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Explore our top fun activities for kids at home with these creative ways to keep the kids entertained and sneak in a little learning too! BIG NEWS! We’re celebrating our 9th birthday of The Educator’s Spin On It! Hard to believe that it’s been nine years since we first started this website for parents. So many things have changed since then. Our kids have gotten older, that’s for sure and our experiences have grown as individuals and as a family. Fun fact: My husband is now a little part of behind the scenes on our site as well as my...

With most Los Angeles county schools starting back up on Aug. 18 and teachers and administrators still scrambling to figure out distance learning, more and more Los Angeles parents are considering starting up their own at-home pandemic pod (aka micro-schools, aka quaranteams). Curious about this latest trend in learning? Read on to find out what a pod is, how to start one, what it costs and more. photo: Ketut Subiyanto from Pexels There's More Than One Kind of Pod Not to complicate things further, but not all pods (groups of 3-6 students of similar ages) function in the same way....

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Click here to read Trampoline Game for Kids: A New Twist on Hopscotch on Hands On As We Grow® Looking for a fun gross motor game remix? This trampoline hopscotch game is easy to set up and so much fun for kids! My kids love jumping around and playing games on the trampoline. It’s really great for every age and provides a fun outlet for gross motor movement. Sometimes, though, we need a fresh idea to keep things interesting as we play outside. This fun kids trampoline game is a simple way to get those gross motor skills going! For...