toys/games

Are You Ready to Play UNO? Roboto Style!

My kids love playing games, so I was thrilled recently to be able to review the newer game – UNO Roboto. I wasn’t really familiar with the game, but my kids had loved before when we had played a more traditional UNO, so I was hoping that it would be at least as much fun [...]

10 Wii Games My Elementary-Aged Kids Love

I asked the children again this year, just like I did last year (their Wii game list and their DS game list, both from last year), for their favorite Wii games.  They love the idea of helping other people know how to shop.  I also love that this list ended up containing games from a [...]

10 Great iPad Apps My Kids Enjoy

My kids love to have the chance to play around on my iPad.  And, even better – some of their favorite things to do on the iPad are also educational (though not all of them, as you’ll see). 10 apps that my kids just love for the iPad: 1. MeeGenius! Children’s Books (free) – This [...]

7 Quick Takes: November 19, 2010 (Vol. 61)

~ 1 ~ Molly loves to create drawings and projects to give to people. If someone is coming over for a visit, it would not be a surprise if there is some little thing that Molly has made that they’re supposed to take home with them. While it sounds sweet, we get a lot of [...]

JumpStart Online: A Huge Hit in Our House (Plus a Giveaway!)

A few months ago, I was approached by JumpStart (the fabulous company with all kinds of software and products with children in mind) about trying out their JumpStart.com online program with my kids. I thought it sounded like fun, knowing how much we’ve enjoyed JumpStart products in the past, but when I mentioned it to [...]

My Kids’ Top Ten Favorite Nintendo DS Games

Last week, I consulted with my kids about their top ten favorite Wii games.  They were confused at first, and wanted to tell me games that they wanted, not ones they already had.  When I told them that they were recommending games for other people, they better understood what I wanted. This week, they were [...]

My Kids’ Top Ten Favorite Wii Games

With Christmas now only two months away, it’s the time of year when a lot of parents start shopping for video games.  And, if you’re one of them, you probably have some of the same thoughts that I do, “Hey kid – I remember when your Christmas wish list had an awful lot of $20 [...]

I Had A Lot of Work to Do. I Played Monopoly Instead.

On Monday night, I was supposed to have a rare couple of hours at home by myself.  Eric was taking the children to see his parents, and I had a conflicting appointment in my schedule.  Because of this, I would leave my appointment and just go home – spending more than two hours all by [...]

Finding Educational Activities in the Most Unexpected Places

I am happy to present… Finding Educational Activities in the Most Unexpected Places (eBook) More than 200 Activities and Ideas for Using Commonly Found Objects to Enhance the Learning of Your Young Child I am so excited to finally share my first eBook, Finding Educational Activities in the Most Unexpected Places. This eBook is a [...]

7 Quick Takes: April 30, 2010 (Vol. 39)

~ 1 ~ I continue to feel like I am falling behind in just about everything.  I anxiously await some summer vacation to get caught back up, and hopefully to come up with a better plan for next year. In the midst of being behind and thinking that I could work on some of those [...]

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