5 Minutes Science: Does Temperature Affect Molecular Movement?

We continue our “summer chemistry 101” series with an easy experiment on molecular movement. This popular “fireworks in a jar” science activ...

Does Your Kid Need a Summer Camp?

We are a family where both parents work in jobs that don’t close for summer. It means that summer camps is an obvious summertime destination...

Summer T-Shirt: Capturing Summer Memories

How do you capture summer memories? This summer we decided to make special summer T-Shirts! Disclosure: I am an Amazon associate and this ...

5 Minute Science: Do Molecules Attract?

My daughter is very interested in chemistry, which reminds me of my own interest in this subject when I was a child. To follow her interest,...

How to Get Kids Out of Their Reading Comfort Zone

It’s summer, and I hope that your kids enjoy discovering new books. However, even kids who read fluently can fall into “reading rut”. Here i...

10 Fun Solar Experiments for Kids

We are only a few days away from the longest day of the year when we celebrate the life-giving power of the Sun. So today I want to move bey...

How to Build a Lego Spin Art Machine

Do you have a Lego motor and 10 minutes? Then you can build a Lego spin art machine that will keep you and you younger kids (or siblings) en...

Make Your Own Flag Activity for Kids

We just celebrated Flag Day in the United States, and I want to share an activity that would be perfect for Flag Day, any other patriotic ho...

Activities for Tuesdays at the Castle

Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George is a great read-aloud for younger kids and a terrific new series for fluent readers of age 8-1...