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• 7 Tips to Prepare Your Child for Middle School Moving on from elementary school to middle school is a big transition for kids. Harder classes, bigger sc…
• Wildlife Watch: What to Do if You Find a Baby Animal in the Wild It's that time of year... lots and lots of animals are on the move, including their babies! And so ar…
• Make More Fun: 36 Kid-Friendly Summer Life Hacks Summer is chaotic and amazing in our house. Between trips to the pool, driveway and backyard fun, beach t…
• Get Your Free Father's Day Printable: Let's Play DADLibs! Our kids love nothing more than a fun game of Mad Libs! So we decided with Father's Day around the co…
• 814 Lanes & Games-COMING SOON! Johnstown's newest family entertainment center opens this winter and adds an array of attractions to…
• Coping Skills For Kids Activity Books-Skills for a Lifetime Let me just preface this article by saying that before I sat down to write it I ran the vacuum cleaner on…
• 🦠 UPJ ToolKit: How to Talk to Your Kids About the Coronavirus As COVID-19 is across the globe, your child may have a few questions about news items they have seen or h…
• Forte Dance Center Virtual Dance Classes for Public Youth Here are the classes available with Forte Dance Center's April Virtual Dance Bundle for any “no…
• ⚽️Play Soccer With Greater Johnstown AYSO! The Greater Johnstown region of the American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) is now registering for sprin…
• If the Tooth Fairy Visits Your House, You Need This Tooth Fairy Magic! There's nothing quite like the excitement of a child with a wiggly tooth. The anticipation of the pen…
• SURPRISE-Best Gift Idea Ever Many years ago, I published an article about a great high school graduation idea. Normally, I would have…
• Math Magic: A Counting Trick to Have Your Kids Adding in No Time I love all things related to numbers and patterns. But my first grader? Not really ... at least not…
• No-Cook Play Dough With a Relaxing Twist When kids are under the weather, it can be a challenge to find an activity that can help soothe them yet…
• Make Your Own Slime Putty Here’s a simple project that mixes science and creative play. With just 3 ingredients you can make…
• Raised Salt Painting Supplies Needed:Table saltWhite glueWaterFood coloringContainersCard Stock or Construction Paper in any c…
• Macaroni St. Patrick's Day Bracelets! Supplies:Raw pasta, macaroni and assorted shapesHand sanitizer (preferably plain with out any moisturizer…
• Santa Holiday Card What you Need:8 1/2 x 11 Green and Red Construction Paper or Cardstock (Cardstock is sturdier)Googly Eyes…
• Reindeer Food Sprinkle it on your lawn on Christmas Eve :) What you need: Dry oatmealGranulated sugarColored sugar Yo…
• Create a Sundial in Your Own Backyard Sundials provide a valuable lesson to kids on time and the way the Earth's position changes throughou…
• Homework Happy It’s back to school time, which means it’s also back to homework time!  Give your childre…
• Make Mornings Easy Is the prospect of school starting making you dread mornings and the rush out the door?  Here are 5…