Fit Brain Kids: Sparky’s Adventures App uses the direct approach of educating children by asking questions. Parents can log in and set up a name and age for each child. The child then chooses their name and is asked questions according to the age level set by the parent. after a child is asked three […]
This time of the summer the kids are really getting bored and it is so hot outside that if the kids are out there very long they will either get sunburned or heat stroke. This summer I have been posting on my blog different kids activities to keep them busy during the summer that […]
A great activity for bored kids is creating sculptures with recycled boxes and containers. By saving your boxes both big and small the kids will have a variety of things to put together and form buildings, creatures, etc. Since the boxes are already three-dimensional, they love how easy it is to create sculptural art. Most […]
A great art project for kids is drawing butterflies. I used this project when I was teaching public school art and the kids loved it and would ask to make multiple ones. The supplies are simple: 8 1/2 x 11 copy paper or drawing paper ( can also works well with colored construction paper […]
A great way to engage bored kids is to give them a drawing prompts list. If they have can come up with ideas on their own, that is great but sometimes they might say they can’t think of anything to draw. I taught private art lessons for many years to children before teaching art […]
When I taught first grade, I had a student that was amazing in math. This was before the invention of free interactive kids math apps. His father told me that every summer he bought the math software for the grade level that his children would be attending for that year and then had them practice […]
One of my favorite projects to teach to my students is very simple. It is an easy kids painting with watercolor and line project activity that a parent or grandparent can do at home with children. Supplies needed: watercolor paints – can be inexpensive tray that come with brush. Crayola or Prang are the […]
What is an interesting, simple creative project for a kid’s activity that does not require a lot of unusual supplies? One of my favorites is to have them create their own book. The list of supplies is simple: 3 to 4 pieces of paper, colored or white or vary the colors, any size is […]
Summer is a time when kids want a break from school and homework, but a mother and a former teacher I know that kids need to have entertaining activities so they don’t get bored and drive their parents to distraction. When my kids were young I tried to enroll them every year in the summer […]
Today is Friday and that means FREE APPS for kids. Every Friday I will review and list some free apps for kids. Also the Moms With Apps website offers specials every Friday until 8 PM when most of the apps return to regular price. Many developers offer free or reduced prices on their […]
