Grow a Rainbow is magic! So cool! Watch the rainbow appear before your eyes. Great for elementary kids and littler ones too. And it's likely you already have everything you need to do it. (Instructions at The Best Ideas for Kids website here)
Simple activity that is perfect for outdoor play: Moon sand! Homemade moon sand, that is. Easy to make and full of kid fun. But it is messy, so it's best to be an outdoor activity to both make and play with. (Check out the instructions on the Happy Mothering...
WORLD TRAVELS MÉXICO (CHICHÉN ITZÁ)When I visited this incredible ancient site, I felt like I’d stepped into an Indiana Jones movie and had become an explorer and adventurer. The structures and the culture they represent is so fascinating! Chichén Itzá is one...
Take five to ten minutes and do the following writing prompt to practice. Practice makes you a stronger writer. Write a farewell letter to your parents from a girl who disguises herself as a boy to fight in the American Revolution. *Note: It’s supposed...
WORD WANDERER’s Corner BOOK LOOK The Tapper Twins Go to War (With Each Other) by Geoff Rodkey RATING: Five out of FiveMY THOUGHTS: What a quirky laugh out loud book!! I loved it. I laughed so hard at one part that my husband was worried about me. (haha!) The...
A Ferret of a Job Once, there was a fuzzy brown ferret named Stuart in a little hammock. The ferret stretched his long, slinky body. It was morning, but he was still fast asleep. His tiny round ear twitched. His tiny nose twitched. He turned over and gave a small...
WORLD TRAVELS ENGLAND (LEEDS CASTLE)This castle provides the setting more than half of my debut novel, Maylie and the Maze. I visited it once a long time ago, and it made quite an impression on me, especially the maze! The first stone castle was built in 1119....
WORD WANDERER’s Corner BOOK LOOK Twintuition: Double Vision by Tia & Tamera Mowry RATING: Five out of FiveMY THOUGHTS: A fun, quirky read that I devoured in two sittings! Fast paced and fascinating from their mysterious emerging supernatural abilities to...
Take five to ten minutes and do the following writing prompt to practice. Practice makes you a stronger writer. A blue-haired mermaid saves a time-traveling fisherman from a sinking boat. *Note: It’s supposed to be ridiculous to stretch your...
With summer ended, how about bringing a bit of summer into fall? In the form of an inflatable pool! Turn an inflatable kiddie pool into an outdoor hangout or better yet seating for a projector screen/bed sheet/house wall movie night! It would be so much...
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