This summer we’re going to keep it simple. While you’re busy enjoying summer, we’re going to share fun, easy to do activities for your kids to keep them at the top of their brain game. They did so much at school this year, we want to keep them in tip top shape and ready to school in the fall. To make it easy for you – we’re going to focus on three areas; reading, writing and drawing.
Don’t forget to keep reading all summer long so the kids don’t slip back on their reading abilities. I have an eBook for you with plenty of good ideas for keeping the brain drain at bay this summer. Try this page with reading tips to get you started.
This summer we are going to focus on the basics to keep the kids’ minds fresh and active while they are enjoying the freedom that summer provides. We have some great new ideas for reading that lend themselves to the extra time of summer. We will help the kids make a summer journal to keep […]
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Summer vacation has begun, now what? I encourage you to take a break but don’t let the kids be idle for too long. Without a plan for maintaining their skills, kids can lose up to 2 1/2 months of knowledge while they are enjoying the sunshine and free time that summer is all about.
Memorial Day is a day to be thankful for our freedom and those who have given their lives to preserve it. Help your kids honor our fallen heroes with this simple 2 minute How to draw a soldier video.
The school year is coming to an end and what a crazy ride it has been. Go ahead, take a little time to relax and rejuvenate. You’ve earned it.
But don’t take too long of a break. If summer days are consistently lazy – a significant amount of what went into building your child’s brain during the school year will start to leak out. I have just the thing to prevent this loss.
Get ready for summer fun as your budding artist explores the great outdoors, explores the rich culture and tradition of beautiful New England and celebrates the diversity of our planet’s animal life with Young Rembrandts.
Summer is a perfect time to indulge and immerse in art. The ‘lazy days’ of summer are by design full of opportunity to think, day dream, imagine – all things that can lead to endless hours of creative pursuit.
Mothers are the backbone of our society! 92.7% of families have a mother either maintaining them alone or with a partner. That is staggering!
We at BetteFetter.com want to thank all the mothers out there who are tirelessly working, often behind the scenes, to make this world a better place for their children as well as the rest of us.
