Oil and water do not mix, but when used together, you get some cool science experiments. And making your own lava lamp is one of the most exciting experiments for kids. I remember when I was in high school, the lava lamp was one of the most coveted items. People often own more than one and we would just be mesmerized at the globules floating up and sinking down. The DIY lava lamp is a simple activity for kids of all ages. You can set it up within minutes and relax while the kids set off the reaction. Even as an adult, I like watching the bubbles bounce and move around in the bottle. How to Make Your Own Lava...
When it comes to the ultimate summer bucket list, we’re pretty sure you’ve still got time to check off one or 20 (or more!) of these great activities for kids. In order to help make that happen, we collected 75 ideas that fit the bill for summer 2020. Scroll down to see them all, and get started on a list of your own! photo: iStock 1. Take a family bike ride. 2. Have a yes day. 3. Learn a new magic trick. Here are seven easy tricks just for kids. 4. Build a LEGO City. 5. Read a chapter book as a family. photo: iStock 6. Find a great virtual summer camp everyone will enjoy. 7. Fly a kite. Our top...
Many kids in this age group can rattle off more dinosaur names and the details about more species than most other twelve people put together. And they have learned much of this on their own, through eager reading! What could be more exciting during this pandemic, when schools are closed and normal summer activities are limited, than for young readers to find books that hold their avid interest for hours and days? More books on the ever-hot topic of dinosaurs come out every year. I’ve been writing a book about extinct American animals and have been looking at just about everything available for middle-grade readers on the subject. I recommend the following page-turners: Stephen Brusatte is a leading young paleontologist,...
How fun would this be?! Walmart has the Click N’ Play Gigantic Keyboard with 24 Keys, 8 Musical Instruments for only $22.30! (Reg. $42) This Click n’ Play Gigantic Keyboard Play Mat makes learning music fun and exciting. You’ll find that with this durable piano mat for kids, burgeoning musicians can’t get enough as they experiment by stomping on loads of keys with realistic sounds! The piano mat for kids is a whopping of almost 6 feet across, and doesn’t only feature piano, but lets you choose from 8 different built-in instruments, including guitar, saxophone, violin, and more.
Jaskaran Kooner / LeoPatrizi / Getty ImagesWhen Lauren Woulard traveled to New Orleans for Mardi Gras and then to Orlando, FL, to visit an old friend, the New York–based publicist thought she’d be back in her itty-bitty Bronx studio by the end of March. She was wrong. Instead, Woulard, 31, wound up crashing with her friend as COVID-19 tore through New York City. By May—after working remotely for three months—she decided to make the move to Central Florida permanent. She discovered she enjoyed living in a smaller city with a slower pace of life. Finding a three-bed, 2.5-bath townhouse in East Orlando for the same $1,600-a-month price of her Bronx apartment clinched the deal. She moved in last month. “People...
