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State agricultural fairs conjure up images of farm exhibits and animals, cotton candy, midway rides and games of chance. With so much to see and do, it’s a great way to spend fun family time during the summer. It’s also an awesome opportunity to share an educational experience with your children. We depend on agriculture […]
If your kids like exploring, hiking, hide-n-seek, mysteries, riddles and crafts, they just might love letterboxing. And so might you. Letterboxing is basically a treasure hunt for letterboxes – small containers holding a logbook and a unique, usually hand-carved rubber stamp. Letterboxes are hidden almost everywhere, and seekers follow a set of clues to find […]
The early years of school, whether you’re sending your child for the first time or watching him or her advance to kindergarten, are golden opportunities for parents to nurture in a child a love for learning, the cornerstone of school success. Parent Today wants to encourage and equip you. Our Parent Today Seeds of Learning […]
Ah, summertime. No more pencils, no more books, no more … well, you know the rest. Children burst through classroom doors like bubbles out of a well-shaken soda bottle, and sprint onto playgrounds, campgrounds, beaches and ball fields. And well they should. After 10 months of classroom instruction and homework, they’ve earned it. But just […]
Sounds like a job for a superhero, doesn’t it? If you donate blood, you can do all the work lying down. Blood cannot be manufactured; it can only come from generous donors. The American Red Cross estimates that every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood, and the average red blood cell transfusion is […]
The care and feeding of school-age kids got a boost last fall from the national Healthy Hunger-Free Act, which was championed by First Lady Michelle Obama and added lots more fresh fruit, vegetable, whole grains and lean protein options to the meals students eat at school each day. The goal of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Act […]