When traveling on a long car trip, give your kids a laminated map of the US and, using a Vis a Vis pen, have them trace the map route along with you. You can also have a separate map where your child can color in the states you have been to. Read More >
On a large piece of paper or poster board, draw the outline of the American flag, or any other country's flag design. Give your child the appropriate colors in markers or crayons to fill in the spaces. Or fill in the spaces with a collage of colors taken from cut up magazines. Get out an atlas or globe and explain where the flag is from -- you ... Read More >
Hang a world map (or use a globe) and explore with your child important geographic landmarks such as the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the North and South Poles and the seven continents. As your child begins to recognize these places, stick tiny stickers onto each landmark that your child can identify as a marker of where you've "been." Expand your explorations to places that you or a loved ... Read More >
Get a large map of the world or of the United States. You can either tape it to your child's wall or roll it up for easy storage. Each time you take a trip, mark the place you visit with a sticker on your child's map. You'll have fun tracking where you've been and where you'd like to go. Talk about how far these places are ... Read More >
Use a map or globe; kids love that globes spin, but if you don't have one, use an atlas or a map. Let your child run their finger around it until they find the perfect spot. Then play a game called "Where in the world is this?" Based on your child's age, come up with a list of questions that you can research together. Some good ... Read More >
Left to their own devices at the beach, little children invariably turn into collectors. It it is ... Read more >