Parenting is not rocket science, but this is one not-technical mama's experiment in raising curious, adventuresome explorers.
Help! LEGO organization is becoming a problem! While mostly I try to remind myself not to care too much about toys, they should be a learning experience in responsibility for the kids who love them--if they don't take care of them, say they throw them across the beach because they're mad about leaving and don't …
Anyone else get stuck sometimes? The afternoon can sometimes seem so long. Anyone else's kid say things like, "Mo-om, what can I do?" Utterly bored, but then refuse all suggestions of fun activities? Here's the latest trick that's working for us: I start doing something. Maybe it's pulling out the train track and just starting …
Someone gave us one of those easy reader books, the ones with large print and simple sentences about subject matter which might appeal to a five or six year old learning to read. I'm all about encouraging kids to read, but the topics are what get me. Some of them are great. Then there are …
The other day, sparked by a post on an Instagram account I follow (@ourbilingualhomeschool), we set out to do something a little different when Eddie wanted to play with LEGOs. I asked him to draw what he was planning to build before he even touched a LEGO brick. Now, this is a bit of a …
From IKEA purchases to a brand new recipe to business protocol, there are times when following the directions is a must, right? But where is the art in coloring inside the lines all the time? In the interest of STEM turned STEAM (that's Science Technology Engineering Art/Design Mathematics), let's talk about learning to follow directions …
"Where math, science, and creativity meet." So says the website. When we were first gifted a starter set of Magna-Tiles, I was a little miffed. We had a few good systems of toys going and small house, so we didn't need any extraneous toys. I found building with them challenging. My creations tend to fall …
If you're like me, I don't like to rely on a lot of screen time in my parenting, however, when it is advantageous to occupy the little guy in front of a screen, three things are most important: I want to feel like it's worth it, like he's learning something valuable. Educational stuff. I'm not …
Remember how this was the thrilling birthday gift? And Eddie, though not the birthday boy, was pretty pleased, to say the least. It's as tall as him (1 meter). And he is over the moon (pun intended). As he helped build the LEGO set, he had so many questions for Dad about the Saturn V rocket: …
Our very own resident rocket scientist celebrates a milestone birthday! 30. So significant. A new decade. Fraught with lots of feels. First, excitement. He's still a kid at heart, completely and totally thrilled with this birthday gift: The tallest LEGO set to date, guys, it's a rocket. Specifically, the Saturn V, the crazy cool machine …
It makes sense to give kids lots of free time and space to let their creativity blossom. Right on. There is altogether too much structure in kids' lives these days: music classes, sports teams, play dates, school. We love academics and extra-curricular activities and somehow our success-driven, measurable-achievement-craving society tells us our kids will be …
Launching Rocket Babies 