Create Connections with your children with some of these fun crafts, activities and recipes you can do together 3/1 Happy National Fruit Compote Day! Compote is French for mixture and has a long French history! A compote is a dessert made of pieces of fruit in sugar syrup cooked in water and seasonings. The French [...]
February offers month-long celebrations filled with delicious treats, smiles, books, history and more. Read on to find out more about this month of love, Presidents and the coming of Spring (sooner or later). When George Washington told his father he could not tell a lie and he had chopped down the family’s cherry tree, it [...]
Ring in 2022 with these exciting activities that you and your family can enjoy together. The Times Square ball drop at midnight on New Year’s Eve in New York City has been signaling the start of a new year every January 1 since 1908. New Year’s Day represents a fresh beginning, as plans and resolutions [...]
Bring out the inner chef and artist in your child. Try your hand at these November activities, recipes and crafts with your children! 11/2 Ever hear of eggs mimosa? Neither have I! It’s another name for deviled eggs! Today, on National Deviled Egg Day, will you enjoy this treat as an appetizer or a main [...]
There is continuous discussion about the overuse of screen time by young children, but this is an interesting article in Exchange Everyday by Erika Christakis to consider whether we as parents are tuned in? Continuous Partial Attention Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy, and mutual valuing.-Rollo May “Smartphones have by now been [...]
Children love creating! Whether it be arts and crafts, music, dramatic play or cooking, children LOVE creating things as well as showing them off! Below are a few ideas with links to crafts and recipes you can create with your children this October! Create with your children 10/11 Teddy Bear Day: Bring your Teddy bear [...]
September brings the end of lazy days, relaxed routines, and spending countless hours outdoors! September brings forth set schedules, appointments, and the constant rush, rush, rush to fit everything into our kids waking hours. Back to School season and here is a great article with some tips to help us to get back into the [...]
This week at Kangaroo Kids Summer Camp the theme is Science Sensations! Here is an experiment we will do at school that you can do at home! It is called Geyser Blast Off! All you need us a 2 liter bottle of Diet Coke and a pack of Mint Mentos! It is very sticky so make [...]
Schools all over the world will celebrate Dr. Seuss’s Birthday on March 2nd. It is also the start of “Read Across America”, the National Education Association’s annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading on March 2, the birthday of beloved children's author Dr. Seuss.Reading is [...]
It is a good time of year to look at the goals we want to accomplish in the upcoming year! Most of us make goals, the trick is accomplishing them. Here are three easy steps: First and foremost write your goals down. Secondly, as you decide on your goals create a timeline documenting the mini steps you [...]
