Minimize Screen Time With These Fun Activities First of all - I hope everybody is staying safe and warm in these crazy arctic temperatures! While the kids couldn't be happier for this snow/ice/cold day, they don't have to just play video games inside all day, and they don't have to miss out on learning! Are they already "bored"? Are you wondering what you're going to do with them... inside... for the next couple of days? We've got you covered with these fun enrichment activities, with … [Read more...]
Did You Miss Kid Inventors’ Day? No Problem – Today is National Inventors’ Day
Happy National Inventors' Day! If you missed Kid Inventors' Day, no problem. Take advantage of this holiday as a way to inspire your kids' creativity! Here's a few things you can do and talk about to celebrate inventors and incite new ideas in the next generation of creators! Check out this list of 2018 inductees into the National Inventors Hall of Fame, including 3 top-of-their-class women inventors. Ask your kids if they have any ideas for inventions. Do they know how to fix something? … [Read more...]
STEAM: Don’t Forget The Arts!
We're familiar with STEM now: science, technology, engineering and math. We know STEM is the future of the marketplace, and there's a growing movement, complete with a whole coalition to raise awareness and take action for education in these subjects. It is vital that we keep the STEM movement in the forefront if we want to continue to be leaders in the economic, business and technological world. Most of us know by now the value and necessity of STEM for ourselves and future generations. But … [Read more...]
