It all started simply enough: I needed to get my children passports so we could visit their aunt in Germany. As we went through the process of applying for our passports, I thought it might be fun to give my children their own version of a passport that they could use, as it is safe to say I wouldn’t hand my 4-year-old his official passport for the day.

That simple idea started my family on a global adventure, one we were able to take without ever leaving the couch!

When I was ten years old, I read Lowis Lowry’s excellent book, “Number the Stars.” At ten, I thought I knew everything and was surprised I had never heard the story of the Holocaust before. Although this book is fiction, it opened my eyes to the struggles of millions of people before me. What I found most intriguing about that time period was that some of these people I had read about were still alive…most of them my grandparents’ age.

Contrary to what the local guidance counselor might have you believe, a high school diploma is not always necessary to go to college. In fact, you need not step foot onto a high school campus in order to find yourself roaming the grounds of the university of your choice. According to Blake Boles, author of “College Without High School: A Teenager’s Guide to Skipping High School and Going to College,” it is perfectly possible to make yourself an attractive candidate for an admissions office without sitting through History101.

When Suzie Bradford’s 2-year-old son sees a large earthworm in their yard, he gets a bit squeamish. Bradford says her son is deterred by the earthworm’s large size, partly because he’s used to red wriggler worms they use in worm composting.
While the traditional pile of dirt, leaves and food scraps is what most people think of when one says “compost,” worm composting is becoming more popular, providing people with a way to do away with their food scraps while giving children an impromptu science lesson.
“[After becoming a stay at home …