My kids’ favorite museum in Manhattan is the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH). Beyond the permanent exhibits of fossils, nature dioramas, rocks and minerals,
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Picture Books for #STEM Girls
I would like to say I was shocked when I heard about the incredibly sexist Barbie: I Can Be a Computer Engineer Book (warning: profanity
My family and I had the opportunity to see Walking with Dinosaurs at Barclays Center for opening night and it was a thrill! The show
Maybe we were easily impressed in those pre-tablet days of the 1980s but I can still remembering programming a toy robot to follow commands. Robot:
Walking with Dinosaurs is coming to Barclays Center and I can feel the excitement–or is that a giant tyrannosaurus rex? My eldest son is a
The makers of littleBits sent me a Base Kit to explore their unique building blocks of circuitry with my children and share with you. Read
In honor of the end of Shark Week, here are our favorite children’s picture books about sharks. Most of our picks are non-fiction. When choosing
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Straw Pan Pipe Craft for Kids
My daughter came home very excited that she had made a pan pipe out of drinking straws at camp. However, she had left the homemade
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Sharpie Fireworks T-Shirt
My friend, Athena, hosted an awesome craft group this afternoon. The girls made fireworks t-shirts and I know my son is going to want to