7 cheap activities to do at home with your kids! Help tame your boredom.
7 cheap activities to do at home with your kids! Help tame your boredom.

It isn't always possible to find things to do with your kid outside of the home. Sometimes it’s the weather, allergies, illness, or maybe a *worldwide quarantine. Maybe you are trying to save money, so being out and about doing fun activities can create additional financial strain. Whether it social distancing or financial responsibilities, you may be looking to have fun with your kids at home on a budget. Let's talk about some free and inexpensive indoor activities that you and your kid can share in.

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Every Moment is a Teachable Moment: Teach Your Kid to be a Critical Thinker
Every Moment is a Teachable Moment: Teach Your Kid to be a Critical Thinker

Unfortunately, few high schools are prepping kids with the tools and skills they need to navigate adult life, and as parents, this is our responsibility. We cannot assume that kids will just figure things out later! For young kids, let them listen in on the conversation to understand the basic terminology. For older kids, they may be ready to participate by sharing their own opinions.

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Helpful Tips for Gardening with Your Kids
Helpful Tips for Gardening with Your Kids

It can be a lot of fun to garden with your family. Spending time together, walking about, and listening to nature is very beneficial for your kids. However, admittedly, young children helping you out in the flower bed or the vegetable garden can also be a bit stressful or chaotic. There are lots of benefits to getting kids in the garden, the initial stress is well worth it. Have no fear. Gardening does not have to be a chore for you as the parent. After surveying a handful of benefits of this activity for children, we'll discuss how to make the most of the process.

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Teaching Your Children Science Through Everyday Life
Teaching Your Children Science Through Everyday Life

You can explore science in countless ways from home. By strengthening your child's knowledge about science from home, you are encouraging them to become life-long learners. Kids who have more hands-on life experiences with science are better able to grasps the complexities of scientific reasoning. When kids have seen these processes occur in their everyday life, they are better able to make connections. Here are just a few great ways in which you can teach your child science at home during work or play.

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Teaching Children Language Skills At Home
Teaching Children Language Skills At Home

One of the expectations of parenting is ensuring your kids stay ahead of their education. When a child is learning to read and write, there are several avenues to incorporate elementary language arts into an average day. You can become an informal but effective language mentor for your child by using a variety of techniques to help them grow in their language proficiency. In essence, it just takes a bit of intentionality.

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"What Do You Do with an Idea" - Book Review by Kids
"What Do You Do with an Idea" - Book Review by Kids

“What Do You Do with an Idea" by Kobi Yamada, - Book Review by Kids

"What you do with an idea?" is about a kid with an idea! At first, he ignored the idea because he didn't know what to do with it and acting like it didn't belong to him.

The Idea followed him, and then he started to think (what other people think about my Idea?), and he kept the Idea to himself. But there is something magical about his Idea.

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