Is it possible to enjoy a summer road trip and still get the kids back-to-school ready ... Seriously, all kinds of fun math and mapping games can be done on the road. Monika March of Blaine ...

We’re not sure why spring cleaning gets all the hype. Fall—when kids are getting a ton of back-to-school clothes—seems like a much more logical time to prune the too-small stuff and neaten up.

is a good game, just a variation of pin the tail of the donkey. I cut out noses and stuck the back with a strip of double-sided tape, so that it's easy to stick on the picture, for kids (i).” ...

Are your kids a little nervous for that first day back? Get them in a mellow mood with this groovy lava lamp experiment. Plus they’ll learn about the scientific properties of oil and water.

Credit: Supplied by Melanie Peralta Most Australian students go back to school this last week of January. For mum-of-three, Melanie Peralta, getting her kids used to their learning routine is ...