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100 Piece Puzzles

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It must not be a coincidence, but since I posted about 48 piece puzzles a few days ago, my kids have been puzzle obsessed. They must have seen a picture on my computer that reminded them of puzzles, but that was all it took. My 5 and 7 year olds have re-done every 48 and 100 piece puzzle in our ...

48 Piece Puzzles

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It's possible that not all kids like puzzles, but my kids definitely do. We can go long stretches of time without doing any, but as soon as I pull one out, they are obsessed. 48 piece puzzles make great gifts for 4 through 7 year olds in my opinion, depending on how often the child does puzzles. ...

Scratch and Sketch Books

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I don't know where the first one of these books in our household came from, but all my kids love them. I remember doing something similar to this when I was in elementary school. We would color a page completely with crayons then paint over the crayon in black paint. The scratch away effect was ...

Light-Up Tracing Pad

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Right before my daughter's 7th birthday, she broke her leg skiing. This Light-Up Tracing Pad by Crayola was a lifesaver during her recovery time. It kept her occupied for hours without having to rely on electronics all the time. Product: Light-Up Tracing PadCompany: CrayolaWebsite: ...

List of Important Events in American History

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Over the past month, I have been working on creating a blank timeline for American history to be used as a study tool. In order to fill out this timeline, I decided to compile a list of the most significant events in American history. To go along with the categories in the timeline, these events are ...

Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza

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This is hands down my kids' new favorite game (ages 3 to 10). They got it for Christmas and we have played it several times in the past week. I'm not sure it would count as "educational" by any standards, but it definitely fosters family togetherness. It also allows kids to work on their attention ...

Clumsy Thief in the Candy Shop

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My family has been playing the original Clumsy Thief game for about a year. It is still one of my 10 year old's favorites. (See my Clumsy Thief review here.) However, that game, which involves adding to 100, is a little challenging for my 5 and 7 year olds. I was so happy to discover recently that ...

Homemade Floam

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This past weekend marked the opening of the ski resort in our little mountain town. That meant that as Dad and the big kids went off to hit the slopes, the littlest one and I had some quality time by ourselves. As the youngest of four, he doesn't normally get the same kind of planned sensory ...

Dinosaur Escape Game

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Dinosaur Escape is my 5 year old's favorite game. It is the one he is most likely to pull out and "play" on his own and the one that his siblings and I are most likely to join in. A fun, quick, cooperative game based on dinosaurs that the whole family can play and doesn't result in tears? Yes, ...

How to Throw a Gold Rush Party

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A few weeks back, my kids and I threw a Gold Rush Party after reading the book, By the Great Horn Spoon for a party school book club. We had a busy week, so a lot of our plans were put together last minute and weren't fully authentic, but overall, I think our Gold Rush party was a success. The kids ...