I have always loved giving puzzles as gifts. We have tubs of big wooden puzzles and boxes of puzzles. When my kids were toddlers and preschoolers, Melissa and Doug puzzles like shapes, upper and lower case letters, numbers, hands and feet, vehicles, and animals were in huge rotation. As they got older, geography puzzles became…
I don’t know if you can tell from these three weeks of my series, but my kids love logic games and toys (they also love logic workbooks). They enjoy solving the puzzle. Today, some of our favorite games: Qwirkle is a hands-down family favorite. Each player tries to get six tiles in a row of…
M-girl turned 10 (TEN) on Monday. Months ago she asked for a Sound of Music cake and I was unsure of how to accomplish that. Then, I had an idea for crafty, not piped. I baked a bowl cake (as I did for N-boy’s Hobbit Cake). I used the internet, my printer, and laminator….
Another type of gift we like to give our children are individual play logic games. I like that they can take these to quiet time and work through them with no interference (or help) and struggle to solve the problems. Some samples we’ve given throughout the years are: Kanoodle/Lonpos: In this game, your child learns…
We are totally those “mean” parents who give school items as Christmas, birthday, and Easter gifts. We enjoy fostering a lifestyle of learning for our children and they don’t really know otherwise. Some of my blog friends have asked me to share these “extras” and I considered doing a 31 Days series of Homeschool Extras,…