Author Debbi Michiko Florence and I are creating a six-part Asian Culture Series with books, activities, and recipes. We are kicking off the series by looking at the Asian New Year. This is part one of our 6 Part Asian Craft and Culture Series: November 2017: Asian New Year February 2018: Asian Drumming May 2018: Pink…
Category: Education
Education and parenting. Helping your child with reading, math, science and getting along with others.
My Girls Learn Glass Blowing
My daughters fell in love with glass blowing after going to the Chihuly exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts a few years ago. They wanted to learn how to blow glass and there is a glass blowing school (Diablo Glass) near the museum, but, of course, it was booked solid for a year after the…
Lego STEM Creativity: Building Lego Models
My son thinks one of the best jobs in the world would be designing Lego models. That would be the perfect STEM/STEAM job! I’ve been collecting LEGO videos for my son on some of the coolest things built from LEGOs. Hope you like them too! Lego STEM Creativity: Building Lego Models My books: Amazon…
New Storytelling Podcast: #circleround
Circle Round is that rare unicorn in kids’ entertainment in that it’s actually entertaining for parents too! Episodes are narrated by theatre, film, and TV actors that parents will no doubt identify with. I’m proud to partner with WBUR. For my friends in Boston, WBUR is hosting a free, interactive launch party for Circle Round at…
Our Total Eclipse Experience in Woodburn, Oregon
It just so happened on our art school tour of the West Coast that we would be in the solar eclipse of totality if we were willing to wake up at 4 am and drive for a few hours to get to Woodburn, Oregon by 10 am. We were. Actually, we didn’t have much choice….
Teaching Kids DIY Skills
I’m not very handy myself and I’ve come to realize that knowing how to fix and make things is a learned skill passed down from parent to child. My kids did take Tech Ed in middle school, a version of Woodshop, which taught them how to use tools, a great first step. This is a…
Easy and Fun Rainbow Science Experiments
A rainbow is made of the colors red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet. Where did the rainbow come from? All the colors exist in sunlight. We can’t see them because they are mixed together. Easy and Fun Rainbow Science Experiments When sunlight moves from the air to the water in the glass, it bends…