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My son and I have been enjoying The Kid Should See This curated videos for the past year. It’s videos made for an adult audience, but age-appropriate for kids. The topics range from science to arts and entertainment. We subscribe to a weekly email that has five videos. After watching a pile of them, my…
I’m not prone to trying out science experiments at home. It’s because I am lazy. Even when I subscribed to science projects that came monthly in the mail, it didn’t seem to take with my kids. But I yearn to be one of those moms who can do science with their kids at home. It’s…
PickyKidPix is at sleepaway camp for a month. Her biggest gripe is that her unit’s bathroom runs out of hot water rather quickly. She says that by the 8th shower, the hot water is gone and a cold water shower at night when it’s chilly outside makes her homesick. The waterfront at her camp provides an opportunity…
I went to Easton, Massachusetts for the first time. Given that it’s a scant half hour drive from where I live and that I drive far and wide for my kids’ soccer games, I was surprised that I hadn’t been there before. It’s a lovely town, and, as I missed my turn and parked nearby,…
My husband and I been working with a family nutritionist to get our dietary issues under control. Both he and I have to watch our cholesterol; a hereditary gift! Some of my kids also avoid milk, not due to lactose allergies but simply because it’s not their favorite. Our nutritionist suggested trying milk alternatives like…
Now that my oldest, Grasshopper and Sensei, is starting high school this September we have started thinking more concretely about college for her. She wants to go to art school, with Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) being a top choice. I did a little research to look into a private college counselor for her….
A few years ago, we spent the 4th of July in America’s Hometown, Plymouth. What a difference a few hundred years make! This is Plimoth Plantation’s Pilgrim settlement. I chaperoned the 3rd grade field trip to Plimoth Plantation and my group wanted to see the English settlement at Plimoth Plantation as their first stop and…