Kids have no shortage of activities and class to choose from outside of school. From gymnastics, karate, dance, swimming, and little league, there are plenty of lessons to choose from. You might not think about music lessons until kids are a little older, but Music Together of South Dayton is offering them in our region…
Children’s play is rich with wonderings and imagination. At The Overfield School, we know that play is also full of opportunities for growth: testing, hypothesizing, discussion, negotiation and critical thinking. A tub full of Legos donated to our Kindergarten classroom provided just such an opportunity for play-based learning. The children seized the chance to discover…
Summer may have come and gone quickly but Dayton still has more in store! See what we found to do for free this month. August 1 Family First Tuesday Free Tram Tours Families have a great time touring Cox on our trams! Volunteer guides make sure you have a wonderful visit and learn…
Each year, our Children’s Department at the Washington-Centerville Public Library puts together a list of some our favorite books from the current year that would make great gifts for children. If you’re in need of holiday gift ideas for the little readers in your life, check out this year’s list here!
The “summer slide” refers to what can happen to kids’ brains when they are idle during the summer months. Experts from the National Summer Learning Association estimate that the equivalent of about two month’s instruction time can be lost if children don’t keep their brains active during that break from school. Reading is a great…
Don’t miss more summer fun in Tennessee. Make plans now before the kids go back to school and those first cool breezes of fall begin to arrive. From the last summer road trip to the last dip in the lake and a scoop or two of ice cream, here are a few ideas of how…
Some of you might be wondering what in the world I could be talking about—Spring Break Blues?! I mean, who doesn’t LOVE Spring Break?! Well, if you’ve ever taken little ones out of town, you’ve probably experienced at least a little bit of the madness that can occur during a long ride in a car…
My daughter just reached another “milestone” in her life. She is now twenty one. Her reaching adulthood is bittersweet for me. It is great to see how she is tackling college and preparing for a successful career in teaching. It is not so great to see her less and less. She is…
Thank you for taking the time to stop by my blog! My name is Lindsey Light, and I’m an almost-thirty-year-old (excuse my sobbing) single mom living in the Dayton area. In addition to the mommy gig, I am also a Lecturer in Composition at the University of Dayton. Both of my jobs are extremely rewarding…
Food for Thought In the next few weeks the final school bell will ring and kids will scream with joy because summer vacation will be here. Local kids will play computer games, get together with friends, go swimming or have fun at a local park. The majority of school age…
