Hello All! I am thrilled to be a part of the Kid Blogger Network! They are an awesome group of bloggers. As we start 2016, we decided to look back at all of the posts that we wrote in 2015, and share our best posts. We write posts in many different topics, so today you can see them sorted by …
Top 10 Posts for 2015
Wow! What a year 2015 has been! Thank you all for being such great supporters of Mommy Crusader & Her Knights and Ladies. I’m excited to start 2016 with a quick trip down nostalgia lane with a look at the top 10 posts for 2015. My 10th most popular post of 2015 is If I Ran the Zoo Crazy Animal Creation …
Science in Action: M for Molecules
Balloons in the Snow An exploration of molecular movement Outside of my house, there is alot of snow. The temperature hasn’t gotten above freezing for several weeks. But, my husband and I spent the weekend filling hundreds of water balloons with air for our kids to play with outside. Are we crazy? Is it cold and snowy outside? Yes, but that’s …
Art in Action: O is for Open Line Drawing
Open line drawing is a fantastic way to discuss line, color, and emotion in abstract art. This Art in Action was a great activity for all ages.
Technology in Action – O is for Online Educational Programs for Kids
There are a lot of recommendations about what kids should spend their time doing. More importantly, there are a lot of recommendations about how long children should spend looking at a screen. The American Pediatrics Association recommends children over the age of two should only have 1 to 2 hours of screen time a day. That’s a narrow time allowance …
Science in Action: O is for Ocean
My children love the ocean. My oldest, especially, is fascinated with everything oceanic. My children habitually beg to be taken to whatever is the nearest aquarium. When we finally visited the California coast a couple of years ago, we couldn’t leave without a trip to the beach. We stayed so long our baby fell asleep on our beach towels. This …
The Candy Experiment
My fifth grader came home the other day all excited. She’d apparently just had a fantastic science class and wanted to do a science project at home. We’d just been to the store, and I had purchased a few pounds of candy. She decided to see which type of candy would dissolve in water the fastest and how long it would …
Technology in Action: N is for Needles
I know, I know, needles aren’t exactly new technology. But, think about everything we accomplish because of needles. A quick search of Wikipedia brings up pages of information about needles. And although needles are not considered new technology by any stretch of the imagination, they were important technology when first created. So, this week’s Technology in Action: N is for …
Science in Action: N is for Nuclear Reactions
Nuclear energy is an amazing concept. Imagine all the energy the sun creates is caused by nuclear reactions. Granted, as humans, we’ve not done such a good job of harmlessly harnessing the power of nuclear reactions, but we have made great strides. So, for our Science in Action this week N is for nuclear reactions. There are two types of …
Art in Action: N is for Negative Image
It’s a lot of fun to see young children explore different color schemes and methods of creating art. In this Art in Action: N is for Negative Image, my children got the chance to make pictures in a negative image. They had a lot of fun doing it, and even Daddy Crusader got in on the creation of art. Now, …
