Archive for Especially for Kids
Butterfly House Sets Flight in the Berkshires
Aug
14
2013
Project Native in the Berkshires has a new Native Butterfly House! This new addition will serve as a terrific community-based educational resource to help children and visitors understand the connection between butterflies and our native landscape here in Western MA. Pair a visit with a trip to Magic Wings in South Deerfield and the Springfield [continue reading]
Q&A: How Does Your Family Handle Screen Time Limits in the Summer?
Aug
13
2013
Recently we asked our readers how they are handling screen time with their kids this summer and how they are setting limits. Ranging from bargaining chips to getting rid of electronics, our readers had great advice to offer, once again! [continue reading]
Discovery of Massachusetts Mineral & Stones in Shelburne Falls
Aug
7
2013
The Connecticut Valley Mineral Club will be delving into all things rocky, and explaining their value to us, at the Arms Library’s Rock Talk on Friday, August 9 at 6:30pm in Shelburne Falls… [continue reading]
Language Play: Strategies for Encouraging Independent Play in Summer Months
Jul
31
2013
This month in “Time to Talk,” Kathy shares strategies for encouraging independent play in summer months… [continue reading]
Under the Hat: Mixing Music is Like Mixing a Cake
Jul
30
2013
Mister G has a new vlog this month in “Under the Hat,” bringing you into his studio to show how mixing music is a lot like mixing a cake. Gather the kids around to learn more in this short video… [continue reading]
Literary Guide for Roald Dahls’ “Danny the Champion of the World”
Jul
29
2013
Our Summer Reading Resource Literary Guide series continues this week with Roald Dahl classic, “Danny the Champion of the World.” The literature guide is written with 4th grade students in mind, but the story can be easily read and appreciated by younger students who have begun reading chapter books… a fun book for bedtime read-aloud [continue reading]
Parenting Possibilities: The Chinese Finger Trap
Jul
29
2013
This month Shana uses the metaphor of the Chinese Finger Trap as it applies to parenting power struggles with her youngest son. Read her monthly column, “Parenting Possibilities: Contemplation with a Splash of Inspiration” to find out how a small woven bamboo cylinder helped her let go of anger during a power struggle with her [continue reading]
Journal-Making: Inspiration for Writing & Drawing
Jul
17
2013
Making Journals with Kids Can Encourage & Support Language & Visual Art Skills It’s no secret of parenting that kids have a lot to say. Just as our own adult brains are constantly stirring through ideas, memories, and observations, children’s brains are working just as hard. They make note of interesting things that they see [continue reading]
Oak & Acorn: Edible Summer Flowers
Jul
15
2013
This month in “Oak & Acorn: Forage, Farm and Feast with the Family,” Hilltown Families Contributing Writer, Leslie Lynn Lucio, writes about daylilies, the perfect perennial that is both edible and can grow (and thrive) in both cultivated and wild landscapes. Find out how she like to prepare them for her family… [continue reading]
STEMBite: Bite Sized Videos Supporting STEM Education
Jul
10
2013
Add some science to these hot summer days with STEMBite, a YouTube channel that offers snack-size videos focused on topics in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) and the things in our everyday lives that they are related to… [continue reading]
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