Developing a journal routine has many outstanding benefits for children of all ages including improved writing skills, reading comprehension, creativity, and emotional intelligence. However, in order to maintain a journaling practice for children, it is important to make the experience fun and enjoyable. Listed below...
Cooking with children is beneficial in many ways. They learn what ingredients are and strengthen their vocabulary. Measuring ingredients helps with hand-eye coordination and can strengthen hand development. Cooking with children can also be a way to introduce your child to new foods. Kids are...
Do you have an aunt or an uncle? For some kids, aunts and uncles are the ones who take care of them. For others, aunts and uncles hold a special place in the family and in their heart as well. Here are ten children's books...
Program Series Highlights Survival Skills Have you ever read a survival book or watched a survival show and wondered if you have what it takes to make it in the wild? Could you meet your basic needs if you were stranded on a deserted island or...
Building blocks are a fundamental part of childhood play and development for many families but there are benefits to block play that go far beyond just stacking and building. Educational research shows promising advantages to using blocks during play for improving reading skills such as...
Having a new baby or child at home is wonderful, but it can also be exhausting and overwhelming. Here are some sources of help, education, and support. Learn More About Parenting and Babies Learn about developmental milestones for your child. There’s an app you can download as...
Do you ever bring your children to the post office? Recreate the wonder and excitement of the post office at home with these activity stations! Try at Home: Post Office Stations Supplies: Construction paper in different colors Clear tape Glue Scissors Crayons/Markers Box or something to put...
Did you know that strengthening your child’s fine motor skills can help prepare them to learn to write and read? Fine motor skills are movements that require your child to use the smaller muscles in their fingers and hands in order to do precise tasks. Such...
Love Monster Directed Drawing Based on the Love Monster series written by Rachel Bright Happy Valentine’s Day! Looking for a fun reading craft to celebrate the holiday? Learn how to draw your very own love monster by following along these directed drawing steps. Remember that love monsters...
“Watercress” is a picture book based on the story of a young Chinese girl who is riding in a car with her parents through Ohio when her parents see watercress growing on the side of the road. At first the girl is very embarrassed and...
