by rewing | Apr 23, 2019 | Activities, Camps, Child Development, Child health, Kids Health
I-N-D-E-P-E-N-D-E-N-C-E. Your child may not be able to spell it, but they most certainly want it! Think back to when you were a child and your parents finally let you ride your bike down the street to the neighbor’s house. It was only 20 feet away, but it felt like...
by rewing | Apr 11, 2019 | Activities, Camps, Child Development, Summer Camps
“What’s the greatest thing about school being in session?” If you ask the kids, the answer would be “nothing,” but we feel a little differently! The great part about school days is the routine. During the school year, everyone knows when bedtime is, what time to wake...
by rewing | Mar 8, 2019 | Activities, Child Development
Most magical creatures — we’re looking at you, Santa and Easter Bunny — want little from us in return. For young ones hoping for a St. Patrick’s Day payday, they had better rise to the challenge and use their creativity to build a trap. As the legend goes, if the trap...
by rewing | Mar 3, 2019 | Activities, Child Development, Kids Health, Nutrition for Kids
As a parent, we usually have a plan in place for everything…sickness, discipline, juggling busy schedules, even menu options for the week, but have you managed a way to rise as the victor in the homework battle? After learning for 8 hours, the last thing your child...
by rewing | Feb 28, 2019 | Activities, After School Programs, Child Development, LEGO Technology, science, STEM
Since LEGO building blocks came on the scene some 70 years ago, educators and parents have increasingly been recognizing the value they offer in helping children develop the cognitive skills important to mastering science, math, engineering and technology. “If...
by rewing | Feb 14, 2019 | Activities, Child Development, science, STEM
Heads-up, basketball fans, the month of March serves up an entirely different celebration! March 14 is Pi Day, a celebration of all things devoted to the simple universal mathematical truth about circles, that pi equals the circle’s circumference divided by its...