Science non fictions books and fun experiments for kids to do at home.
My family has a Father’s Day tradition of strawberry picking. It doesn’t always work out. Some years, there are no strawberries left by Father’s Day. Other Father’s Days, the weather is poor. Still, extreme heat or rain doesn’t stop us. We tried a new farm this year. Cider Hill Farm is in Boston’s North Shore….
Please welcome my guest author today, Dr. Laura Gehl, with her list of oceanography books for kids. We are giving away 3 signed copies of Baby Oceanographer. To enter to win, please fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom. Baby Oceanographer by Dr. Laura Gehl, illustrated by Daniel Wiseman Little ones can learn about what an…
If you are looking for STEM activities for summer learning, I’ve gathered up my favorite new STEM picture books and paired them with something fun to do. For more STEM books and activities, check out my posts here. How about you? Are you planning STEM or STEAM activities with your children? I’m going to make…
My kids tell me that we had hummingbirds at our old house. We had a wall of Honeysuckle against our detached garage and the hummingbirds would visit when the flowers were in bloom. My kids said that they were tiny — about the size of a large bumblebee — which is probably why I never…
Stars are like nuclear reactors. They take a fuel and convert it to something else. Hydrogen is formed into helium, and helium is built into carbon, nitrogen and oxygen, iron and sulfur—everything we’re made of. … So most of the material that we’re made of comes out of dying stars, or stars that died in…