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Where parents and grandparents will find a variety of creative, fun, and educational activities that can be enjoyed together to build strong relationships and lasting memories.

Personalized Buffalo Dip Bowls

Sep 22, 2021 | Blogroll, Family Activities, Helpful Ideas, Party Ideas, Recipes

These look so good and are easy to make. Wouldn't they be great for a Saturday brunch before the big game. Servings: 3 Prep Time: 30 min (not including thaw time) Bake Time: 15 min Ingredients 6 Rhodes Warm-N-Serv™ Soft Dinner Rolls, baked according to directions...

An Apple a Day

Sep 20, 2021 | Blogroll, Communication Ideas, Family Activities, Learning Activities, Writing Activities

You’ve heard the saying “An apple a day keeps the doctor away,” well this apple can help to build self-esteem by recognizing each individual in the family and what they do well. 1. Download and cut out apple pattern for each member of your family.2. At dinner or...

Boosting Children’s Confidence

Sep 6, 2021 | Communication Ideas, Family Activities, Healthy Living, Helpful Ideas

Here are some ideas from an article entitled Boosting Children's Confidence by Carleton Kendrick Parents should often ask their children to recall positive events in their lives. Talking about your kids' accomplishments can ground them in optimism as they grow and...

Make An Alphabet Book

Sep 3, 2021 | Learning Activities, Reading Activities

Your child can make an alphabet book. It's as easy as ABC. Just download the the letters, color and make into a book. You could even just print the letters in your child's name and display on their wall or door. Download Alphabet Pages

Meet the Green Family

Sep 1, 2021 | Earth Day, Healthy Living, Helpful Ideas, Seasons & Holidays

This is a great site that kids can go to with their families to learn about "being green". There's fun games, short videos, free downloads and lots of activities to do as a family. Everything on the site teaches you how you can keep our planet green. The Greens

When I Was Your Age

Aug 23, 2021 | Blogroll, Communication Ideas, Family Activities, Grandma Camp Ideas, Writing Activities

Write a note to your child or grandchild sharing with them something that you remember about being their age and beginning a new school year. Tell them how you felt. Maybe you were excited, scared or embarrassed. Also add a photograph of yourself when you were their...

Lemonade for Sale – by Stuart J. Murphy

Aug 20, 2021 | Books, Learning Activities, Math Activities

Step right up for some lip-smacking lemonade and fun with bar graphs! Follow along as some kids and their parrot run a crazy lemonade stand and keep track of their sales. Extension activities for adults and kids included. Math Start Book for ages 7 & up

$All Sorts of Sorts$

All Sorts of Sorts

Aug 18, 2021 | Blogroll, Learning Activities, Math Activities, Writing Activities

This is a great activity for kids 3-12. Sorting get kids thinking about data, attributes and patterns and how things can be organized in different ways. These are skills they need for math. 1. Collect many different kinds of things to sort (buttons, rocks, shells...

Sardines – A Hide & Seek Game

Aug 16, 2021 | Family Activities, Games, Party Ideas

This would be a fun game to play with a lot of kids or just a few. You can do it in your home, backyard, a park or anywhere there are places to hide. To Play Sardines: The person who is “it” hides while everyone else counts to 30. Each player then tries to find the...

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Aug 13, 2021 | Learning Activities, Reading Activities

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Watermelon Pie

Wouldn't this pie be fun for a family reunion or picnic. Thank you to Make & Takes

Cinco de Mayo Facts

Facts about Cinco de MayoCinco de Mayo means "fifth of May" in Spanish. It's an important day in Mexico and is celebrated each year with a fiesta. The story of Cinco de Mayo began over 100 years ago with a young orphan boy, Benito Juarez who grew up, studied law and...

Dear Children of the Earth by Schim Schimmel

A remarkable letter from Mother Earth asking for help from children everywhere and entrusting them with her protection. The illustrations are exquisite. After reading the book have your child write their own letter to Mother Earth telling what they can do to protect...

Creative Holiday Cards

The women in my extended family have a great tradition. The first Saturday of December we get together at my home and have a pot luck lunch. Everyone 6 years and older is invited. We always do a service project for a local hospital and sometimes we make Christmas...

Arbor Day Memory Tree

To celebrate Arbor Day, wouldn't planting a tree be a fun activity to do with your grandchildren or children. When you plant the tree it's great to dedicate it to someone special or something you want to celebrate. One year my children and I planted a tree in honor of...