— Recommendations are independently chosen by Reviewed’s editors. Purchases you make through our links may earn us a commission.Occupying my busy-body 2-year-old son takes a lot of work. Thankfully, Lovevery’s new Play Kits for toddlers have provided him with a variety of interactive, educational toys that keep him busy for hours. Yes, really—hours—which is a big help since I work from home with kids. I’ve been a fan of Lovevery products for a while now. We used the Lovevery Play Gym with my son as an infant. We also are big fans of Lovevery’s colorful, heirloom-quality blocks and Play Kits for younger toddlers, so we had to try Lovevery’s new Play Kits, designed for kids ages 2-3. Here’s how it...
A fun printable tangram activity for kids, these Tangram Puzzles encourage kids to think creatively while visual-spatial skills, math skills and math vocabulary. Tangram Puzzles for Kids Have you heard of tangrams? I first learned about them a few years ago and they have been a staple in our daycare’s math corner ever since! Tangrams are two-dimensional Chinese puzzles that rely on a seven (tan) geometric shapes that are cut out of a square. These shapes can be re-arranged to form different shapes or structures, often with a suggested shadow image as a guide. The seven shapes of a tangram are: 2 large right-angled triangles 1 medium right-angled triangle 2 small right-angled triangles 1 small square 1 parallelogram (sometimes called...
Here is where I will recap and review our homeschool year. This was my third year of planning a full Charlotte Mason style curriculum with short, morning lessons on a wide variety of subjects according to a strict timetable designed to fit our family, but it was only my second year planning for 7/8-year-old John. I love to consult Ambleside Online, a Catholic Charlotte Mason curriculum, as well as Wildwood Curriculum for ideas, but I put it together in my own way. You can see my original plans here.This was a year with a lot of growth for John. Most of what we did worked well, especially because I gave him a little more space, but there was 1 subject that I completely let go of for John this...
Who knew the science to be learned from a pack of Skittles and a little warm water! This Skittles Experiment is super simple and the results are fascinating. In fact, this is one science experiment that easily fits into the captivating and magical category – just like the magic milk experiment and the DIY lava lamp experiment. It offers an engaging, purposeful activity for children to practise making predictions, and for developing their observation and science record keeping skills. The actual science at play involves what’s known as the concentration gradient – and you can find out a little more about how and why skittle science works below the experiment procedure. Skittles Experiment You will need: 1 package of Skittles...
When we're kids, many of us have big dreams for our futures. We want to be president of the United States, a doctor, and, in many cases, an astronaut. A lot of the time, those dreams change as we grow, but for a select few, the thoughts of being blasted into space, walking on the moon, and exploring the unknown never waiver. But even if your dreams of becoming an astronaut feel like they're from a lifetime ago, you're probably still curious about what it actually takes to make it happen. By the year 2024, NASA's Artemis program will send the first woman and the next man to the moon. The pair will travel in the Orion spacecraft atop the...
