Holiday Checklist & Giveaway #TRUBatteriesIncluded
Hasbro and Duracell are teaming up with Toys“R”Us to help you get ready for the holidays and save money on this season’s hottest toys! From Fur Real Friends to Grimlock Transformers, Toys“R”Us is the...
View ArticleEducational ColorKu Logic Game
Logic games stretch kids’ thinking, improving their deductive reasoning, organizational skills, and concentration. The Sudoku-like game, ColorKu, challenges kids to use the colorful marbles on a wooden...
View ArticleUsing Education Games in the Classroom
We teachers love engaging children in learning. Education games are one way we can do this. Staples offers a wealth of educational games (among other things) that will provide opportunities in your...
View ArticleThe Best Card Games for Kids
My family loves family game night which is pretty much every night for us. We buy and test games regularly — for us and for you. Here are our picks for the best card games for kids of all ages. For...
View ArticleEmotional Intelligence Board Game
Q’s Race to the Top is an interactive, engaging emotional intelligence board game. Mompreneur of three kids, Sofia Dickens, designed this game for practicing social skills and behavior. It’s meant for...
View Article10 Art Activity Books for Kids
Have you heard about the new fad sweeping the nation? It’s called coloring therapy. Ok, it’s not really called that. I made it up, but it IS true that more adults are taking to art activities as a way...
View ArticleSpring 2015 Learning Apps for Kids
Learning apps for kids are a solid choice for summer learning options. Researchers say that the best educational apps are: ACTIVE ENGAGING –not overly distracting MEANINGFUL to a child’s life SOCIAL to...
View ArticleReview of Osmo Gaming System for iPad
Of all the Osmo Gaming System game apps, we loved Words best of all. (Go figure. I’m a writer, what can I say.) Osmo sees something physically on your table and instantaneously recognizes it on the...
View ArticleFun, Active Summer Activities for Kids
School is out for the summer! With the warm weather here, families are looking for ways to keep kids entertained and active during the summer. That means you’ll need ideas for fun active summer...
View Article4 Surprising Coloring Book Activities for Kids
You’re going to love these four coloring book activities for kids (and you) to do at home. Get in quality time with your child, entertain a sick kid, display your work, and create your own inspiration!...
View ArticleCompose Yourself: a Music Composition Game for Kids
Compose Yourself from Think Fun is a music composition card game for kids — in the key of C. (This is the easiest key for beginners because there are no flats or sharps.) Kids arrange and rearrange the...
View ArticleThese Learning Card Games Will Make Kids Think
Blue Orange just released a new learning card game series called Super Genius. The card games remind me of Spot It! but are harder and more educational. They’ll make your kids THINK! And by think, I...
View ArticleWackIt Ball Backyard Game Review
WackIt Ball is a new backyard game for one or two players. My kids think it’s totally fun. I think it’s loud (don’t play it when the neighbors are still sleeping) and great for hand-eye coordination!...
View ArticleBuild Your Own 3D Toy with Potatoyz App
I didn’t think my kids would get to try 3D printing before me but it happened with POTATOYZ, a brand new interactive app and toy created by the animators of The Lorax and Despicable Me. Children...
View Article40 Coding Classes, Websites, Games, and Apps for Kids
If you’re looking for coding or pre-coding classes, games, toys, and apps, for your kids to learn to code, you’ll find everything you need here. But first, let’s define terms. Coding is learning a...
View Article13 Sight Word Apps and 26 Alphabet and Phonics Apps
Learning letters and letter sounds start a child’s journey to reading words and these alphabet and phonics apps will help. Learning “sight words,” or words to recognize at a glance, is another step....
View ArticleTugie – Fun Coordination Game for the Family
Tugie, a new game from the always inspiring Marbles the Brain Store, is a quick and fun fine motor skills game for the whole family. We found it to be a great family game night choice, good for lots of...
View ArticleFun, Active Summer Activities for Kids
School is out for the summer! With the warm weather here, families are looking for ways to keep kids entertained and active during the summer. That means you’ll need ideas for fun active summer...
View ArticleThe Best Educational Games for Kids: Logic and Strategy
Do you play games with your kids? As you know, we spend many evenings playing games. (I admit to like this better than pretend play dolls or Playmobils.) If you’re considering adding to your game...
View ArticleSight Words Game: Zingo!
Kids need to memorize sight words so the more practie they have with each word, the better. Sight words make up about 50 – 75 percent of all writing in the English language so knowing these words “by...
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