Raising Curious Minds

Helping families raise readers, thinkers, and lifelong learners.

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Cooking with Spider - Cricket Media
6 - 9 Years

Get Cooking with Spider Magazine

Is your child obsessed with Chopped Junior or Cupcake Wars, Kids Edition? If so, they aren’t alone. Cooking has captured the imagination of kids across the country and words like

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Art by Valeri Gorbachev from the October 2007 Cover of Ladybug
6 - 9 Years

The Art of Letting Go

The creative process begins when the artist forgets himself and becomes the work. That is when the magic happens. It is an integral part of every artistic form of creation;

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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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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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