Explore the world of acclaimed children's author Gail Gibbons with this engaging virtual book club! Discover fun activities, reading tips, and hands-on learning ideas to bring her nonfiction books to life for young readers. Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Looking for ways to incorporate non-fiction books at home? Want more science-based learning to happen at home this summer? When teaching my children and ... Read more...
End of School Year Organization for Grade School Children
Schools out for the summer! Portfolios have been sent home. Report cards are posted. What do parents need to do? ORGANIZE!!! This post contains an affiliate link to amazon for the memory book to save you time End of the School Year Organization for Parents At the end of every year I take time to do some housekeeping. Kids grow and change so quickly that we will forget how they are at this age. I try to make a snapshot or time capsule of who they are at this age and ... Read more...
I See Me Books: A Personalized Children’s Book
My son snuggles up on the couch with our son almost every night before bed. "Please read me MY pirate book Papa", he pleads. "The one with my name in it!" And the two snuggle in together to read his I See Me Personalized Children's Book. Disclosure: I received these books at no charge. The opinions are 100% my own and I only share the products that I truly love. The links to purchase an I See Me book for your child in this article are affiliate links. Meaning, the cost ... Read more...
10 Ocean Activities for Summer Fun with Kids
Looking for ocean activities for kids? This collection highlights super fun and easy ocean themed activities for your child. Let's dive into the ocean! Beach weather has arrived in many parts of the world. There are many fun ways to explore the ocean with your child. If you're lucky it's within driveable distance to your home. For many of us that's not the case and we have to find a local aquarium to observe ocean life with our children. Take a Virtual Tour of Ocean Life with ... Read more...
DIY Fathers’ Day T-shirt Dinosaur Theme
Create an adorable Dinosaur Themed DIY Father's Day T-Shirt with your child for DAD! Now is the time to get something special done for the Dad, Papa, Daddy, and Father in your life! I wanted the family to have matching t-shirts. This isn't something we usually do and I have been envious of some pictures and so, I figured I would try it. (Not so crafty, here and here are some pre-made versions on Etsy) This is a no-sew, easy, inexpensive version. This post contains ... Read more...
End of the School Year Ideas
End of School Year Celebration...What do you do? Do you create a Memory Book? Hang a Special Banner? Take a Special Picture? Host a Party? Share a Special Snack? If you check out Pinterest you will see there are so many fun end of the year ideas, truth be told I didn't do hardly any of these with my oldest so I'm always trying to balance things out. I think I'm in shock that I now have a Second Grader at my house! She's only 6 and is going to the 2nd grade and truth ... Read more...
How to Make a Summer Learning Board {Includes Printables}
Are you looking for ways to keep your children learning throughout the summer? How to Make Summer Learning Board Station One tip we wanted to share just with you on The Educators' Spin On It is how to make your own Summer Learning Board using recycled materials. We had an old bulletin board laying around the house that honestly needed some love so we decided to spruce it up for our Summer fun this year! We used acrylic paint and my 6 year old daughter painted the frame, all by ... Read more...
Top Pinners to Follow for School Aged Activities this Summer
Top Pinterest Boards to Follow for Summer Activities for School Ages Pinterest can be a go-to source for so many things. We highly recommend it to be one of your valued sources for summer learning. We've gathered many of our favorite bloggers who share amazing ideas for school aged children and invited them to join our After School Pinterest Board. It's been a great source of information all year long. We just wanted to take a moment to make sure it's one of the boards you're following ... Read more...
Tips for Packing a Travel Activity Bag for Kids
Looking for a way to keep your kids happy and engaged while traveling? With vacation time approaching and here are some simple ideas for creating a travel bag for your next trip. We’ve found ourselves packing a lot of activities for travel bags for kids over the years. While traveling with my 3 children in between soccer games, restaurants, visits to a friend's home who don’t have kids, road trips, hotels, and airplane travel here in the US and also overseas we’ve discovered some items ... Read more...
Kids in the Garden
Discover fun and educational ways to get kids involved in gardening! From planting seeds to harvesting veggies, learn how gardening can spark curiosity, responsibility, and a love for nature in children. This is a post for all you parents and teachers sitting on the fence about whether or not you should try a garden this year (or make your current one bigger). It is time that you removed yourself from that very uncomfortable perch on that fence and come down to dig your fingers into the ... Read more...
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