Fostering curiosity in kids (and their parents) since 2011

Posts by Shala Howell

The Five-Year-Old Takes Pictures: Franklin Park Zoo

As I mentioned last week, The Five-Year-Old is the proud owner of a Fisher-Price Kid-Tough See Yourself Camera and the shiny new title of Official Caterpickles Junior Photojournalist. I took The Five-Year-Old and her camera to Franklin Park Zoo this weekend to tour the Zoo’s new Zoorassic Park! exhibit.

Trophies for Everyone!

This week, I’ve been mulling over the Trophies for Everyone approach to childhood. Granted, a lot of life is simply showing up. But eventually I’m going to need my daughter to want to do more than that.

Review: The Dairy Twist in Pembroke MA

Last week’s ice cream hunt brought us to the Dairy Twist in Pembroke, Massachusetts, (about 15 minutes northeast of Kingston). It’s an open-air ice cream shop, where you buy your ice cream at the storefront, then go somewhere else to eat it.