Splish, Splash…Let’s Have a Water Bash: Five Activities for Outside Water Fun!

Sherry Cook General

Summer is definitely here! It’s the perfect time to entertain with some H2O.  Kids won’t mind leaving the television or other electronic devices behind when water play becomes an option! Five Fun Activities for Water Fun: Homemade Water Slide Supplies: Heavy plastic or camping tarp Garden hose (the hose needs to stay on) Cheap shampoo to make tarp slippery Place …

Summer Time with the Quirkles & Fuddlebrook Series

Have a Quirkles® (or Fuddlebrook) Summer!

Lauren Cook General

Now’s the time to be thinking about summer. Looking for ideas to spice up your summer programming? The Quirkles® have you covered. Here’s why. • Easy to use – You don’t want to spend your summer planning detailed lesson plans? No problem: the Quirkles® have done it for you. All your science and literacy objectives are provided as well as …

Try a Quirkles or Fuddlebrook Book for Free!

Try a Quirkles or Fuddlebrook Book for Free!

Lauren Cook General

Why not add some awesome science to your day with the Quirkles or Fuddlebrook School Science series, two 26-book series and related materials? A great way to integrate literacy and science, the Quirkles introduce ways to excite young children with hands-on science activities, fun alliteration, and whimsical illustrations. Fuddlebrook steps in where the Quirkles leave off—appealing to slightly older children. …

Top Five Summer Science Activities

Enjoy These Top Five Summer Science Activities!

Lauren Cook General

The fireworks are over and heading to the pool has lost its luster. Need to add some new activities to these dog days of summer? How about some fun science activities? While there are many we could suggest, here’s our mid-summer countdown from the Fuddlebrook and Quirkles books. Read the stories first so the experiments will seem more relevant. This …