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Pool noodles are great for summer play and learning. They are inexpensive, versatile, lightweight and bright colored, making them the perfect craft supply and learning manipulative for kids activities. Explore these creative pool noodle learning activities to discover how many hands on activities you can create with pool noodles this summer! Which pool noodle game will you try first? Here are 20 of our favorite pool noodle learning activities for kids! All activities and images have been shared with the original content creators permission. We encourage you to use these activities with your classroom, summer camps, children, preschools, and daycare centers. Do...

I remember making these peanut butter, bird seed, and pine cone bird feeders with my grandmother when I was a little girl. They are so easy that I have been meaning to make them with my kids forever! It would be a shame for their childhoods to have passed them by without having done this simple, outdoor activity. We did this DIY activity on a weekend when we were able to camp in a tent in our backyard. I was trying to think of as many outdoor activities as possibly, such as gardening and playing outdoor games. We were originally...

Father’s Day 2020 is on the horizon, and let’s be honest: very few dads need another tie. A custom portrait, a handmade card full of love and extra helpings of his favorite snacks? Now, these are the kind of gifts sure to put a smile on the face of the guy who has everything. We’ve gathered up a bunch of DIY projects that are perfect Father’s Day gifts—including lots that you can whip up at the last minute—guaranteed to show your kids’ dad just how much you adore him. Get your crayons ready. photo: Hello Wonderful Pasta Portraits Break out...

Have on-site camp programs gotten the go-ahead where you live, or do virtual summer camps seem to be the only option? Or are things still up in the air? In my area, some camps already made the decision a couple of months ago to go virtual this year, while others only recently announced that they’ll have in-person programming available. We all know that virtual camps aren’t ideal, of course (as recent articles have pointed out), but for most families, they’re better than nothing — especially because a lot of places that provide kids’ extracurricular activities still haven’t reopened in some...

If you’re like me – well, firstly, please accept my sympathies. And secondly, you may have been left in a bit of a parenting whirlwind over the last few weeks. Events of racial unjustice have unfolded which, sadly, we have seen before. However, this time there’s a difference. White Westerners (like me) are starting to acknowledge a much deeper racism than just the surface stuff we try to avoid in our own attitudes. We are starting to listen and learn and listen some more to our BAME friends, understanding a bit more about systemic racism, white privilege, and how we...