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Hey friends! Happy Friday to you! It feels like an extra fun Friday over here because I’m off to Boise, Idaho to meet up with some of my best friends from elementary school today. We’re heading to my friend Carrie’s house to meet her baby girl, Eloise, and I cannot wait for some newborn snuggles. It will be so wonderful to be reunited with some of my closest friends, especially since it’s been nearly three years since we have been together in the same place. (I am pretty sure the last time we were all together was in Park City...

A list of best things to do in Delaware County this weekend March 4th, 5th, and 6th What to do this weekend with your family? Here is a list of things you can enjoy with your family this weekend. There is so much to do for families and kids, especially now that most venues are open and happy to welcome you back. Free First Sunday at Brandywine River Museum The Museum will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with free admission* to the galleries and its new special exhibition, Wayne Thiebaud 100: Paintings, Prints, and Drawings.   In addition...

Click here to read 100+ Fun Learning Activities For Kids To Do At Home on Hands On As We Grow® Make learning for toddlers and preschoolers more exciting with hands-on activities. Try out these fun learning activities for kids to do at home as you get ready for school. It’s almost time for kids to go back to school! Learning doesn’t have to take place only at school, though. Have fun learning about colors, shapes, letters, and words with these fun educational activities you can do at home. 100+ Fun Learning Activities For Kids To Do At Home These are all...

World Book Day is fast approaching, and so I've teamed up with Reading Chest to share some of my top tips for encouraging children to develop reading skills.As a home educating family, our approach to reading development has changed greatly over the years as we've come to understand that all children learn and develop differently. What works for one child simply doesn't always work so well for another, and  we're strong believers in not pushing our children to develop a skill before they show signs of being ready to learn or interested in learning.My eldest son attended school for a...

JEMEZ PUEBLO—A game of duck, duck, goose; colorful, laminated pictures; songs, dances and a zero-English policy—this is what it looks like to protect an unwritten language, distinct from its neighboring tongues, only spoken by a few thousand people in the world.On a recent morning at the Walatowa Head Start Language Immersion Program, the youngest speakers of Towa sit on a carpet promoting global friendship, fidgeting and looking around at the heavily postered classroom. Teacher Jacqueline Magdalena asks one of the younger-looking boys, in Towa, which clan his family claims.He’s nervous and shies away from different images, representing family clans, tacked...