This game can best be described as a mental tug of war over letters of the alphabet. And who doesn't love tug of war? Even my four year old enjoys playing it and benefits from the experience. This educational game helps with letter recognition, spelling, creative thinking, and cooperation. ...
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Forbidden Island
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Forbidden Island is currently our family's favorite game. My kids range in age from 4 to 10. It is important to me that despite this wide difference in ages, we find ways to all have fun together. There are two aspects of Forbidden Island that make it perfect for kids of disparate ages. First, it is ...
Top 10 Family Christmas Movies
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Christmas movies are a wonderful, family friendly way to get in the Christmas spirit. Throughout the year, we have family movie night once a week. However, during the holiday season, we up our movie viewing considerably. I grew up watching Christmas movies with my grandmother and I have such fond ...
Air Dry Mud Clay
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I am making a concerted effort to do more hands-on activities with my kids this year. Since we are studying ancient history, brown clay seems to be used over and over again. For example, in the Ancient Mesopotamian cuneiform activity. I thought I would make a post to describe how I am making this ...
Zeus on the Loose
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My quest to make learning math facts fun through games continues with Zeus on the Loose. This one is another winner. Kids add single digit numbers on "Mount Olympus" until the total is over 100. They have to strategize to try and bring the total to a multiple of 10 in order to steal Zeus. With Zeus ...
Multiplication Splat!
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"Can we play again? I like this game." - Words from the mouth of my 10 year old. This is my new favorite way for helping my 8 and 10 year olds memorize their multiplication facts. I've never really been much of a flashcard person when it comes to math. My 10 year old can solve basically any ...
Pac-Man: The Board Game
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I have mixed feelings about this game. It says 10+ and I'm sure 10 year olds could play on their own in a peaceful, reasonable way. My 6 year old loves to play this game, and I think it is a great way for him to practice adding single digit numbers. However, my younger kids require my help and get ...
Homemade Hula Hoops
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Ever since I was in college, I have always wanted to make my own hula hoop. I was at a graduation celebration once and saw this girl doing the most amazing tricks with her hula hoop. Her impressive feats have stayed in the back of my mind this past decade. During this pandemic time when I'm trying ...
Dragonwood
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Dragonwood has been a family favorite of ours for a couple years now. On my son's 6th birthday recently, he got to pick a family game to play and this one was his top choice. My kids love the concept of collecting enchantments and defeating monsters. I love that it requires critical thinking skills ...
Cave Painting Activity
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What better way to kick off Ancient History studies than with a simple cave painting activity? This activity requires only a few supplies and very little prep. For the small investment required, it is a ton of fun and even a little educational. (You are welcome to use my free printable if you would ...
Michelle has a PhD in Engineering from Stanford University and a Bachelor's Degree from the California Institute of Technology. 