to day camps all day every day, at least not if I want to keep my house clean and maintain my sanity. So I’m going …
Bugs and Insects: How Moms Can Find Their Inner Bugdork!Kids all over the world speak bug. It’s a common language filled with shrieks and squeals that is accented with wonder at everything that crawls, wriggles and creeps. As people get older, however, their love of insects and spiders… can turn into an outright fear/hatred that is often passed
How to Encourage Girls to Enjoy Science and MathThroughout school, I had an unrealistic fear of math…. So much so that I decided to change my major in college from a Business Major to a Health Science Degree so I wouldn’t have to take the higher level math classes. I don’t regret getting my degree in
Education: How To Get Your Child Excited About ScienceIt was early on in my childhood that I discovered I was one of the “right-brained“ folks. I excelled in my music classes… and was a great reader of emotions. I had a hard time making up my mind but I was fun and witty. When it came
Technical Skills: The Importance of STEM EducationDid you know that in a 2006 international assessment of 15-year-old students, …the U.S. ranked 28th in math literacy and 24th in science literacy? Or that the U.S. ranks 20th among all nations in the proportion of college students who earn degrees in natural science or engineering. “When compared with
PBS KIDS: Tuesday #gno Twitter Party on Making Science FunEveryone’s favorite dinosaurs are making their way to the city for Dinosaur Big City, a one-hour DINOSAUR TRAIN movie airing on August 22 on PBS KIDS (check local listings). Families can join Buddy and his adoptive Pteranodon family on a pre-historic adventure… as they gather all their
PBS KIDS Giveaway: Win a Dinosaur Train Prize Pack (5 Winners)The premiere of Dinosaur Big City, a one-hour movie, on PBS KIDS marks the start of season two of DINOSAUR TRAIN. From the world-renowned Jim Henson Company, the hit DINOSAUR TRAIN… series encourages scientific thinking and other skills as it teaches children about natural science, natural history,
Science for Kids: 7 Experiments You Can Do With Your KidsOver the last few months I have been featuring science experiments that are fun and easy to do with your children at home. They use everyday items and materials that teach simple lessons. Fostering creativity and science curiosity in your kids is super simple with these activities and hopefully they…
Volcano: Science Experiment for Kidsmom • education • parenting • education
My boys have been obsessed with volcanoes for awhile. I think it all started on our road trips between Dallas and Colorado several times a year. Just off the highway in Capulin, NM is a volcano….
Yep, in the middle of nowhere in the middle of a field is
Science Experiment for Kids: Frankenstein’s HandThere is nothing more fun in science than putting together two substances and creating something amazing. When you can take two ordinary things and mix them and have something unexpected happen, it is a wonder!
Today’s experiment is from Totally Irresponsible Science… by Sean Connolly. The experiment is called Frankenstein’s
Ride a bike or walk to a close destination to which you would normally drive.
Date: Wed., May 30
Time: 2-3 p.m. ET
Book: Dad Rules by Treion Miller
