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Earth Day Activities for Kids

By Amy Allen Johnson

Happy Earth Day! Looking for some fun activity ideas?  Here's a handy list of Earth Day activities for kids and their parents - Have an Outdoor Scavenger Hunt What better way to appreciate Mother Earth than to search the outdoors for treasures?  Pick up a pine cone, gather sea shells or assemble a... Read More

Summer Reading Programs – Barnes & Noble

By Amy Allen Johnson

Summer's just around the corner and I'm hoping to keep my kids reading.  With so many summer reading programs out there - why not sign up for more than one? We'll sign up at our local library and find  printable charts we can download.  Barnes & Noble has a great program too!   ... Read More

Keeping Up and Keeping Busy

By Carina

You've worked too hard this year to let all the great things your kids learned slip during the hazy, lazy days of summer. So when Kacy, a friend of mine, suggested creating a binder for each child with activities and worksheets, I thought it was a great idea. I hit a teacher/education supply stor... Read More

Fail to Plan and Plan to Fail

By Rachael Herrscher

That phrase reminds me of being a teenager. Or sitting in a freshman college course and bombing a project.  But the truth is that phrase packs a pretty good punch. I sat down today and made my families “Summer Plan”.  Every summer I seem to get to the end and wish I had done so much more. ... Read More