Video games open the door to countless learning opportunities. Children are naturally curious and want to learn about things. Video games do a phenomenal job of keeping children engaged and providing immediate feedback. They often spark interests for our children to explore. My son was playing the video game Subnautica last night before dinner. He was proudly […]
I grew up in the midwest fishing freshwater. I had my first spin cast reel as a little kid, and then spent hours in the yard practicing with a baitcaster. Now that I live in South Carolina, I am trying to get into saltwater fishing. Bigger fish right? My experience with saltwater has been charter […]
My family and I moved into a 1955 house during August in South Carolina. The A/C ran and ran, never seeming to turn off, even when the house felt cool enough. When the unit would kick on, it would be as loud as a plane taking off, immediately outside the little one’s bedroom. I knew […]
Skiing for just a couple hours each weekend. A playground or park just a few minutes walk away in any direction. Ice fishing. High quality public schools in Denver and Aurora. All the sports. The stock show. Auctioning off livestock every January on the local news. So much sunshine. So little rain. The music. Zoos, […]
It’s just like riding a bike, the adage goes. And until you can ride that bike, the adage means squat. Many websites and guides will promise you can teach a kid to ride bike in a day or in as little as 30 minutes. Below is my guide to knocking out bike riding in right […]
Ten, nine, eight . . . three, two, one . . . blast off! Few things are better than launching rockets to get a kid a child to want to play outside, engineer, and then run around. The thrill of the countdown, the endless customization of building the rocket (3 fins, 4 fins, maybe even […]
It has been quite some time since I last updated the original PrestonSpratt.com website about Preston Spratt. Please bear with me as a take some time to organize a number of websites that I utilize, bring the information up to date, and figure out what needs to be put on the Preston Spratt website.