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Outdoor summer activities are great tools for improving your child's Gross Motor Skills. Parents often ask: "What is the difference between Gross and Fine Motor Skills, and how do they impact on my child's ability to learn?"&... Read more

Our family is right in the middle of summer planning season. I know that those "organized" families have already booked all their camps and trips and classes (you know who you are...), but I bet we're not alone in still figur... Read more

I think we hit that point today when it's finally OK to start talking about school again. We're about 5 weeks into summer vacation in these parts (with 6 weeks to go), and like the first robin of spring today was the first da... Read more

I've always loved going to camp, so when I was asked to spend last weekend supervising middle school campers, I jumped at the chance. The last time I'd worked at a camp was in college, when I spent a steaming summer in a plat... Read more

For someone who makes a living with words, it's a little embarrassing to admit that I wasn't always a big reader. As a kid, I spent most of my free time with friends or toys, not books. Still, each summer I looked forward to ... Read more

So, this is my first blog entry ever. I've never done this before and I'm a bit nervous.Well, here goes. I have two kids. I've been volunteering in their schools since my oldest was in kindergarten, and I've been writing the ... Read more

It's never too early to start thinking about making next school year great for you and your kids.And that's why we've launched this new website. Welcome! Who the heck are we? You can check out our about us page, but basically... Read more