Creative Activities for Kids at Home
American Independence: A Product of Innovation
Yesterday, as I watched our local Independence Day parade and delighted in the colorful fireworks, I thought about some of the attributes that have helped shape our nation. Before and after we became the United States of America, we were blessed with remarkable men and women of vision, fierce determination and persistence. Long before there […]
Here are Fun Summer Activities for Kids in Your Community
How to Keep Your Child’s Brain Active this Summer
While the typical family is enjoying a casual summer schedule, research shows that the typical student brain is also taking a summer break and forgetting up to 40% of the information learned during the school year. Worse yet, can take up to 6 weeks to get back into the swing of learning once a student returns to school. In the average school year, that can add up to almost 50% learning loss overall, an overwhelming statistic in a make-it-or-break-it educational environment. The good news, however, is that while it’s easy to forget – it’s just as simple to put a plug in the drain and keep that brain active, engaged and learning while still having fun through the summer break.
Multisensory Learning Activities: Keep Your Kids Mentally Fit This Summer
As parents, we can look forward to summer as a time with lighter schedules, less structure and no homework. Let’s face it — we all need a break, and the warm, carefree days of summer give us the perfect opportunity. However, too many lazy days can lead to boredom, resulting in the well-worn phrase “I’m bored.” Today’s kids have so much technology at their fingertips — TV, movies, video games, the internet — that it can take some special effort to get them engaged in a wider variety of activities.
Being Visual: A Book for Parents of Visual Learners
I just returned from my printer after picking up a couple hundred copies of my book, Being Visual. Well, it’s not the real book — but the 95% version — the galley. But it looks like a book, smells like a book and feels like the real book. The galleys are the almost, almost, so very close version of a book. It’s the last stage before the absolute final edits, the version sent to magazine editors, media and reviewers. And while I am excited about being at the 95% stage, I am a bit in awe.
Young Rembrandts teams with Michaels Stores to Bring Visual Learning to Children Nationwide
Last week, we told you about Young Rembrandts’ national partnership with Michaels Stores! This exciting new venture was promoted and celebrated at last Saturday’s nationwide Michaels Open House day. As you can see, the event was a great success and people from all over the country signed their children up for Young Rembrandts classes at […]
Michaels Stores’ Open House- Don’t Miss It!
Can’t join us on Saturday? Check out our classes online: www.youngrembrandts.com/find-a-class.
Young Rembrandts Brings Art Education to Michaels Stores
I have been a long time fan of Michaels stores. Over the years, I have spent a lot of time searching their store aisles for art and craft materials for my kids and myself. And I am now delighted to say – the folks at Michaels are fans of Young Rembrandts!
The Hunger Games: Kids are Hungry to Read!
First published in 2008 by Scholastic, The Hunger Games had an initial print order of just 50,000 copies. Now available in 26 languages and in 38 countries, each of the Hunger Games trilogies have been #1 on New York Times bestseller lists, selling more than 26 million copies in the U.S. alone. As the movie […]