Nature is often a theme of Japanese art. Today, I am giving away two Japanese art coloring books and sharing some Japanese art by Hokusai from the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. I hope this helps to entertain your kids this summer. p.s. More art posts for kids: 45 Art Gifts for Seriously Arty Kids by my…
Learn about Jackie Robinson and His Teammates
Please welcome my guest author today, Geoff Griffin, who wrote a Jackie Robinson story that my son and I really connected to, Brooklyn Bat Boy. Told from the point of view of a fictional bat boy, it’s the story of Jackie Robinson’s first season with the Brooklyn Dodgers. What struck me was the reaction of his…
Origami Paper Airplane Kit
I thought I’d combine activities and books for some summer activity ideas. Today’s activity is about flying as in: aviation, female pilots, and pioneering aviators! First some aviation book ideas for both boys and girls … Fabulous Flying Females: Women Aviator Books for Kids 10 Books for Kids Who Dream of Flying And now the…
Training Our Dog to Be a Therapy Dog
PickyKidPix came up with the idea to turn our Golden Retriever into a therapy dog. Her initial reason was sneaky. She wanted to bring him into grocery stores and on airplanes. A therapy dog certification is not enough for this, so she decided that this would be one way that she would do service work….
Help Bring Immersive Storytelling to Life
My neighbor’s best friend is none other than Robert Sabuda. They went to art school together. We discovered him long before our neighbor moved in across the street. It was at a museum store that my husband could not resist Encyclopedia Prehistorica Dinosaurs: The Definitive Pop-Up for our dinosaur-obsessed three-year-old son. Our collection grew to include…
It’s Not Easy Being a Girl
Grasshopper and Sensei‘s good friend, Sarah Groustra, also a 10th grader, just got published in Women’s eNews. Her piece, It’s Not Easy Being a Girl, really nails what life is like for a teen girl these days. I wanted to share it with you: Image, KylaBorg on Flickr, under Creative Commons It’s Not Easy Being a Girl You…
DIY STEM Paper Circuits: Light Up Cards
This STEM project teaches kids about circuits and electricity. Because there are tiny parts, I recommend it for ages 10 and older. This coincides nicely with 5th grade Core Curriculum circuits as well. There are a few hurdles for doing this project. To make it easier for my readers to do this science project, I’m…