Kids Bike Picnic 11/5
Saturday morning. BYOL. Contact me if interested. Location dependent upon age of participants.
September Resumes Bike Picnics
Please chime in on Saturdays starting on Sep the 17th that you would
be interested in going on a bike picnic. Let n me know your preferred distance, dates and/or locations. I think we can get away withmparks lacking shelters for the next few weeks. I’d like to organize picnics more around availability of riders and their capabilities than location, for example, if you’re interested in a kindergartener level ride, lets see if we can get a few together for Cornwall Park; if you’re interested in a third grade level ride, i’d also like to get a
group to go as far as Whatcom Falls, Lake Padden, or Hovander Homestead. Feel free to see by blog for previous ride ideas.
Also, Chuckanut Century is Sep 18, Liam and I will be participating in the 25mi ride.
Can We Teach Independence and Fear Simultaneously?
Good post. Bruce Schneier probably has something similar to say on a lot of these topics. Teaching our kids to be afraid of everything definitely has consequences. A lot of things we casually do – like eating while driving, are far more likely to have severe consequences than letting them walk to school.
How to Deal with Bike Ride Naps (Totcycle)
This post has such charming pictures! Personally, I think a great thing to have is a kid trailer for your bike. However, if your child has to hold on, consider keeping some candy handy to keep them awake.
Tips for Teaching Bicycling (ibike.org)
Good set of tips for teaching kids to ride bikes. Wish I had done my homework and read this before embarking on teaching Liam. I might have had a much easier time of it.
Teaching Kids Programming (DNR, MSDN Blogs)
Second grade is not too early to teach girls or boys to program. This episode of DotNetRocks interviews volunteers who are working with their local schools to introduce elementary programming into after-school clubs and even into school curricula. The blog post below is an inspiring account of girls learning to program.
