Category: Teenagers
Comparing and Contrasting My Mom and Dad — Guest Post from Jo’s Own Creative Kid!
Today I decided to let you hear from one of my own creative kids. My daughter was tasked with the school assignment this week to compare and contrast two things and chose to write about her dad and me. So, with Brie’s permission, here are her unedited words. more
Raising Money Smart Kids – Setting Savings Goals
Learn how to set savings goals with your children. Angie Mohr, author of Piggy Banks to Paychecks, offers tips on how to teach kids about saving money. more
Kids Are Authors Contest Sponsored by Scholastic
Scholastic Book Fair is sponsoring a Kids Are Authors contest! Here are the details. more
Games that Teach Kids
The use of games, activities, and other hands-on methods get children and teens involved in the learning process instead of just being observers. Here is a short list of some of my favorite games that teach kids. more
Talk to Your Daughter about Menstruation… Period!
How do you talk about her first period with your daughter and help her to be prepared? Read on to learn some great tips from experienced youth worker and mom, Jo Brielyn. more
Date Night… with Your Kids
Five creative ways to celebrate family date night and bond with your kids. more
Kids and Body Image
Five ways I helped – and continue to help – my daughter with her body image. more
Interview with a Mom of a Type 1 Diabetes Kid
Jo interviews Sue Ayers, writer, blogger and mom of a Type 1 Kid, on November’s episode of Will Blog for Kids. Details follow! more
Fun Halloween Contest for Kids
Want to try a simple acrostic poem exercise to get your students or children in the Halloween spirit? Check out this fun Halloween contest for kids sponsored by a writer friend of mine, Kathy Foust. Here’s a quick rundown of the contest rules. more
Fun Halloween contest for kids
Teaching children to write simple poems is an excellent way to help kids tap into their creativity and express themselves freely. One of the first, and simplest, forms of poetry many kids learn to write is the acrostic poem. This type of poem involves spelling out the subject vertically and then using each letter to start a new line of poetry. An acrostic poem can tell a brief story about the subject or simply describe it. It works well with kids of all ages, because it offers a concrete format while still allowing plenty of room for individual interpretation and can be as simple or complex as the child chooses.
Want to try a simple acrostic poem exercise to get your students or children in the Halloween spirit? Check out this fun Halloween contest for kids sponsored by a writer friend of mine, Kathy Foust. Here’s a quick rundown of the contest rules:
Template for Halloween acrostic poem, Courtesy of: Kathy Foust
Kids will write an acrostic poem using the word “Halloween”. The theme for the poem should center on fall or Halloween. It will be 9 lines long, and each line must start with the corresponding letter in the word “Halloween”. Winners will each receive a fun glow in the dark kit.
What ages can enter?
There will be three age categories for this Halloween contest.
Mini-Pumpkin — Kids Ages 5-10
Jack O’Lantern — Kids Ages 10-13
Great Pumpkin — Kids Ages 13-18
When?
The contest began on October 1 and will run until October 22.
For complete contest rules and submission guidelines, read Halloween Contest for Kids on Kathy’s website.
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