Stay stimulated while out of school for summer! Brain drain is real, but it doesn’t have to be… we share ways to have fun while secretly still learning. Plus streamline camp with simple tips for the family!
Learn A Language
With 534 million speakers world wide, Spanish is the fourth most spoken language. From conducting business to everyday conversations, it is so important to teach your kids how to speak another language. And while many of us know the value of learning another language, it can be difficult to teach our children a language that we don’t know. We recently discovered Feppy, which is a bilingual subscription box for kids with original content in Spanish and English. Each box consists of games like a puzzle or bingo, activities and a story. Through games, kids practice the same words that they listen to in the story.
Each box contains a book, which is the backbone of the box. Each original and colorful bilingual story is presented in both languages: Spanish on one side and English on the other side. At the beginning of each book, there is a QR that gives exclusive access to the Video Audiobook. You can choose between listening to the story in English or in Spanish. This feature supports pronunciation and gives kids hours of entertainment while they are exposed to both languages. It can also be a good reminder for those that only took Spanish in high school. We love that Feppy curates each monthly box and there is a different box delivered to our doorstep every month.
Run. Jump. STEM!
Summer is here and we want our kids outdoors active and entertained so we love the award-winning Stomp Rocket line because it sneaks in scientific concepts while we all play in the backyard!
For over 25 years, Stomp Rocket has been getting everyone moving and jumping, with their rockets, racers and stunt planes. All while teaching kids S.T.E.M. principles. In fact, they even have a Stompin’ Science book that has hands-pn science lessons and student investigation sheets. The lessons range from Kindergarten through High School progressively getting more challenging. Exploring everything from force to motion, speed to kinetic energy, your kids will better understand the why and how. The last section has Science Fair projects with checklists and timelines.
Best part is this is kid-fueled fun, no batteries required to keep kids entertained and enjoying backyards, parks and more all season long! Available on Amazon, Target, Walmart and more!
Customize Camp
Whether you are going away on vacation or overnight camp/day camp for the first time or tenth time, it can sometimes be overwhelming. We love the idea of having the kids help prepare for the trip by creating their own bags. We love Stoney Clover Lane as a way to get ready for the trip. From duffels and backpacks to pouches and totes, they are fully customizable. We have found the pouches especially helpful for packing and staying organized on the trip or while at camp.
Stoney Clover Lane has so many fun patches ranging from varsity letters and icons to your favorite Star Wars and Disney characters. They even have destination patches, so you can get patches from cities you traveled to and personalize your tote! You can use their website to design where you want your patches. Stoney Clover Lane gathers your bags and pouches, creates your custom creations, packs them up and ships directly to your door. Patches can be purchased separately, and can be sewn at any Stoney Clover Lane store. If there is not a Stoney Clover Lane store in your area, we recommend taking them to their local tailor to sew on
Stoney Clover Lane is a female-founded brand – created by two sisters. As frequent fliers that love to keep things lighthearted and labeled, the founders expanded the brand to include vibrant lifestyle and travel accessories such as pouches, duffles, totes, notebooks and more to help customers stay organized on the go.
