A nature hike is nothing like a field trip! The child-driven nature hike is not just slower, it gives children the opportunity to “dig deep.” A field trip approach to nature merely skims the surface, providing many random facts for assimilation. Children scurry from attraction to attraction, without much context …

I have many fond memories of the hot, lazy days of summer. When air conditioning was rarely in every room, we would go to the “air-cooled” movie theatre for relief from the heat. I recall a fan blowing air over a block of ice at my grandmother’s. She would take …

Parents often have mixed feelings with the approach of vacation time. It’s nice to have a more relaxed routine and a change from the work/school schedule, but it’s not always easy to keep children content when traveling. Whether taking day trips or longer excursions to distant locations, planning ahead with …