by Barbara Spalding | Oct 13, 2012 | Articles, Parenting Hacks & Helpful Tips, Reading
If reading is fundamental, then why the heck is it one of the most frustrating and difficult things for parents to engage their children in? UGH!! Seriously, parents everywhere are having the “put that down and pick up a book” battle. Gizmos of all...
by Barbara Spalding | Oct 4, 2012 | Layered Learning Method, Puzzles, Scientific Discovery, Z Getting Creative
So, how many time since having kids have you said, “You’re not a monkey, don’t climb on the ___” (use your own example here – table, sofa, curtains)? Seriously, “monkey” became part of our every day conversations once I had kids. Now aside from acting like...
by Barbara Spalding | Aug 31, 2012 | Articles, Layered Learning Method, Scientific Discovery
Tonight’s sky beamed with the our long awaited “Blue Moon”. Hope you’ve enjoyed this experience as much as we have. We brought our Moon story to a close with more songs and here’s one of our absolute favorites – an instrumental piece. We just sat and...
by Barbara Spalding | Jul 3, 2012 | History, Politics & Geography, Parking Lot, Scientific Discovery, Travel, Z Getting Creative
Sure there are so many things to do for the summer, and every child anxiously awaits the last day of school. But nonetheless, they experience days of total summer boredom and with that comes nothing good, including the messiest play, mischief, migraines for parents...
by Barbara Spalding | Jun 27, 2012 | Articles, Reading, Toys & Tech
The fondest memories of my childhood include dancing in the summer rain with my Dad, holding summer “camp” with my siblings and cousins in the backyard, taking day trips with my family and always story time – many times cuddled up with my Mom on our couch, or...
