TGIF - there's a blog blast going on and look what they're talking about at Parent Bloggers Network!
The Zula Patrol - a show on PBS promoting science education among 4-8 year olds - is a program that's quickly becoming a new house favorite.
If you have inquiring little minds running around in your house, then the Zula Intergalactical Inquirer is definitely required reading:
The newsletter is full of fun activities that can easily be done at home with common everyday items. Better yet, these activities are designed to help parents encourage and nurture their child’s natural curiosity and promote the development of critical thinking skills - skills that are vital for excelling not just in science, but in all subjects.
For today's blog blast, Parent Bloggers want to know:
How will you bring science back for your kids, and why do you think it’s important?
We won't have to. I mean, my husband Garth (not his real name) and I are big-time geeks. We are avid How It's Made fans and the History Channel is favorited (yes, it's a word) on our clicker.
Vacations include visiting with Pilgrims at Plymouth Plantation, hiking trails and chasing sand crabs at the Cape May Bird Sanctuary, and wondering just where in the heck they kept their potties at Mt. Vernon and Monticello!?!?
"Must have been HARD - especially at THAT TIME OF THE MONTH!"
That last one was for my oldest daughter's benefit!
So, it goes without saying, we ARE raising a gaggle of little geeks, who seem to be quite comfortable with the current geek-factor in our house, thankyouverymuch.
With that said, you could imagine our delight when my 9-year-old son pulled out an A+ on his report card, in science!
"I decided, I don't want to play baseball."
My son is the only boy in the house and my 3 daughters were just as surprised, as I was, by his reluctance to sign up for a 2nd year of Babe Ruth.
"But, you played so well last year!"
My husband, however, was more than a little bit concerned.
"Besides, you get to hang with some of your friends."
You see, growing up, both my husband and I weren't very active in sports - okay, me, not at all - besides, isn't that what boys are supposed to do?
"It's just not my thing."
My husband and I discussed it some more (read: you think maybe we should make him sign up?) and, well, if The Boy isn't comfortable wearing a cup (really, getting ready for a game was h-e-double hockey sticks!) or, if he'd rather dissect an amoeba, or something, who are we to judge?
"I want to join the Environmental Club, instead!"
That's my boy.
[wipes tear]
He starts next week!
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