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 ...

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).” ...

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.

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 ...