5 Activities for Toddlers & Pregnant Moms
These mommy-and-me activities will help keep your toddler happy and engaged, while allowing you to stay healthy and relaxed for your upcoming big day.
5 Ways for Working Moms to Plan Around Their Kids’ Schedules
Photo by Flickr user tombothetominator Working moms, we salute you. You juggle your kids’ schedules. Your spouse’s schedule. Your work schedule. And that tiny, sometimes-depressing thing you still refer to affectionately as your social calendar (even though it’s mostly filled with play dates . . . the ones with moms you like). As a mom […]
Camp Director Diaries — AcroSports Preschool performing arts organization
Here at ActvityHero, we believe that kids’ activities such as camps and classes encourage kids to grow, learn, and discover new hobbies and passions. Acrosports in San Francisco offers gymnastics, tumbling, trampoline, and so much more. We interviewed preschool camp director Dharam Khalasa about his start with the program. Tell us a little bit about […]
Summer Camp Diaries — Spotlight Blogger Shawn L. Fink of Awesomely Awake
Here at ActivityHero, we believe that kids’ activities including camps and classes help kids to grow, learn, and discover new passions and interests. We interviewed inspirational writer Shawn L. Fink of Awesomely Awake about her favorite childhood memories from summer camp and what she looks for in a camp for her own kids. What is […]
What Are the Best Summer Camps for Your Child’s Personality?
Here’s a few recommendations on how to find the perfect camp for your child’s unique personality.
Camp Director Spotlight: Wanderers Camp
Wanderers Camp in the San Fransisco Bay Area offers 5-7 day sleep-away camps, day camps, and backpacking trips, for kids grades 2-8. While kids at other SF Bay area camps are stuck in one place, these campers spend their days touching tide pool starfish, finding huckleberries, spotting tule elk, playing among the redwoods, rock climbing […]
5 Tips for Getting Your Children Excited About Kids Sports
Photo by Flickr user VensPaperie These days, it can be pretty tough to get kids to do something as simple and engaging as playing kids sport. Though it seems slightly crazy, throwing a ball around or running around with friends will often take second place to video games, TV, cell phones, and the internet. Many […]
Best Mom Blog (and Dad Blog) Posts of 2012
Photo from Flickr user Joe Howell 1. Do You Suffer From I’m-so-busy-itis? (The Happiest Mom) “There are some mothers I know who claim to be so chronically over-run with items on their to-do list that I sometimes wonder: how is it even possible to have so much to do, not just sometimes, but constantly?” 2. […]
Camp Chrysalis in Berkeley Helps Kids Discover and Appreciate Nature
Camp Chrysalis is a Berkeley-based camp for kids 8 to 15 years of age. In its 30 year time frame, it has helped teach kids about their native surroundings and built many young friendships based on kindness and respect. Camp Chrysalis is offering a special camp this winter season for kids interested in skiing and […]
5 Gratitude Activities for Kids on Veterans Day –
To some it’s just another holiday on the calendar like Presidents Day or Memorial Day: we put out the flag and maybe have a barbecue celebrating our freedom from the office or school for the day. But to some families like ours, Veterans Day is a big deal. By Sarah Antrim My husband is an Iraq […]
Activities that Teach Kids Empathy & Compassion
From sports leagues to community centers, there are plenty of things demanding your family’s attention. Children today tend to have jam packed schedules with plenty of kids’ activities available to them. While we are fortunate enough to afford our children plenty of avenues to broaden their horizons, at times we forget to remind them how fortunate they […]
7 Ways to Keep Kids Healthy During Flu Season
I bring you this post with a balled up tissue stuffed in one nostril, sporting bags under my eyes that might lead strangers to believe I’ve taken up boxing in my free time. Yeah, I’ve got a cold. Not my first cold of the year and probably not my last, but the first one bad […]
Be the Best–Learn from the Best!
Hey Dad, do you get so pumped for sports games that you can’t help but get your family excited too? Does your idea of a family outing include matching jerseys and hot dogs? We’ve got a treat for you! We are giving away a weekend camp with NBA father and son stars Dell and Stephen Curry! […]
Extracurricular Activities for Kids with PTSD
While it would be a better world where no children experience the trauma of abuse, loss or violence, it unfortunately isn’t realistic. Many children all over the country deal with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) following an exceptionally traumatizing event. Symptoms may include depression, anxiety, nightmares, change in appetite and loss of interest in relationships […]
The Benefits of Group Activities for Shy Kids
It may start by hiding in their mother’s skirt as a toddler, and progress into a sense of anxiety so strong it inhibits everything from classroom instruction to proper socialization. While many youngsters are boisterous and creative through imaginative play, some struggle deeply with shyness. Shyness has its positive points, but if your child is […]
