Activities with children – Discovery Center at Water’s Edge

How to handle tantrums

Chelsea, aka "Practical Poppins," explains how to handle tantrums in children who are—and this is a key point—smaller than you.

https://youtu.be/rnfYJ8rOb8M Make indoor hopscotch games with painters' tape and paddles for balloon pong with paper plates, glue, and craft sticks.

https://youtu.be/WXATwS0tBMc Hint: It's probably the opposite of what you want to do, from Chelsea, aka "Practical Poppins."

April is Citizen Scientist month. You don't need a science degree and young and old are welcome to participate in scientific studies.

https://youtu.be/_PobWSUG2WY You can use a broomstick for the jumping game. Drawing a mouse in the box top so the tangerine…

https://youtu.be/IIJuNwY-6G4 We love the tips about how to keep things to amuse children around them in a minivan, prevent your…

https://youtu.be/VyoKvL2RYhw Try making pom-pom poppers with a plastic cup and a balloon, then have pom-pom wars!

https://youtu.be/HIkFp8Hg7Mc Make your own hopscotch game! Do a treasure hunt by shapes and colors!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBnk7lFJrnM You don't have to buy anything to play these memory and word association games with your children!

https://youtu.be/NlGYiTKddc4 The activity that seemed to keep the children busy and focused the longest was building constellations of stars with…