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Family Travel Tips for Kids of All Ages
Traveling with family is always an adventure. From nearby day trips to month long excursions, Sara Clemence offers tips and ideas for navigating travel with children.
Sara is the founder of the family travel community, The Expedition (www.theexpedition.com/) , and former travel editor at The Wall Street Journal and Travel + Leisure. She also freelances, writing mostly about travel-but really about anything that lets her indulge her curiosity about the world. You can also check out her book Away & Aware: A Field Guide to Mindful Travel (www.saraclemence.com/book) .
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How to Manage Remote Learning Technology
Переглядів 42 місяці тому
In this episode, we chatted with Sarah Kimmel from Family Tech (familytechzone.com/) . She is a Certified IT manager, family tech expert, and digital parenting coach, who spends her days helping families understand and manage the technology in their home. Like thousands of other families across the country, we have begun remote learning to start the 2020 school year. It's been an up and down pr...
Today I Made: Desk Organizer
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This project is perfect for back-to-school! In our latest episode of Today I Made, we built a desk organizer from scratch. The first step was drawing up the plans of what we wanted the desk organizer to look like and how it would be used. Next, we gathered our materials that included the craft wood, clamps, wood glue. This project is a great and simple project for beginning woodworkers and we t...
Today I Made: Introducing our New Video Series for Young Makers
Переглядів 42 місяці тому
We're excited to announce our new video series, Today I Made, where we document the process of children making a variety of things from scrambled eggs to spray paint murals and wooden clocks. Follow along with the step-by-step tutorials geared toward children ages 6 to 12, and hone your skills in woodworking, cooking, art, wellness while creating something you’re truly proud of. This approachab...
How to Build a Treehouse
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The Schuler family shared their amazing treehouse build that only took 8 days, but will last for years. The entire family participated in this build and it looks amazing. Jason Schuler is a filmmaker and storyteller at Awakened Films. He shot, produced, and directed this video and we're honored he and his family shared it with us. awakenedfilms.com/ #treehouse #treehouses #diyprojects
Is Homeschooling Right for Your Family?
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Welcome to the Built by Kids podcast! Today we explore the world of homeschooling from a parent’s perspective, with Amber Trueblood - parenting expert, author, and host of the Stretch Marks podcast. As people who weren’t homeschooled ourselves but who know plenty of extraordinary kids who have been, we’ve always been curious about how this alternative approach works, how it fits into working pa...
Catch the Bug for Birding with Robert Nickel
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Happy spring, and welcome to the Built by Kids podcast. Today we aim to give you the bug for birding, with ornithology enthusiast, Robert Nickel. In this episode, he shares why birding is the perfect outdoor activity to enjoy with kids and helpful tools to make your birding experience more enjoyable. Robert developed his passion for nature as a young person while hiking and camping with the Boy...
Today I Made: Spray Paint Mural
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Grab your face mask and gloves, and use them to do something creative - make a spray paint mural! Street art has been enjoying (more than) a moment in the spotlight, and for good reason. It's colorful, it's approachable, it can serve as a commentary on our modern life and it's super fun to make. A blank surface and a few cans of paint are all you need to make a masterpiece, but if you're lookin...
Today I Made: Kale and Cashew Shake
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What's better than a sweet, refreshing, lip-smacking shake? One that's packed with whole-food nutrients to keep you going through the most intense and active play-dates. You've got this! - No more do you need to rely on an adult to fix a snack for your friends. Get out the blender, add the frozen fruit and veg, nuts and seeds, milk and ice of your choice, and mix until smooth. Need some inspira...
Today I Made: Berry and Banana Smoothie
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What's better than a sweet, refreshing, lip-smacking shake? One that's packed with whole-food nutrients to keep you going through the most intense and active play-dates. You've got this! - No more do you need to rely on an adult to fix a snack for your friends. Get out the blender, add the frozen fruit and veg, nuts and seeds, milk and ice of your choice, and mix until smooth. Need some inspira...
How to Speak With Children About Uncertain Times
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In this episode, Timothy and Laura Dahl give suggestions on the best way to talk to your children about the Covid-19 pandemic. While this is a historic and unprecedented experience for those of us living today, this is not the first time a virus has taken hold of the human consciousness, and history teaches us that such challenges can in fact make us stronger, more enlightened, and more connect...
Baby Led Weaning: Put Your Child in Charge of Feeding Themselves
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In this episode, Timothy and Laura Dahl discuss their experience with ‘Baby Led Weaning’ and share the reasons they chose to begin their children’s adventure with food using this method. They go over the benefits, the possible pitfalls and share tips on how to get started so your family will succeed. “Allowing our children to feed themselves is ultimately about respecting them as capable humans...
Welcome to Built by Kids
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In this podcast we interview top experts, explore popular methods, and examine innovative concepts to extract unsung parenting solutions. Raising mindful, independent, and resilient children is an ever-evolving adventure, and parents quickly realize that no one solution works for every child. We share life-hacking and parenting tips, wins and fumbles, resources and recommendations, in a casual,...
Make a Raised Planter Box for Your Herb Garden
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Now is the perfect time to make a raised planter box. We got our son involved from buying the wood, building the box, and choosing and planting the herbs. This is a fun weekend project that will pay dividends throughout the year with fresh organic herbs that will definitely add a lot more flavor to any meal. Here are the tools and materials you need to get started. Our list of tools is as follo...
Today I Made: Scrambled Eggs
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All kids are extremely capable. We just need to provide them with the confidence and skills to get started. Our 8-year-old son has been making us breakfast for the last couple of years, and he wanted to show us how.