St. Martin’s Day for Kids: A Story of Kindness + Free Kindness Calendar

St. Martin’s Day for Kids: A Story of Kindness + Free Kindness Calendar Once November arrives, many families begin looking for meaningful ways to encourage gratitude, generosity, and kindness. One beautiful source of inspiration is St. Martin’s Day, a European celebration filled with glowing lanterns, traditional

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East Asia Geography Challenge for Kids + Free Printable Map

East Asia Geography Challenge for Kids + Free Printable Can your child find China, Japan, and South Korea on a map? What about Laos, Brunei, Myanmar, or Singapore? Our free East Asia geography challenge invites children to identify 17 countries across one of the world’s most

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Gebrannte Mandeln Recipe: The Sweet Taste of an Austrian Christmas Market

Gebrannte Mandeln Recipe: The Sweet Taste of an Austrian Christmas Market Close your eyes and imagine walking through an Austrian Christmas market. Tiny lights sparkle overhead. Wooden stalls are filled with ornaments, toys, and holiday treasures. A familiar song drifts through the cold winter air. It

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Irish Soda Bread: Quick, Tasty, and Full of History!

Bake some bread fast!  Making Irish soda bread for a quick treat If your kids are anything like most, waiting around isn’t the easiest activity. And while patience is a virtue every child must learn, sometimes quick and easy is the way to go. So thank

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Chinese New Year: a new chance at a new year

Chinese New Year: A New Chance at a New Year Here’s what I really love about Chinese New Year — besides the dancing dragons and dumplings — I love that it’s in February. How perfect. We get a whole month to test out our New Year’s

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Four words to live by

Four Words to Live by A few years ago, the Danish word “Hygge” became an international phenomenon. It was added to the Oxford English dictionary and made the 2016 short list for Word of the Year.  One thing that makes hygge so special is how much

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10 favorite Christmas traditions around the world

10 Favorite Christmas Traditions Around the World What are your family’s fun Christmas traditions? Caroling? Hiding an almond in the rice pudding? Matching pajamas? Holidays naturally bring out traditions — special food, songs, activities, even clothes (I’m thinking hideous sweaters here) and, with Christmas being celebrated

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8 Kid-Friendly Recipes from Around the World

8 Kid-Friendly Recipes from around the World When you hear the word Italian, what do you think of? When you hear the word French, what do you think of? When you hear the word Chinese, what do you think of? If your answers were something along

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A year of holidays around the world

A Year of Holidays around the World Remember in grade school when every couple of weeks class would end 30 minutes early because it was someone’s birthday? The whole class would sing, eat cupcakes and goof around? It was usually the best part of the day. 

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What travel means to me

What Travel Means to Me My 15-year-old daughter, Maya, wrote about what travel means to her. I loved reading her thoughts and hope you do too… When people think of travel, they usually think of planes, tropical beaches, big cities like New York and Paris. Maybe

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