The Chinese new year of the tiger falls on February 1st this year. This is an important Chinese holiday and we should be celebrating it if you want to learn about different cultures! Cook dinner! One way we can celebrate is by having a Chinese-themed dinner party. What would you serve? General Tso's chicken is a popular dish in America, but it's not actually Chinese! In China, they would probably serve something like Peking duck or shrimp with lobster sauce. My mom has a great list of 15 Fantastic Recipes To Celebrate Chinese New Year . Chinese food focuses on a few different things and is a balance of flavors. There are different types of Chinese food, including dim sum and even chow mein! You can even choose to get Chinese takeout from an Asian restaurant that serves Chinese dumplings or even potstickers. It's so much fun getting together with friends and family to chow down on some delicious Chinese food. Why do Chinese people celebrate the Chinese new year? The … [Read more...]
Five Fun Ways to Incorporate Learning into Your Summer Vacation
If you are a parent, you likely know how important education is to your child. When school lets out for the summer, education is often the farthest thing from your child's mind. While a break from school is needed, children are still encouraged to continue their education during the summer. If you want to keep the learning experience alive during the summer, you should consider incorporating education into your summer vacation. Five Fun Ways to Incorporate Learning into your Summer Vacation Many parents wonder if it is really possible to incorporate education into a vacation. Many vacations may be filled not only with learning but also with fun and excitement. If you are interested in scheduling an educational summer vacation for yourself and your family, you will have to decide on a summer vacation destination. When it comes to educational activities, you have a number of different options to choose from. Look at Summer Camps If you are looking for annual camps … [Read more...]
Visit Science Central For Your STEM Fix
Science Central is the ideal place to enjoy yourself while learning so many fun things you have never come in contact with before. The Science center provides an avenue for everyone in the Fort Wayne community to experience the most up-to-date technological happenings of the current day. While you can bring over the child for an exciting experience, we had the hardest time dragging out my dad. It is a perfect catalyst for learning and transforming the mind to develop the interests of STEM. Visit Science Central For Your STEM Fix Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math are the skills of the future and what all employers are looking forward to in all their prospective employees. Also, even becoming an entrepreneur is based on what you know and how well you can cope with what the workforce and society throw at you. Careers in STEM are just about the fastest growing in all industries and at all levels. Across the globe, every status of success depends fully on these mechanisms … [Read more...]
What I Did on My Summer Vacation
Today is the first day of Junior High for me, and I am now officially an 8th-grade college student. One of the assignments every English teacher loves to give at the beginning of the year is an essay of "What I Did on My Summer Vacation". I thought I would jump the gun on it this year and share it with you as I had a busy, but fantastic summer! It started with my week on the University of Iowa campus for the Junior Scholar Institute. I did a writing workshop this year (Last year was Japan) and upped my skills while living in the dorm and connecting with other amazing young adults from across this country. We tried a few new restaurants this time, so we hit historic places like the Hamburg Inn #2. After that was my musical theater workshop - which didn't go so well. It cemented my desire to quit dance and move on to something else. (read about it here) The summer heat had really started to kick in by this time, and I cringed when I heard we were going camping for the weekend. … [Read more...]
Play at Iowa’s Putnam Children’s Museum
Iowa Putnam Children’s Museum strives to inspire creativity, ideas, interaction, and dialogue among people of all ages. The Putnam has been thriving for more than 150 years, offering a hands-on learning experience that entertains, connects with history, environment, culture, nature, and connects people through experience. Putnam Children’s Museum exists to educate and preserve the region's treasures. The museum is an affiliate of the Smithsonian, which gives access to extraordinary educational programs. Travel to far off places with in help of the National Geographic giant screen theater, get a little hands on experience in the science center, drop by the FabLab Animation Station to make your very own motion stop movie, unearth Egypt, have you ever thought of becoming an engineer, or taking on an ocean experience. The Iowa Putnam Children’s Museum has something for kids, teens, and adults. See Our Blue Planet in 3D on the giant screen to discover the world of wonder that lies … [Read more...]
Make Time For Fun at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum
The Wisconsin Maritime Museum is a great place to visit where you’re able to explore the history of the maritime history, learn, and play with 60,000 square feet of space. The museum gives visitors who come a unique place to learn about submariners that made history, sailors, and shipbuilding; you’ll be surprised how many hours you can spend here checking out the interactive exhibits the museum has to offer, historic maritime engines and vessels, along with the Wisconsin waterways. You’ll learn about how Manitowoc built more than 25 submarines during the war, the importance of US Navy submarines played in World War II, and explore other interesting exhibits. Tour the World War II submarine to get up close and personal with the USS Cobia, you’ll spend 45 minutes learning of the history that was made within the walls of the submarine while it was in service. USS Cobia has been restored from the ground up. You’ll get the true feel of what it was like for the brave sailors when … [Read more...]
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