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Mind Expanded With Joy

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Sparking curiosity is easy. Kids need the time and encouragement so that their mind expanded with joy, they explore their environment, likes and dislikes, interests and ideas. More play.  A few simple tools and kids will dive in. 

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Sparking curiosity is easy. Kids need the time and encouragement so that their mind expanded with joy, they explore their environment, likes and dislikes, interests and ideas. More play.  A few simple tools and kids will dive in. 

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Irish Culture for Kids Activities – Right Here At Home

Cultures, For Families, For Teachers, Ready World, Tips

6 WAYS TO EXPLORE IRELAND’S CULTURE CLOSE TO HOME You’ve heard of armchair quarterbacks. Well, we think it’s time to put armchair travelers in the game, too! Plumb the depths of Irish culture for kids, and help broaden their global horizons from the comfort of your living room when you pull out these simple activities

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6 WAYS TO EXPLORE IRELAND’S CULTURE CLOSE TO HOME You’ve heard of armchair quarterbacks. Well, we think it’s time to put armchair travelers in the game, too! Plumb the depths of Irish culture for kids, and help broaden their global horizons from the comfort of your living room when you pull out these simple activities

5 GLOBAL KIDS ACTIVITIES TO TRY THIS SPRING

5 Global Kids Activities to Try This Spring

Cultures, For Families, Multicultural, Play, Raising Global Kids, Tips, World Food

Raising Global Kids in Springtime With Spring Break around the corner, and summer vacation on the horizon, you’re on the lookout for innovate new ways to play with your kids. Lucky for you, spring is the perfect time to add global kids activities into your typical mix of indoor and outdoor play. We’ve got five

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Raising Global Kids in Springtime With Spring Break around the corner, and summer vacation on the horizon, you’re on the lookout for innovate new ways to play with your kids. Lucky for you, spring is the perfect time to add global kids activities into your typical mix of indoor and outdoor play. We’ve got five

Dinner Around The World

7 Continents Dinner – Around the World in One Dinner

Cultures, For Families, Multicultural, Play, World Food

Take a Trip Around the World… in 7 Courses 7 Continent dinner one of our favorite ways to dive into international cultures is in the kitchen. Whipping up tasty dishes using ingredients with a global flair is easier to do than you think. So turn on the oven and start prepping for a seven continents

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Take a Trip Around the World… in 7 Courses 7 Continent dinner one of our favorite ways to dive into international cultures is in the kitchen. Whipping up tasty dishes using ingredients with a global flair is easier to do than you think. So turn on the oven and start prepping for a seven continents

What College Students Want Parents of Young Children to Know About Study Abroad

Cultures, For Families, For Teachers, Multicultural, Play, Tips, Toys, Travel, True You, World Food

HOW IMPACTFUL IS STUDY ABROAD? VERY. This heartfelt endorsement of study abroad popped up on my personal Facebook page. It’s written by Liam Hulse, a Pennsylvania college student. “Studying abroad and traveling in Europe has been the craziest adventure and there was no getting ready for the amount I would learn and grow along the

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HOW IMPACTFUL IS STUDY ABROAD? VERY. This heartfelt endorsement of study abroad popped up on my personal Facebook page. It’s written by Liam Hulse, a Pennsylvania college student. “Studying abroad and traveling in Europe has been the craziest adventure and there was no getting ready for the amount I would learn and grow along the

Pennsylvania Is Odd and So Is Wherever You Live

Cultures, For Families, For Stores, For Teachers, Multicultural, Tips

Pretzels and Pennsylvania Pennsylvanians eat 12 times more pretzels than the rest of the country. This fun fact comes to you from an interview with Andrea Slonecker, author of Pretzel Making at Home, on the podcast The Splendid Table. Although travel and technology make it easier to learn about fascinating cultural differences around the world, there

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Pretzels and Pennsylvania Pennsylvanians eat 12 times more pretzels than the rest of the country. This fun fact comes to you from an interview with Andrea Slonecker, author of Pretzel Making at Home, on the podcast The Splendid Table. Although travel and technology make it easier to learn about fascinating cultural differences around the world, there

The Bright Side of Nepal – for Kids

Cultures, For Families, For Teachers, Multicultural, The Bright Side

I’m in the habit of writing something good about places in crisis so that you have something good to tell your kids when they’re hearing about devastation in the news.  The news about the earthquake in Nepal is getting worse every day as help is arriving and reporting what they see. Nepal is one of my

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I’m in the habit of writing something good about places in crisis so that you have something good to tell your kids when they’re hearing about devastation in the news.  The news about the earthquake in Nepal is getting worse every day as help is arriving and reporting what they see. Nepal is one of my

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Ten Ways to Celebrate Chinese New Year With Your Kids Without Spending a Dime

Cultures, For Families, Multicultural, World Holidays

Chinese New Year is the perfect time to teach your children about Chinese culture by celebrating in simple, creative ways Know how to celebrate chinese new year! No need to run to the store just to have a little New Year fun. On Chinese New Year (also called Lunar New Year) you can play the

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Chinese New Year is the perfect time to teach your children about Chinese culture by celebrating in simple, creative ways Know how to celebrate chinese new year! No need to run to the store just to have a little New Year fun. On Chinese New Year (also called Lunar New Year) you can play the

Helping Kids Find Their True Selves Through Creative Multicultural Play

For Families, For Teachers, Play, True You

Do your kids know enough about other cultures to make cultural differences part of their creative play? You can make it easier for them with ideas large and small. ATeacherMom blogger makes the point that if your child isn’t tall enough to see how you cook, he or she isn’t really able to “play” kitchen because

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Do your kids know enough about other cultures to make cultural differences part of their creative play? You can make it easier for them with ideas large and small. ATeacherMom blogger makes the point that if your child isn’t tall enough to see how you cook, he or she isn’t really able to “play” kitchen because

EGYPTIAN CULTURE MACARONI'S

Celebrate Egyptian Culture with Toshtar Macaroni

Cultures, For Families, For Teachers, Multicultural, World Food

With Egypt’s presidential voting underway, it would be a good time to talk to your kids about Egyptian culture. Here’s a simple recipe, adapted from the book “Flavors of Egypt” by Susan Torgersen, that the kids should like. – Egyptian culture! Toshtar Macaroni 1 lb. macaroni1/2 c. olive oil4 tomatoes, chopped1 lb. feta or other

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With Egypt’s presidential voting underway, it would be a good time to talk to your kids about Egyptian culture. Here’s a simple recipe, adapted from the book “Flavors of Egypt” by Susan Torgersen, that the kids should like. – Egyptian culture! Toshtar Macaroni 1 lb. macaroni1/2 c. olive oil4 tomatoes, chopped1 lb. feta or other

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