I cannot overstate how amazing this book has been for my family. I bought Code Your Own Games! for my oldest around his 11th birthday and he fell completely in love with the MIT coding language for kids, Scratch. Not only did he work through all the activities in the book, but he started writing his ...
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Nile River Delta Activity
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Especially with younger kids, hands-on activities help cement learning in our children's minds. I might have told my kids that the Nile River was in Egypt 10 times, and they still probably would forget. By making a model of the Nile River delta not only did the words "Nile" and "Egypt" become a ...
Not Parent Approved
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There is not a game in the world that makes my kids laugh as much as this one. Not all parents are going to be comfortable with the potty references, but all in all, the humor is pretty tame. The most sexual it gets is "hot girls." There is no bad language. However, there may be a few references to ...
Check the Fridge
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Check the fridge is a fun way to practice adding to 25 with a group of children. Since it involves bluffing, it is most fun with 4 to 6 players. While I'm not sure how helpful the math aspect of this game really was, especially for my kids in mid-elementary and older, ALL of my kids thought this ...
Unicorn Thinks He’s Pretty Great
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Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great is a hilarious tale for anyone who has ever felt a little envious. The story is told from the point of view of a goat who is repeatedly outdone by the magical unicorn. In the end, the two learn to appreciate their differences. Hilarity ensues throughout the entire ...
Falling For Rapunzel
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My 9-year-old daughter thought this book was so hysterical, she read it multiple times. You know a book is funny when even an 11-year-old boy is laughing at a story about Rapunzel. This fractured tale involves a lot of comical understandings which even my 5 year old enjoyed. Falling for ...
Fun Ways to Use Wall Letter Posters
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It is the end of an era. My youngest child finally knows his alphabet well enough that these homemade wall letter posters no longer make sense to display in my home as if we were a full-time preschool. Before I take them down, I thought I would share some of the ways these wall posters have worked ...
The Bear Who Wasn’t There
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This story starring a missing bear had wide appeal among my kids. The humor was simple and straightforward enough that my 5 year old was laughing out loud. The clever way the characters are talking directly to the reader and the author even made an appearance was amusing even for my 11 year old. ...
I Am Not a Chair!
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Any picture book featuring an indignant giraffe is pretty much guaranteed to be a winner. This book about a giraffe who comically keeps getting confused for a chair in more and more absurd circumstances does not disappoint. All of my kids from ages 5 to 11 thought this story was hysterical. I ...
This is a Taco!
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This book might go over the heads of some younger children. I found myself having to explain to my 4 year old what was happening and why it was funny. I think my 6 year old may have appreciated the explanation as well. However, my 8 and 11 year olds thought it was hilarious from the get go and my ...
Michelle has a PhD in Engineering from Stanford University and a Bachelor's Degree from the California Institute of Technology. 