Posts by Rachel Riani

We all love receiving appreciation and love but it also feels wonderful being the one giving the love and appreciation! And what better way to do this then having children help! As a family, create sidewalk art or words of positive messages to others in your neighborhood.   Materials: Chalk, a paved sidewalk in your neighborhood…

An activity to fuel the body! Learning to ride a bike is a huge milestone and accomplishment children love to celebrate! But not everyone is ready to coast on their own. Thankfully, there are adaptations that can be made to bikes, incorporating non-riders into a family bike trip like training wheels and bike trailers for…

Activity for the Mind: Nature Scavenger Hunt for Colors Incorporating time in nature provides a wonderful learning opportunity for children to care for and appreciate mother nature and it’s many beauties. A great way to celebrate the many colorful creations found in nature is to do a colored scavenger hunt!   Materials:   An empty egg carton,…

This can be a messy experiment but a great one for even the biggest slime expert!  We love to make slime so of course we were very excited to find a gelatin slime recipe to test!  Technically, it’s edible but it doesn’t taste that great!  We like to think of it as more “edible safe”…

Independence Day is a great opportunity to talk to children about our country, our freedoms and those who help to protect them!  Our Independence Day Gratitude Cards allows children to thank veterans and active soldiers for their service.   There are many elders from our community who reside in local nursing homes, many of which are…

We know that being active is important for our physical health, but did you know being active is beneficial for our mental health too?  This is especially true for children.  Being physically active provides children the opportunity to build confidence, manage any anxiety and depression, increase self-esteem and also support their cognitive development.  Exercising regularly…