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Screen Time Series Part I: Daily Screen Time by the Numbers

Apr 12, 20233 min read

Screen Time Series Part I: Daily Screen Time by the Numbers

The Family Resource Center recently held a Symposium featuring Dr. Sarah Jerstad, a pediatric psychologist at Children’s Minnesota, about...

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Encourage Independence with These Six Items from our Library

Kaleidoscope Learning

Feb 7, 20234 min read

Encourage Independence with These Six Items from our Library

Last week, the Kaleidoscope Learning blog featured a post written by Laura Fritz, M.Ed., which describes how to encourage independence...

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We're Going There: Let's Talk About Toy Clutter

Kaleidoscope Learning

Nov 3, 20225 min read

We're Going There: Let's Talk About Toy Clutter

Ugh!--toy clutter seems to be the bane of every parent's existence. Even before your child was born, you were probably slammed with gifts...

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Have a few LOLs with these parenting and early childhood education memes!

Kaleidoscope Learning

Oct 16, 20221 min read

Have a few LOLs with these parenting and early childhood education memes!

Start off your Sunday morning with a nice cup of coffee and a good laugh. Our social media team creates mostly cute, family centric...

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5 Ways We are Different from the Typical Toy Library

Kaleidoscope Learning

Oct 4, 20225 min read

5 Ways We are Different from the Typical Toy Library

Learn about the five unique ways we are different from the typical toy library!

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Nick O'Leary

Sep 22, 20224 min read

Your Baby and House Cats: It Works!

Millennials and younger people are choosing to have kids later in life and want to be established financially before having kids. So, in...

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Julia Kallmes

Aug 30, 20223 min read

Questions to Ask on a School Tour

The time has arrived for your young one to venture outside the home for childcare. This transition can elicit complicated emotions for...

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Julia Kallmes

Aug 23, 20224 min read

Is Preschool Beneficial?

According to the research, it depends on the educational practices of the preschool. Background: For many decades, educators, policy...

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Kaleidoscope Learning

Aug 19, 20222 min read

Meet the Kaleidoscope Learning Team

Kaleidoscope Learning was founded and developed by a team of dedicated individuals who are passionate about young learners and happy...

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Julia Kallmes

Aug 16, 20222 min read

How to Choose Children's Books

1. Fill Your Home with Books I encourage you to dispense with a Marie Kondo-esque minimalist bookshelf (though her guidance did wonders...

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Julia Kallmes

Aug 2, 20222 min read

Friendliness With Error

How to reframe mistakes for ourselves and for our children This past weekend, I read that Shawn Mendes (a musical artist) postponed a...

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Offering Grace to Families as a Childless Millennial

Kaleidoscope Learning

Jul 28, 20223 min read

Offering Grace to Families as a Childless Millennial

Well before Julia and I started Kaleidoscope Learning, I worked at a medium-size law firm in Northeast Minneapolis. Almost all the...

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Nick's Top 10 Must-Haves For The Diaper Bag

Nick O'Leary

Jul 25, 20225 min read

Nick's Top 10 Must-Haves For The Diaper Bag

In my short year of being the primary care giver to my son, I wanted to share with my readers my top ten parenting items I like to make...

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5 Benefits of Participating in the Educational Materials Library

Kaleidoscope Learning

Jul 21, 20225 min read

5 Benefits of Participating in the Educational Materials Library

Kaleidoscope Learning was founded on creating opportunities for families that enrich the lives of young learners while simultaneously...

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4 Ways to Engage Your Child with Household Activities

Kaleidoscope Learning

Jul 14, 20225 min read

4 Ways to Engage Your Child with Household Activities

Perhaps your young learner is starting to become interested in cooking, vacuuming, or wiping the windows? How wonderful! This is...

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Kaleidoscope Learning

Jul 7, 20225 min read

Making the Change to a Stay-At-Home Dad

By: Nick O'Leary Making decisions on where to work in my career was less stressful than the process of deciding to become a stay-at-home...

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Our Team's Summer Educational Materials Library Picks

Kaleidoscope Learning

Jun 29, 20224 min read

Our Team's Summer Educational Materials Library Picks

On June 20th, we excitedly launched the Family Resource Center, a partnership between Kaleidoscope Learning and Monarch Montessori...

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Julia Kallmes

Jun 20, 20222 min read

Introducing the Family Resource Center!

The Family Resource Center, a partnership between Monarch Montessori School and Kaleidoscope Learning, is opening its doors in June 2022....

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