Posted by Unknown | 9:57 AM

My daughter surprised and impressed me yesterday when she came to me with a declaration: "Mom, there should be a club at school for the...

0 comments Labels: children's activities, friendship, Girls Sports, social skills

Posted by Unknown | 5:19 AM

Neither my son nor I have ever done origami … at least before this activity. Making paper bats seemed like a great craft to accompany a less...

0 comments Labels: Crafts, Free Printables, Plants/Animals, Reading, Science, Writing

Posted by Unknown | 5:34 AM

Last week was my son's spring break and since he spent a fair amount of the week with his grandparents, there were few deceptively educa...

0 comments Labels: Reading, Spelling, Writing

Posted by Unknown | 3:30 PM

What do 12 year old girls do when they are challenged to turn off their electronics for a day? (Find out below!)

0 comments Labels: Art, children's activities, creative play, outdoor play

Posted by Unknown | 5:45 AM

Last week my son wore out his Nerf over-the-door basketball hoop. I kid you not. When we replaced it with a sturdier version of the same thi...

0 comments Labels: Addition, Being Active, Counting, Free Printables, Games, Spelling

Posted by Unknown | 12:24 AM

Photo: pickthebrain.com Several of you have asked me recently about what I've been up to, if I am teaching any classes or workshops and ...

0 comments Labels: Barbara Gini, BodyLogique

Posted by Unknown | 7:38 AM

This week, my daughter's school is having some standardized testing. I have always told my kids to not be worried about these tests any ...

0 comments Labels: anxiety, education, love, respect

Posted by Unknown | 5:56 AM

How many parts make a whole? Cooking measurements were a great way to help my son answer that question. This was a simple activity that he f...

0 comments Labels: Counting, Fractions, Free Printables, Measuring

Posted by Unknown | 4:23 AM

I’m hoping repetition will help my son memorize the differences between nouns, verbs, and adjectives. The board game I cooked up to practice...

0 comments Labels: Free Printables, Games, Language Arts, Parts of Speech, Reading

Posted by Unknown | 4:22 AM

Photo: missedmytrain.com "In Case You Missed It"  is a new feature on the S.M.Art Kids Blog. Each Friday, we will feature the top ...

1 comments Labels: ADHD, autism, Children's health, children's Yoga, learning

Posted by Unknown | 9:03 AM

"Funny Football" is a fun game that helps kids build core strength We hear many references in the fitness industry to building ...

0 comments Labels: core strength, proprioception, sensory games

Posted by Unknown | 5:40 AM

My son is totally into LEGO Ninjago lately and since snakes are an arch enemy of the four ninjas, I knew this activity would be a hit. Altho...

0 comments Labels: Crafts, Free Printables, Plants/Animals, Reading, Science, Writing

Posted by Unknown | 6:19 AM

Barbara mirroring  movement for a non-verbal student. (Photo by J. Yurgel) Inclusion is about providing a broad range of fun & engaging ...

2 comments Labels: adaptive needs, adaptive sports, exercise, inclusion, kids health, movement

Posted by Unknown | 5:04 AM

I found a wonderful little book at the library about magic squares. Magic AND math? Really? What could be better?!?! A magic square is a squ...

0 comments Labels: Addition, Free Printables, Puzzles, Subtraction

Posted by Unknown | 1:54 PM

 Photo ©2011 B.Gini Its not something I talk about much, but about 24 years ago on a rainy morning while driving to work, I was injure...

0 comments Labels: adaptive sports, Adaptive Yoga, Children's health

Posted by Unknown | 5:24 AM

The other night we had the TV on during dinner and “Wheel of Fortune” came on. Since I consider dinner our special time to share news about ...

0 comments Labels: Addition, Free Printables, Games, Language Arts, Money, Reading