When my kids hit the tween years, they wanted to be more independent and learn new skills. Both wanted to do more “grown-up” things like sewing, woodworking, and cooking. So I started including more of these skills in our homeschool. Now,…
With the holidays fast approaching, we are in full swing when it comes to Christmas art projects. I wanted to make something to decorate our walls but include something we haven’t done before. I decided we’d make some beautiful nighttime…
Are your kids like mine and always up for a challenge? I wanted to find another fun winter STEM challenge for my kids. Now that the snow has arrived, I decided I wanted to do something related to winter. My…
In today’s world, technology is rapidly changing and becoming more and more a part of our lives. The world our kids are growing up in is far different than the one we experienced as kids. Our kids need to be…
I don’t think about the grade my kids are in very often, but when I do I am always amazed. How could my son be the same age as the kids I had my first year of teaching many moons…
S.T.E.M. is so much FUN! There I said it. I know I’ve said it before, but I really enjoy it which is surprising to me. Growing up, the teachers didn’t talk about S.T.E.M. I don’t think the term was around…
In my family, we enjoy reading. Ever since my kids were little I have read to them. They would sit for long stretches of time listening to one book after another. Even as my kids enter into the tween years,…
Summer is coming to end. Sigh. I am a person that is powered by three things: coffee, sunshine, and warm temperatures. Alas, I will have to resort to more coffee for warmth. Maybe pumpkin coffee. I know Maine is probably…
I love STEM activities. I’m always on the hunt for a new challenge to throw at my kids, hence this STEM tower challenge. What I love most about STEM is that it encourages kids to think, test, evaluate, and then…