Every week writer and mother-of-three Erika Bigelow comes up with a list of things for families to do.
Movies About Racial Issues to Watch with Your Tween/Teen
Open up the conversation on prejudice and race in your household by watching a few of these movies with your tween or teen. Common Sense Media offers a short synopsis, rating, age recommendation, and even a kick-off question post-movie. It will help start the hard, but necessary, conversations we need to have to change the world. Black history movies that tackle racism.
Shaving Cream Art
All you need for this fun art project is shaving cream, liquid paint (tempera paints, food coloring, liquid watercolors, acrylics), a container to put it in, a heavy paper (card stock or watercolor paper), and something to act as a scraper. Fill your container with shaving cream, drop in as many colors as you want, swirl the colors with a butter knife or wooden dowel to create a marbled effect, lay a piece of paper on top, and gently press on it evenly. Carefully pick up the paper, use the scraper to remove the excess cream and paint, and your masterpiece appears. Once it’s dry you can use it as a greeting card or artwork to hang on the wall. Shaving cream marbling with kids.
Want to Juggle?
Here’s a video with some great starter tips. All you will need are three tissues. Yep, that’s right, just tissues. They are slower to fall than balls or bean bags and allow you time to see the juggling pattern of catch and release. Once you have mastered one tissue, then two tissues, then three, you’ll be ready to juggle just about anything. Learn to Juggle Video Tutorial.
 After-School Snacks
School may look different now, but that doesn’t mean you don’t need a nutritional boost after a day of learning. Here are five easy-to-make snacks that kids can do on their own. From popcorn to pop tarts to fruit dip, kids will love the flavors and parents will love the relative lack of mess. Homework Snacks Kids Can Make.
Reuse, Recycle, Repurpose
Got any old t-shirts laying around that you still love but don’t wear? Why not take one and turn it into a cool tote bag? All you need is a pair of scissors. Simply cut off the sleeves and cut out the neck of the shirt. Then cut a fringe at the bottom of the shirt, and tie the front and back pieces of the fringe together. For more visual interest, tie-dye the material for an added pop of color. No-Sew T-shirt Bag Tutorial.
