by Jackie Tricolli | Feb 18, 2021 | Education, Homeschool, Parenting, Virtual School
At this juncture in the school year, every parent deserves a gold star. Unless you were already homeschooling your children, this is not what you signed on for…so give yourself, and your kids, a break. Until the official end, until it is truly over and graduations and...
by Gina Deveney | Feb 3, 2021 | Education, Family Adventures, Traveling with Kids
Help Kids Get Close to History While Staying Close to Home As the birthplace of our nation, Philadelphia is full of ways to discover American history as a family. From iconic city landmarks to wide-open battlefields, we have so much history to explore in our...
by Jackie Tricolli | Oct 21, 2020 | Education, Family Adventure, Just for Fun!, Parenting, Virtual School
Remember the excitement your children get when they know they are going on a field trip? Bouncing around the house with eager anticipation, smiles lighting up the room, chattering nonstop about the sights they are going to see. It is difficult for them to contain...
by Jackie Tricolli | Sep 17, 2020 | Education, Parenting, Virtual School
It is mid-September already; the temperatures are dropping, the leaves are starting to change colors…and we are still trying to get the hang of our children’s virtual classroom. No matter that we have planned and prepped, moved furniture and created minor...
by Jackie Tricolli | Sep 10, 2020 | Education, Health, Kids Activities, Parenting, Sports
As our children head back to school, no matter where they are learning, we discover another important element in our daily lives which is possibly missing or extremely diminished: organized sports and recreational activities. Whatever sports or recreation may look...
by Jackie Tricolli | Aug 27, 2020 | Education, Fall, Parenting
The First Day of School is typically met with a combination of excitement and butterflies in the belly, but this school year will begin as no other has…ever. Children will be learning from home, seeing teachers and classmates via a computer, and parents will be...