This is a fun single-player game great for 5 and 6 year olds that helps kids learn how to manage their frustration and persevere in the face of difficulty. Product: Camelot Jr. Company: SmartGames Website: www.smartgames.eu Recommended Age Range: 4.5 to 7 years Price Range: ~$25 Amazon Product Page ...
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Solar System Cards
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Is there anyone who isn't fascinated by astronomy? My kids admittedly have a hard time wrapping their heads around the enormity of space and will ask questions like, "What's bigger...Jupiter or California?" However, they love talking about planets and learning whatever I'm willing to teach them. ...
How Toddlers Thrive
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While I appreciate the author's gentle parenting techniques and think her advice is valuable, personally I did not learn much new from reading this book. I might recommend it to someone who has never lived through the toddler years and was specifically looking for a book about this age group, but ...
Homemade Oobleck
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If you've read the Dr. Seuss book, Bartholomew and the Oobleck, and are 5 years old, like my son, you will be happy to know that this homemade oobleck is not as terrifying as the substance originating from Dr. Seuss's imagination. In Bartholomew's story, oobleck is a sticky green goo that falls from ...
Homemade Butter Activity
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My husband made butter in a baby food jar as a child and it must have made a strong impression, because he's been saying we should do this for YEARS. (I think even before we had kids.) Well, we finally did it and I can attest that it was just as easy and satisfying (and delicious) as he said it ...
United States Supreme Court Justice Cards
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***Update*** I've updated these Supreme Court Justice Cards to include Justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett! -*-*-*-*-*-*-*- Never mind your kids for a minute...If you live in the United States, do you know all your Supreme Court justices? My kiddos are WAY too young ...
The Pout-Pout Fish
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It you have a little pout-pout kid (and who doesn't at least some of the time?), this book might be the cure. This rhyming tale about a grumpy fish who is determined to be unhappy has a cute ending that both my 3 and 5 year olds enjoyed. Title: The Pout-Pout Fish Author: Deborah Diesen Illustrator: ...
Homemade Wigglebot
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Okay, so technically this is not a robot. It doesn't have any sensors. It doesn't have a controller or computer chip. It isn't responding directly to external stimuli. But, hey, you have to start somewhere and my kindergartener definitely thought our homemade wigglebot was cool. He was so excited by ...
World Zoology Cards
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Little kids love animals. I've been wanting to make some cards like these since my first child was a toddler. He loved learning and reading about animals so much, I figured why NOT start teaching him about the different types of animals like mammals, birds, and reptiles? There's so much knowledge ...
Sticks and Stones
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This is an excellent, unique, and thorough book about the culture of bullying by a journalist telling the stories of three real-life incidences of victims and bullies. Unlike most other "parenting" books, this one was a page-turner. I could barely put it down. Title: Sticks and Stones: Defeating the ...
Michelle has a PhD in Engineering from Stanford University and a Bachelor's Degree from the California Institute of Technology. 