Find fun and challenging ways to celebrate holidays and special occasions with your gifted child.
We all lead busy lives these days, so it's easy to forget that there are things we can be thankful for. This is true no matter what problems we may face. There is always something we can be grateful for. What better time to focus on being thankful than on Thanksgiving?
Thanksgiving is often a busy time for people, but it's also a time we should stop and consider the things we have to be thankful for. Here are some things you and your family can do to put some focus on giving thanks.
It can be costly to buy a cake for a kids' party, and not all of us are great cake decorators. Here is an idea for party cupcakes that puts the creativity in the hands of the kids and can save you some money on cakes and party activities.
Gifted kids are sometimes bored with the run-of-the-mill Halloween costumes, available everywhere. Here are some costumes that are clever and creative. Do you have a great idea for a costume? Share your idea with other parents.
Whether you celebrate Christmas or Hanukah, it's always fun to bake cookies or engage in other holiday activities with your children. Here are some great ways for you to spend time during the holiday season with your children. If you're busy, you can find some activities, like coloring or online games, for your children to do on their own.
Here are some ways for gifted kids and their families to have fun on New Year's Eve and welcome in the New Year!
If making resolutions is not a tradition in your household, you might consider starting the tradition. Making resolutions, particularly the right way, can be a wonderful way to teach gifted children to make realistic goals and plan ways to reach those goals.
Tired of the run-of-the-mill Halloween costumes? Do your kids find them less than inspiring? Why not create your own costumes based on the kind of word play gifted kids love? English idioms are a wonderful source of outfits based on word play. Here are ten ideas to get you started.
Most kids love to dress up for Halloween. On Halloween night we see lots of ghouls, witches, superheros, and princesses. Those are among the favorite costumes and certainly gifted kids enjoy dressing up as those characters. However, here are some costumes that are less common and are sure to appeal to gifted kids, particularly gifted boys.
Most kids love to dress up for Halloween. On Halloween night we see lots of ghouls, witches, superheros, and princesses. Those are among the favorite costumes and certainly gifted kids enjoy dressing up as those characters. However, here are some costumes that are less common and are sure to appeal to gifted kids, particularly gifted girls.
Ghosts and goblins. Witches and wizards. Many kids love Halloween because they can dress up and pretend to be something or someone they're not. Halloween is about more than wearing costumes, though. Halloween is a time for fun and unusual parties and interesting activities.
The start of a new year has a special significance to people all around the world. It is a time rich with history and traditions and while most of us celebrate and often make New Year's resolutions, few of us know what's behind the celebrating and the resoltion making, and probably even fewer of us are aware of the many ways the New Year is welcomed in different cultures. If your children like to ask "why" as many gifted children do, you'll want to know the answers!
Each year on January 1, many people make New Year's resolutions. Instead of making the usual resolutions to lose weight or quit smoking, consider making a resolution to be a better parent to your gifted child.
