Our Family Adventure To The American Museum of Natural History was our girls’ bucket list a couple years ago and we were excited to have had friends join in the fun. The train was the most requested form of transportation for our adventure so to Grand Central Station we arrived,…
Africa Homeschool Series with Benin teaches that the most democratic nation in Africa, Benin, was formerly known as Dahomey. Benin is named after the body of water on which it lies – the ‘Bight of Benin’. Benin is a narrow, key-shaped, north-south strip of land situated in West Africa; it…
5 Benefits of Music Education For Kids is the positive impact on growth and development that music has on kids. As a parent myself, I would like to emphasize the need to balance academics with creativity to better prepare our kids to win on a global stage. That’s the reason…
Africa Homeschool Series with Angola teaches us that the oil and diamond-rich country is currently rebuilding at full swing after suffering from civil war for 27 years since independence from Portugal in 1975. Now the country is finally at peace and is going through a dramatic rebirth. The name of…
Our STEM adventures at the Connecticut Science Center is one adventure our girls have been looking forward to this summer. Our family enjoys everything STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) and it helps that Connecticut offers so many amazing places for families to enjoy fun learning together. The Connecticut Science…
How to encourage early STEM education at home is critical to the years from birth through primary school to encourage the growth of curiosity and creativity necessary to understand science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) concepts at a very early age. However parents must be intentional in developing those skills…
Our Family Adventures To SeaQuest Trumbull was an exciting journey around the planet in one afternoon. SeaQuest Trumbull has over 20,000 square feet of adventure where you are invited to touch, feed and interact with animals from five continents, right here in Trumbull. A daily admission passport is all you…
A salute on Veterans’ Day to Colonel Adele E. Hodges who we met in January 2015 and it was a very memorable encounter. We first say Happy Veterans’ Day and a heartfelt thanks to all veterans for all your service and sacrifice! Meeting Colonel Adele E. Hodges is one encounter we…
A not so normal new school year is my reflection as a parent as we gear up for a very unusual school year. Being a mom gives me the platform to be my daughters’ first teacher and influence. I was apprehensive when we started the new year because we did…
Why I let my kids cook family meals is the realization that my kids can really cook. Quarantine life has made me intentional in getting to know my girls. I have been enjoying the quality time we have together as a family, especially in the kitchen. My oldest has been…