Tearing a beautiful flower apart to identify its different parts is a time-honored science activity. In my time, flowers like gumamela, santan and jasmine bloomed freely in every flower bed in the neighborhood....
Whenever we come to Chennai for our months-long visit, our first order of business is to secure a Internet connection. Our needs are simple: a shareable connection that’s fast, reliable, and reasonably priced. My...
On the morning of November 9, 2016, I woke up in Manila to news that the 8,000 rupees in 500-rupee notes I’d stashed away had just become worthless slips of paper. The day before...
To fold or to roll? When packing clothes for a trip, travelers often go about it one way or the other. I’d always folded my clothes out of habit and thought rolling wasn’t worth...
Has this ever happened to you: You learn a new word, and you wait for the right moment when you can use it properly in a sentence? And when you do, doesn’t it...
My son has balance and coordination issues. He used to trip or lose his footing even when walking on flat, non-slippery surfaces. Despite his balance problems, he learned to ride a bicycle quickly. I...
Children are generally curious about the inner workings of electrical or electronic devices. What child didn’t wonder about how a radio or a doorbell works? If you’re looking to give your child a...
My son got his first binoculars at age four. They were compact 4 x 30 binoculars from New Zealand-based outdoor gear retailer Kathmandu. With 4x magnification, the binoculars did the trick for a curious...
Who’s afraid of math? Not the generations of homeschoolers who learned math through the Miquon Math method. Miquon Math is a hands-on math curriculum for Grades 1-3, that uses Cuisenaire rods to allow children...
What would Star Wars be without the lightsabers? Perhaps just another special-effects-laden good-versus-evil epic set in a galaxy far, far away. My son, Motito, who is a dyed-in-the-wool Star Wars fan, would disagree. But...
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