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5 Ways to Teach Your Kids About Budgeting
Young children will develop financial skills by watching and learning from their parents. As kids grow into adulthood they tend to acquire the same spending and savings habits that their parents have shown them through the years.
There are a number of activities you can do with your child to ensure they’re on the path [...]
Top 5 Ways to Teach Kids About Money
Money matters. As our kids enter their teens, they will also be entering the work force and need to have all of the tools necessary to survive the green jungle. Here are the top five ways to teach teens about money and what to do with it.
1. Knowledge Is Power
There’s no better way to start [...]
Make Spelling Practice Fun With Spelling City
Learning spelling is one of those things that can either be deathly boring or sorta fun, depending on how you go about it. Spelling practice doesn’t have to be boring, thanks to some great resources on the internet. One of the best of these resources is Spelling City. The site allows you to enter your [...]
All Things Family Blog Carnival- The Great Outdoors Edition
The theme for this edition of the All Things Family Blog Carnival is The Great Outdoors! With spring in full swing and summer on it’s way, we’re all ready to get outside and enjoy spending time together. Check out the posts below for fun things to do outside, outdoor party games, fun crafts and more!
Char [...]
Read Books Free Online
Penguin Publishing has a wonderful new reading website that has a variety of books available to be read online, and donates a book to a child who needs one every time a book is read! Through the WeGiveBooks.org website, you’ll be helping to donate books to other children while being able to read new [...]
Top 4 Ways for Kids to Make Money During Summer Break
During the summer months, kids have the unique opportunity to save up a little bit of cash, while learning the value of work. For kids who want to make some money, there are a few different options. You might have to get creative, but it can be done and the efforts can be highly rewarding. [...]
Virtual Stock Trading for Kids
Are you looking for ways to teach kids about how the stock market works? I’ve found a couple of stock trading games for kids that will simulate real-life trading and give kids a sense of what it’s like to invest in the real stock market.
Virtual Stock Exchange
Create public or private games with a cash balance [...]
Fun National Parks Stuff for Kids
It’s time to start planning those summer vacations, and as we’re all looking for ways to cut back on our spending a bit, a visit to one of our national parks might be the perfect choice. At the National Parks Service web site on the park fun guide page there are lots of learning activities [...]
Learn about medicine and science at Generation Cures
Generation Cures is a new, safe website created by Children’s Hospital Boston as an innovative way to educate kids about the importance of caring and compassion while raising funds for pediatric medical research.
The really cool and different thing is how they are going about it. They have created a safe online experience that offers educational [...]
Free Printables to Teach Kids About Money & Get Ready for Kindergarten
I have a great site to share with you today! The Tessy & Tab Reading Club site has several wonderful looking learning kits for reading, kindergarten readiness, money management and even a plane pack to keep the kids busy while on a trip. Two of these kits have high quality printables available for download on [...]
