Adding games into learning help to foster a sense of enjoyment and takes the pressure off of the child. I find this to be especially true for math games especially when its a concept that’s difficult. A topic that we encountered a few hiccups with along the way was multiplication and quickly recognizing multiples and…
Category: Books and Games
Top 5 One Player Games for Kids
One player games? What?? You’re supposed to play with your kids all the time? Right? Wrong! Whoever invented these is a …GENIUS! Board games are something we thoroughly enjoy playing together as a family; however, there are also moments everyday when I NEED quiet time, when i DON’T want to be playing a game or…
Brown Bear Brown Bear…
Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See? I believe literacy starts from the time a baby is born and as a result, I like to stock the little minds of my kids with stories from the time of their birth. When they become mobile and can grab the books, we get into little problems,…
BEST Building Toys
Children with busy minds tend to feel bored or under stimulated, especially on glum and rainy days when they are hoarded up indoors. I have compiled our favorite building toys that help to keep everyone happy, while tapping into their creativity and helping them explore and learn. Magnatiles QuBits Construction Toy Rainbow Blocks Straws…
Top 10 Pre-School Games
Pengoloo Chicky Boom Honey Bee Tree Hungry Hungry Hippo Zingo Whac-a-mole Spot It Go Fishing Super Why ABC Letter Game Brown bear Panda Bear
Creative Play | QuBits
Sunday mornings are typically spent lazing around, playing games, painting, playing outside- all the things to which there should be no time limit. It is perhaps one of the best days in our home because there are no activities planned and we don’t have an agenda to be anywhere at a specific time. This Sunday…
Zingo
This is a game which is well liked by my 3 year old. Perhaps its the spiffy little zinger, the bingo like cards, the feeling of playing a big kid board game or perhaps its a combination of all those plus the added confidence of actually learning. The version that we have is the “sight words” Zingo and…
Top Picks | 8 Year Old activities
Now that summer is here, the question persists…what do we do with our children?? Below are a few activities my 8 year old enjoys!
Brick by Brick
Barnes and Nobles is my husbands lunch time guilty pleasure. Sometimes he finds things I return, much to his disdain……but sometimes… i actually really like his finds. This one was a winner, we’ll be keeping it 🙂 He picked up “Brick by Brick” which is a logic game. It comes with 5 differently shaped bricks…
Simon
When my 4th baby was born, someone gifted my older kids with this game which was incredibly kind at a time when the newest addition was receiving tons of presents and attention. I particularly loved it though because it’s a fun hand held game that allowed me to play with my older kids while I…
Honey Bee Tree
This is a game that not many people know about but one that my kids and I enjoy playing. Putting the stems in can be quite a task for younger kids but once they understand the concept it’s fun. Then you carefully remove the stems so as not to make the bees fall. Whoever has…
Hangman
As a child I loved hangman and it’s still so much fun to play with my own kids! This board adds a little extra fun and gives them a good visual of the letters used and the ones remaining.
This Beautiful Life of Ours 