Kids adore performing experiments. They keep them entertained, allow for critical thinking and creativity, while also helping them to learn! As an adult, I love doing experiments with them! So, if you’re looking to give them an exciting yet educational gift, this Scientific Explorer My First Mind Blowing Science Kit is sure to be a winner.
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Christmas is a necessity
“Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us.”
~ Eric Sevareid
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There are some people who want to throw their arms around you…
“There are some people who want to throw their arms around you simply because it’s Christmas; there are other people who want to strangle you simply because it’s Christmas.”
~ Robert Staughton Lynd
This one made me laugh, especially considering all of the grumpy Guses I have been encountering since two weeks before Thanksgiving. Which one are you?
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STEM Toys: National Geographic Break Open 10 Geodes
Kids spend a lot more time indoors today than we ever did, and it can be hard to find great places in nature to explore things like geodes. Thanks to National Geographic, though, you can bring fun nature activities into the home to still learn about geology and then later transfer those skills to the outside world when you chance upon similar items.
This science kit, produced by National Geographic, comes with 10 different geodes. Ranging in size from a tennis ball to a ping pong ball, these stunning geodes break open to reveal the glistening crystals inside.
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Christmas isn’t a parade or concert…
“Christmas isn’t a parade or concert but a piece of home you keep in your heart wherever you go.”
~ Donna VanLiere
What’s interesting is actually part of my Christmas memories and pieces of home actually kind of revolve around parades and concerts. We never went to parades. Too many people, too much congestion, and all that jazz. But we did always watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on TV. My grandmother would always call up early in the morning to make sure we had it on. At the very least, she always made sure that I saw my Peanuts balloons. And Christmas wasn’t allowed to start happening until Santa arrived at the end. I still feel that way and practice that.
And then there were the concerts. I can guarantee I am the only person I know (outside of my sister) who grew up having mini Christmas concerts around the organ in our own home. My mother was an organist and we had both a piano and an organ in our apartment at the end of our store. Every year, we would gather around it while Mom played and we all sang together. She had sheet music from the ’60s as well as an entire songbook from Reader’s Digest that was all Christmas songs. We were also the only kids I knew who knew “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas” well before all of these radio stations started playing Christmas music ad nauseum 24/7. I still have a lot of that music.
What are some of your favorite Christmas pieces of home that you carry with you in your heart?
