Okay...back from vacation and I don't know about all of you but here along the creek we have hit the "it's so hot and I'm bored" period of the summer. To deal with both, don't sit those kids in front of the air conditioner and a video. Instead, check out http://www.handmadenews.org/ for some great educational and creative ideas for free that will erase that boredom, while you and the kids hide out from the heat indoors.
The Handmade News website is divided into fourteen departments with lots of ideas, instructions and inspiration for all ages. The two most relevant in my opinion for this blog is Crafts for Kids & Just for Fun. You will find the menu bar for their departments on the right hand side of the page. There may be other departments that would be relevant to you and your children.
In each department there are about five pages of suggested activity, which are clearly and quickly described along with a list of needed items. The style of the site makes it especially useful for busy parents. You can get to a list of activities fast, scan the directions quickly and be ready often times to engage your kids within minutes, using items you probably have on-hand in the house. Handmade News can also be followed on Twitter.
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- I have been a home schooling parent, classroom teacher, teacher of students with special needs, tutor, designer of educational enrichment programs and materials. I sometimes call myself retired though I don't imagine I will ever really retire from my passions, one of which is alternative and creative education and the resources that drive good homeschooling experiences, summer enrichment programs and alternative education.
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