For a summer trip, my family is going on a two week road trip to Canada. I painstakingly planned all aspects of this trip, which I know will provide an invaluable experiential learning opportunity for our three kids - now it is less than a week away. Needless to say, we are all getting excited. However, [...]

FREE for 7 – 13 year olds – Peak Experiences is putting up the 350′ zipline over the quarry at the West End of Belle Isle tomorrow (Sat.) between 9 and 2 – kids must be with a parent or guardian! (The xterra race series is this weekend; this is part of the expo.) Get [...]

It always amazes me when I read ‘research’ on something that, for parents at least, is completely intuitive. But research they must. The latest finding tells us… “play and down time may be as important to a child’s academic experience as reading, science and math, and that regular recess, fitness or nature time can influence [...]