Kid Activities

Is “getting organized” a perpetual New Year’s resolution?  Are you running faster each day and getting farther behind?  Have you started a multitude of projects and failed to complete any of them to your satisfaction?  Do you often feel overwhelmed?
Maybe you are suffering from culturally induced Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), says a former Harvard Medical School instructor and ADD expert.

It is only February, but summer and the time to sign your child up for camp are right around the corner.  Now is the time to research the right program for your child and your family’s needs.  During the process of searching for a camp, it is important to understand that there are no government oversight regulations for camps.  The only nationally recognized form of oversight is the American Camp Association which oversees the accreditation process of over 300 national standards for health and safety as well as camp operations and program design.

During Monticello Prep School’s first trimester, Monticello students’ neo-classical educational lives were enriched by a wealth of activities.
Monticello students studied fencing with four-time Russian Fencing Champian, Tigran  Shaginian and they also learned golf techniques from Valencia Vista and Nike Golf Pro, Grant Garrison.

Round Pen!
It’s important to teach your young horse to accept you as his leader.  You are the boss, he’s not.
Round pen work initiates his thought-processing skills.

Teaching your child to cook is not hard; the hard part could be getting them out of the kitchen.  When you are teaching them, remember to stress safety and cleanliness, after all, these are skills they will need for many years to come. Start by finding simple no-cook recipes.  A salad or other no-cook cookie recipe is an ideal way to start.  Show your child how to hold and cut with knives.  Make sure they know to wash everything in hot soapy water as they use it, so that it becomes a habit that is part of the process and not an extra chore to do after they have finished.

Planning a birthday party for your child?  What can you do for three or four hours that will not only keep a group happy, but will allow you to manage easily, without losing your sanity in the process?  Lots of things!  First, get some help.  If another parent offers to lend his or her time, accept!  Alternatively, offer a teenager a few dollars for their time.  It will be well worth it and you’ll be happy to have help with watching your kids. Better safe than sorry.

When you think of doing things with the kids, you may think of spending huge amounts of money on junk that you don’t need or want.  Kids’ attractions are usually money traps because smart business people know that parents will spend the money on their kids if the kids are persistent enough.  Just try to get out of an amusement park with any money left in your wallet and forget about a carnival or the circus.  We once paid five dollars for a cup of lemonade!

New Year’s Resolutions.  Most of us make them; yet few of us actually follow through on them.  We all have grandiose plans to lose weight and get out of debt, yet in reality, we somehow fall off track with our daily lives.

Here’s a great idea for a boys’ slumber party.  This plan works best for eight to twelve year olds.  Younger children don’t do as well in large groups, and older children probably just won’t be interested. First, plan a menu that allows for the boys to help you in the food preparation process.  English muffin pizzas work well for this.