Kids interact with the animals at Lil’ Buckaroo’s Farm. Photo courtesy of Lil’ Buckaroo’s Farm The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. Stave it off ...

Elementary and middle school are both pivotal times in young people's lives. Children experience a lot of emotional, physical and educational changes. They learn how to communicate with their peers ...

Spider activities are some of my favorite ways to bring a mix of curiosity, science, and creativity into our homeschool. Whether we’re studying arachnids for a life cycle unit or just adding a fun ...

On a recent afternoon in June, a line of kids between the ages of 5 and 13 snaked back from the door at the edge of classroom at St. Anthony's Catholic School in East Oakland, California. Some jumped ...

The StoryWalk at Patton Young Park features 20 aluminum display pedestals with plexiglass screens, spaced 35 to 40 feet apart, at an ideal height for kids to stand at and read. A StoryWalk is a series ...

A few weeks ago, a parent who lives in Texas asked me how much my kids were using screens to do schoolwork in their classrooms. She wasn’t talking about personal devices. (Smartwatches and smartphones ...

Drones offer children a unique way to see the world, foster creativity, provide educational benefits, and teach valuable skills. When choosing a drone for kids, it's crucial to balance fun with safety ...

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Summer has arrived. For kids, this might mean freedom from schoolwork. But for parents, it can also mean the summer care scramble—the stressful (and expensive) need for working parents to piece ...

Ah, the good old days! Remember when parents had a whole bag of tricks to get their kids ready for the world? Things have ...