Looking for quarantine birthday ideas to make someone feel special without a traditional party? Here are a few of our faves! Quarantine Birthday Party Ideas for Kids How do you Celebrate A Birthday During Quarantine? What happens when your child can't have the party or the outing they'd been looking forward to? It's already so hard on many of us, being secluded from our friends and family… but marking a birthday without the normal celebrations can be extra hard. Here's how to make the best of a quarantine birthday with a little creativity! Most of these ideas are focused on kids – but can be equally fun for adults. 1 . Drive-By Birthday Visit NOTE: In some states that...
Click here to read Hidden Colors Experiment for Preschoolers + Breaking Out of the Rut on Hands On As We Grow® Add a surprise to an easy preschool colors experiment with this magical twist from our Member of the Month Sara Marie who breaks out of the activity rut. Sara Marie isn’t a Pinterest guru… far from it! But even so, she still struggled to find easy ways to do activities with her older son, especially when her younger son was an infant. “Trying to come up with new ideas that started off with old things he was doing was the hardest part,” she explains. “He would play with his Duplo and I might be able to get him to...
This is my stop during the book blitz for Ultra Squad written by Julia DeVillers with art by Rafael Rosado. This book blitz is organized by Lola's Blog Tours. The book blitz runs from 20 till 26 April. See thetour schedule here.Ultra Squad (Ultra Squad #1)Written by Julia DeVillersArt by Rafael RosadoPublisher: Justice Studios Genre: Graphic Novel/ Superheroes/ Science FictionAge category: Middle Grade Blurb:“Funny, fun, and lots of heart. I’m an Official Member of the UltraSquad!”—Max Brallier, NYT bestselling author of The Last Kids on EarthULTRA-FIERCEULTRA-SMARTULTRA-BRAVEULTRA-UNIQUEULTRA-UNSTOPPABLETHEY ARE. . .THE ULTRASQUAD!When an evil force from the far reaches of the galaxy threatens Earth, the UltraSquad, a secret superhero team, with a mission to save the universe through teamwork, positivity, and justice,...
Campus shutdowns mean researchers must be classified as essential personnel to tend collections, like these fungus-colonized plants. (Cameron Stauder/)Matt Kasson is an assistant Professor of Plant Pathology and Mycology, West Virginia University. Brian Lovett is a Postdoctoral Researcher in Mycology, West Virginia University. Rita Rio is a Professor of Biology, West Virginia University. This story originally featured on The Conversation. Read PopSci’s coverage on disruptions in lab work here.During World War II, a devoted group of botanists guarded the world’s oldest collection of plants over the 28-month-long siege of Leningrad. Nearly a dozen of them starved to death, valuing the survival of the collection over their temptation to eat seeds.These scientists at the Vavilov Institute of Plant Industry in what...
Are you really even a parent if you haven’t questioned your abilities multiple times a day during the pandemic? Whether you’re looking for answers to tough parenting questions, amusing stories that are totally relatable or you simply need a new listen for your daily walks, these Seattle podcasters can help. Listen up! photo: courtesy Amy Lang Amy Lang’s Just Say This! For over 25 years, Seattle mom Amy Lang has been walking parents through The Talk (birds, bees and all) and the awkward questions that come with it. Now this sexual health counselor and educator is taking her knowledge to the airwaves with Just Say This!. Each Q&A style episode features parents sharing funny stories and asking tough questions, followed...
