Family Vacation: Biloxi, Mississippi
When I first started researching family vacation destinations, I knew I wanted to head to the Gulf Coast. I have some great memories of visiting as a teenager, and I wanted my kids to...
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Summer Learning: Geography
Our third post in the summer learning series is all about geography. If you haven’t checked out the first two, you can find them here: Summer Learning: The Human Body Summer Learning: Create Art...
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Summer Learning: Create Art
This summer I’m being super intentional with the first 90 minutes of our day. It’s during this time that we’re engaging in intentional learning together. If you missed our first post in the series,...
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New Book Series: Little Leonardo’s Fascinating World
Leonardo da Vinci was the original Renaissance man– he was not only a brilliant artist, but he also contributed significantly to the areas of anatomy, geology, astronomy, and architecture. In light of his legacy,...
Summer Learning: The Human Body
My philosophy of summer parenting is this: Schedule a little, play a lot. I believe in the power of long stretches of unscheduled time where kids are free to play outside, use their imagination,...
Family Vacation: La Crosse, WI
We are a hop, skip, and jump away from school being finished for the year and WE COULDN’T BE MORE READY! Bring on lazy days full of doing whatever we want — at least...
10 Easter Basket Ideas (that aren’t junk or candy)
I never know what to put in my kids’ Easter baskets. We have piles of candy leftover from Halloween, Christmas, AND Valentine’s Day, so they don’t really need more candy. I recently cleaned out their...
Snow White, Jump’in, and IQ Focus: A Smart Games Review
We are super into this whole “growth mindset” thing. When I first started learning about it, I must admit that I was a little reluctant to buy in. Does changing our words REALLY matter in...
Play and Go Bags: A Travel Must
We’ve spent most of our kid-raising life traveling back and forth across the U.S. to visit family and friends. Holidays, spring breaks, and summer vacations were mostly spent on the road. And while we...
4 Ways to Connect as a Family (even after working all day)
I’ll be the first to admit it. Connecting with my kids has changed since I started working outside the home a year and a half ago. For me, it’s been more difficult. While I don’t...
DIY Ice Cream Sandwiches
When I think of summer, I always think of ice cream. It’s just automatic. And there really isn’t a better, portable way to enjoy that ice cream than in ice cream sandwiches. I mean,...
Is there a little doctor in your house?
Late in the school year, Ada came home overflowing with all facts about the brain. Memories. Neurons. Synapses. She jumped on youtube for kids because she wanted to learn more. That kid had out her...
10+ Ways to Actively Engage Your Child’s Mind this Summer {Math, Science, & Technology}
This is the second installment of our Avoiding the Summer Slide series. The first one was about all things writing and reading and art. Go take a look! I think the hard part about...
Wi-fi Hospitality Frame (and free printable!)
We have talked about hospitality a few times here on Play Eat Grow. We’ve talked about entertaining others; we’ve talked about helping your kids notice needs around them; we’ve talked about creating things for...
