After school

Looking for a fun, enriching activity for your children while they’re on Spring Break? Artsy Craftsy is a home based art program, and they’re offering half day art camps in South Reno. Shwetha Bayya is a local artist that started the Artsy Craftsy business in 2010, which now has three …

Spring Break is just around the corner for WCSD students – a two week break thanks to the balanced calendar. And if you’re anything like me, you’re starting to wonder what options you have for at least a portion of that time. I didn’t have to wonder long. My daughter, …

This is part of an ongoing series of blog posts written by Steven Ing, MA, MFT for Reno Moms Blog, addressing how parents can engage in a healthy conversation with their children about intelligent human sexuality. After reading Part 1, you’ve decided that you’re going to do it. You’re going …

It’s no real secret that after-school extracurriculars are beneficial to children. But while the after-school care is nice (particularly for parents) and the activities keep children “out of trouble” by diverting their attention and energy to more productive activities, there are even more important ways after-school activities benefit children. Here …

Have you noticed that the new norm seems to be that moms are expected to WATCH our kids’ every activity? When I was a kid, I don’t recall my mom watching the majority of my sports practices. I do remember her arranging carpools, dropping me off, and picking me up …

My son is a high energy kind of guy. He has also had a long-standing obsession with Lego Ninjago, which then parlayed into him repeatedly asking to do karate. Karate? I had absolutely no experience with this sport, so we went to a few studios for sample sessions and ended …

On my morning walks on the hills around my neighborhood in Sparks, I’ve lately been disgusted by an increasingly familiar sight. New houses. There’s nothing particularly disgusting about houses, per se. And while I consider myself pro-environment, I’m honestly not thinking to myself, “Oh, isn’t that awful, all that unspoiled …

As a mother of two young Washoe County School District Students, I recognize the pressure our schools are under to develop well rounded students.  As the Executive Director for Sierra Arts Foundation, Reno’s designated Local Arts Agency, I also know what integrating arts curriculum can do to connect students to …

I loved going to sleepover summer camp as a kid. As in it was the highlight of my youth. In fact, I have an entire scrapbook from the camp I went to my junior year in high school, where I wrote a poem about how much I loved camp. (Yes, …

It’s hard to imagine putting your child in an after school program or school break camp that doesn’t enrich their life. We are busy moms and the precious time gained by enrolling our kids in these programs should be worth every penny. Challenge Island Reno-Sparks is a perfect addition to …