A Great Opportunity to Infuse Cultural Diversity into Your Staycation, Vacation, or Wayward Weekend I love a street fair! There’s almost nothing I enjoy more about visiting a new place as a family than attending cultural fairs and festivals for kids. Its an opportunity to survey the cultural landscape because where you find local fairs, …
Prompts that promote empathy, curiosity and reframe the focus from difference to uniqueness. If you’re anything like me, your children are learning and growing so fast it’s hard to keep up with what they know and what they don’t know. In fact, it may even be hard to tell when they do or don’t listen to …
It seems like everybody is talking about race now. Everybody, but you that is. Are you still hesitant to talk to your children about race? Do you worry that you’ll say something wrong and your child will repeat it in front of your boss, who happens to be a person of color? Are you holding …
I wanna be a Cowboy! Are you like me? The rush to wake up, get dress, eat and and get our day started often times leads to chaotic interactions and a chaotic mindset. To try and reset the mood, mindset, and mentality I look to music. But, in the morning, on the way to drop …
There have been some people who are offended by a black female business owner (Bea Dixon, Honey Pot) stating in her Target ad that she hopes her success empowers and inspires young black female entrepreneurs. Perhaps this is a teaching moment if we pause and reflect on our true views of each other. Let’s consider …
Getting ready for summer? This may end up feeling like the longest summer ever. Especially with fewer camps and community activities available. This is a great time to bring the world home through a children’s culturally diverse subscription kit! My oldest son loved his subscription kit from Little Passports. It had an international focus (that …
Tips for enhancing multiculturally diverse experiences at a museum. Activities that help children learn about and experience diverse perspectives and cultures at multicultural museums. Story time Cultural fests Scheduled tour request the docent to focus on issues of culture Scavenger hunt How to prepare to take children to multicultural museums. Due to the prevalence of …
I am on a QUEST for cultural diversity activity ideas. Such activities can help infuse culture into my children’s daily life and upbringing. As the world becomes more virtually interconnected, we must prepare ourselves and our children to interact more with counterparts around the world. It’s important to me that my children, and all children, …
