Intricate Database of Awesome Playgrounds ๐ธ
Playgrounds are awesome. But how do you find the good ones? It's high time we had an objective playground ranking system.
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Recommendations suitable for 5 year olds!
Puzzles More Intricate than Most Escape Rooms, in a Book! ๐งฉ ๐
Fun story, insanely amazing artwork, and the entire book is an intricate puzzle!
The Nerdy Approach to Incentivizing Chores ๐งน
Section 5 of the Prentice Family Policies and Procedures specifically relates to points-based rewards and fines.
Teach your Pre-Schooler to Bike ๐ฒ
Last weekend we had a couple big Spreadsheet Awards in our family. Our two younger kids learned how to bike without training wheels!
Inspire Your Little Scientists with Ada Twist ๐ฉ๐พโ๐ฌ
Learn about being a young scientist, the good and the bad, in this rhyming book "Ada Twist, Scientist"!
Fun Resources to Teach Your Kids French ๐ซ๐ท
What are your favourite tools and best approaches to teaching your kids another language?
Spreadsheet Awards: The Baby Memory Book for Nerds ๐
As with most things in life, keeping track of your baby's milestones is better and more fun with a spreadsheet.
The 77 Best Kid-Friendly Books That Are Educational AND Awesome ๐
Reading any book will surely contribute to your children's knowledge and skills, particularly in the areas of language, vocabulary, listening, attention span, and reading itself. This is great, but why not help your kids in these areas plus additional educational areas (such as math, technology, life, science, engineering, equity, art,
The Best Songs to Help Celebrate Pi Day ๐
These songs will give you something to listen to at your Pi Day parties and will help you with memorizing pi and generally nerding out!
An Amazingly Simple and Fun Board Game ๐
My kids recently re-discovered Spot It! and have been playing it a lot the last few weeks. It's surprisingly great for young kids!
Conceptualizing Large Numbers With Jelly Beans ๐ก
Understanding big numbers and what they really mean is tough. "How Many Jelly Beans?" is a great book for helping with this!
Teaching Through Song ๐ต
I can't think of a better way to engrain information into a human's brain than through song. How would any of us have ever learned the alphabet without music?
Create a Family Bank to Teach About Compound Interest ๐ฆ
There is more to money management than an understanding of savings and interest income, but these are certainly important!
Four Fun Modifications of Catan That Work with Young Kids ๐ชต ๐งฑ
Even the setup of Settlers of Catan can be complicated. For it to work well with younger kids, it's best to start with a simpler version.
Gamifying Cleanup with Clause 2 Subsection 4: The Cleanup and Reward Dice ๐ฒ
One of the constant struggles I've had with the rules at our house is incentivizing clean up in a more fun and exciting way. Here's my gamified solution.
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