When it’s raining, or snowing, or just a weekend with “nothing to do,” it pays for parents to have some tricks up their sleeves. Instead of planting the kids in front of the TV or giving up all your ...

Being stuck inside as the weather gets warmer doesn't have to be boring, or noneducational. You don't need a lab to keep kids entertained with fun science experiments. Your backyard or kitchen can be ...

Hannah Weiss from the Science Museum of Western Virginia stopped by to show Caitlin Francis some fun and easy kitchen science experiments to do with the kids if they’ve got a snow day! She showed us ...

Stab a potato with a straw. Poke a needle through a balloon without popping it. Check out these fun experiments. Editor's note: This oldie, but goodie Go Ask Mom post will keep kids busy on a long ...

If, as the weather turns rainy (and you can no longer let the little ones loose in the garden), you're finding weekends make you want to tear your hair out, fear not. Heading into the kitchen can ...

Mike Adamick is a stay-at-home dad who writes for the Adventures in Learning science blog at PBS.org, the San Francisco Chronicle, KQED Radio, Disney's parenting website, Babble, and the Daddy Issues ...