by Katy Killilea Yogurt and hummus are two of the main food groups for lots of young families, and typically these foods are packaged in #5 plastics. Number fives aren’t yet recyclable in Rhode Island, so after you’ve reused your containers as paint-mixing receptacles or bathtub cups, they’re usually landfill-bound. Relief is in sight for [...]
My projects tend to spring from big ideas that involve many steps—working with kids reminds me to keep things simple. Depending on their mood, crafty inclination, and attention span (what attention span?), I find that doing projects with my kids falls into two categories: either the goal is the experience itself (such as working with [...]
By Katy Killilea The CDs in Putumayo displays always look so quirky and appealing—and that’s a problem. They all look so right that it’s hard to choose one, so I’ve always chosen nothing, until this: European Playground. Putumayo Kids promotes this collection as “a fun-filled musical tour of Europe,” and with fifteen countries represented, it’s [...]
By Melissa Brusso “During the new mentor training, we learned about the 10-block radius, a term that refers to kids who grow up in the inner city and are limited to experiences within their own neighborhoods and never get a chance to venture outside that zone. That concept really hit home when I took T [...]
This D.I.Y. castle project requires a little bit of planning, measuring, and cutting with an Exacto knife by an adult. Kids can help by finding books about castles to use as references and by collecting their castle figurines and props to bring the castle to life. Kids can help decorate the castle once it’s cut (prior [...]
