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Choosing Summer Camp Your Kids Will Love
By Kimberly Blaker Whether you are looking for enrichment for your child, a way to keep your kids occupied and supervised while you work, or need a short reprieve from parenting, there is sure to be a summer camp that is the right fit for your child and family....
Help Kids Test Their Best
By Christa Melnyk Hines By third grade, most kids have experienced testing on some level, ranging from spelling and math tests in class to standardized state exams. For some students testing is a breeze while for others, performance anxiety can hijack their ability to...
Hands On Learning
Hands-on learning has long been celebrated as a positive learning style for children. It’s the reason laboratories with microscopes and art studios with scissors and glue exist. However, for some children, hands-on learning is more than just a tool used to...
Marriage and the Affection Connection
by Christa Melnyk Hines “They must still be dating,” my friend whispers to me. As we stand shivering at my son’s soccer game, my brother-in-law and his fiancée cuddle together sharing a warm blanket and a chair. “No married couple would be that affectionate toward...
Learning STEAM Through Play at idea Museum
By Yvette Armendariz Kara Karlson started coming to the i.d.e.a. Museum three years ago, when she was pregnant with her second daughter. She “immediately fell in love.” “First, and most importantly for me, it was a safe place for my oldest to run around when I was...
