Raising Curious Minds

Helping families raise readers, thinkers, and lifelong learners.

Adventure & Exploration

A Jock of All Trades
9 and Up

A Jock of All Trades

So full disclosure: I’m so un-athletic that I am still recovering from playing fantasy football. Luckily, my kids seem to enjoy sports. We’ve got currently got Kung Fu, Youth in

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Welcome to the Kyngdom
9 and Up

Krazy for Kyngdom

Chances are, unless you are between the ages of 8 and 15 years old, you haven’t been to Cricket’s Chatterbox lately. The Chatterbox is our online writing forum where kids

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6 - 9 Years

Procraftinating: Make it a Thing

You’ve probably heard it said that parenting is a journey, not a destination. You know what else is a journey? Crafting. Despite what you might think after watching Martha Stewart

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6 - 9 Years

Invent It Week 5: Try It!

The 2016 Spark!Lab Invent It Challenge is finally off and running. This year, kids ages 5 to 21 need to identify a real-world health problem and come up with a solution to

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Wonderful Objects
6 - 9 Years

Story-making Innovation

It’s no secret that the world has changed quite a bit over the past 40 years. When we were young, kids anxiously checked mailboxes for the latest print issue of

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