How to Plan a Safe and Fun Summer With COVID-19 Guidelines
Summer 2020 is upon us, and parents around the country are trying to figure out how to entertain their children with so many camps and day programs no longer available....
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Practical Tools for Learning Anywhere
Practical Tools As we have covered in previous back to school articles, for students with special needs, transitioning back into a school routine can be challenging. At the time of...
Fun 5 Minute Ice Cream In A Bag
Cooking with kids: Five-minute ice-cream-in-a-bag This recipe is more of a fun, creative science experiment than a “cooking” class. We won’t be “cooking” anything; we’ll just be mixing up ingredients....
Draw Out Understanding: How to Sketch or “Doodle” to Help Your Child Understand
Draw Out Understanding I’ve been using little “doodles” to help my daughter understand things throughout her life. I found that if I could create simple little doodles to help her...
Tech Tips for Money Fun
Money Fun As a new year begins, people everywhere are setting goals or resolutions to be better at something. Many times resolutions include taking better care of oneself, spending more...
2018 Best Toys for Kids with Special Needs
2018 Best Toys for Kids written by Ahren Hoffman, director of education American Specialty Toy Retailing Association Fred Rogers famously shared that “Play is often talked about as if it...
2018 Mom Approved Gift Ideas For Special Kids
Like many parents of a child or teen with additional needs, I find it challenging to think of new gift ideas each Christmas. My son BJ lives with cerebral palsy...
Tech Fun Favorite Holiday Apps
Favorite Holiday Apps Sago Mini Holiday Trucks and Diggers By Sago Mini Very simple and repetitive action game. Allows users an environment of self-paced, virtual play where they can build...
This is Me! Family Fun Art Project
Kids love making art projects. Kids love displaying their art work. Kids love playing in water. This inexpensive self-portrait project lets them do all three! This project is designed to...
Digital Safety: An Ongoing Conversation
Digital Safety We are parents just like you, who are concerned with the content that our children consume digitally. We, too, struggle with how best to allow our kids to...
