Just Dance (and Other Things Too)!
Don’t we wish we could always send the kids out to play? All that physical activity is great for them in more ways than scientific knowledge today can probably describe.…
Tiny Drops of Water Make the Mighty Ocean
It doesn’t have to be a huge pain, exhausting, frustrating and draining to achieve a goal to support your kids learning at home. Here are some tips that make it compatible with real-life learning for kids.
The Big Life Kids Podcast
Like screen time but without the screen 😊 The Big Life Kids Podcast This free podcast is a service of BigLifeJournal.com which has printables, posters, journals and other materials on…
Lessons in Being Prepared from Squirrels
You have a to-do list of the length of the Nile and then suddenly on top of that, the childcare plans you were relying on unexpectedly fall through. The dread! Here are some parenting hacks to use when this happens
Tinga Tinga Tales
Mellow out to some tall tales from Africa! Tinga Tinga Tales This free channel will transport your kiddos to a land full of exciting tales and African folklore created for…
How Bad Can It Be?
Thanks to website blockers and various ‘child-friendly’ settings, the typical parent doesn’t have to worry about extreme danger from kids being on screens. However, a lot of content for kids is not particularly useful. So how bad is it to let your kids have free rein? Hear what other parents have to say about how bad is screen time for kids.
Preschool Prep Company
Award-winning videos for way more than pre-school. Preschool Prep Company Youtube.com or Youtubekids.com This free channel's name is a misnomer because it has videos all the way to 5th grade.…
Digital Diets for Kids
Many of us have developed digital habits that we know don’t serve us well. But here’s the shocker. There are kiddie versions of doomscrolling and losing yourself in 30 mins (okay, 1.5 hrs) on FaceBook, TikTok or YouTube each day. Here are some ways to help our kids to have healthy digital diets.
Roomrecess.com
Everybody says YES to recess! Roomrecess.com This free website has over 155 games developed to help kids practice essential skills in math, reading, spelling, puzzles, and pretty much any learning…
Productive Screen Time ‘unboringed’
There’s some belief that productive screen time for kids means boring time for kids. Let’s take what makes recess so desirable for kids – even though it is productive – and use those tips to guide us to make screen time productive and unboring.