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Family Road Trip Reading List
Ah, summertime! Time to hit the open road and enjoy making memories with your kids! Here's a reading list of books for kids with a road trip theme. These would be great to take along on an actual road trip... or if that's not possible, to have a virtual road trip without ever leaving home.
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Game Review: Braintopia Beyond
Braintopia Beyond is a very active game for 2-6 players, with all the players involved on every turn. It would make a great family gift, perfect for hours of fun during the holidays.
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Mixed-by-Me Thinking Putty
The Mixed-by-Me Thinking Putty kit would make a fun Christmas gift for the family as each one could mix their own tin as a group activity during the holiday season.
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Game Review: Imagidice
Imagidice is a set of 12 picture dice that can be used in myriad ways. It would make a perfect stocking stuffer for someone who loves word games or dice games.
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Wimmelbooks
What in the world is a wimmelbook? I'm so glad you asked! Because I didn't know either, and now I don't feel so stupid since you were wondering, too.
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Those Pivotal Days
Have you ever contemplated how quickly life can change? Many changes are slow and gradual, but occasionally events come along that happen so unexpectedly and instantaneously… and change our lives forever. During this whole crisis that has been 2020, I’ve thought a lot about other challenging events throughout history and how our ancestors managed to survive those times. Or maybe…
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Review: The Genius Square Game
The Genius Square is a game I'll be keeping handy this summer to play on the front porch for a quick and relaxing challenge. Check out my review.
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Review: You Can Draw It in Just 30 Minutes
Remember the acrylic painting kit I reviewed a few weeks ago? I mentioned we had been dabbling with different mediums in art. Today’s review focuses on pencil sketching. Obligatory disclosure: I received this instructional book from Timberdoodle in exchange for my review. I’ve always admired pencil sketching, particularly the artwork of Garth Williams, classic illustrator of the Little House on…
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Free E-books & Audiobooks for Kids
There are lots of free resources available for kids right now, especially in regards to homeschooling and learning. I want to share a few I’m really impressed with but first I’m obliged to say that this post includes Amazon affiliate links which means I might earn from qualifying purchases. First of all, do you know about stories.audible.com? It’s an Audible…
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Review: TwoSticks Shadows Painting Kit
My education has gaps. So does yours. Unless you know everything. Which you don’t. Unless you’re 11. If so, you probably think you know everything. But you still don’t. However, there are a few courses I missed out on during my years in school. World History for one. Geography for another. Never fear. I have long since filled in those…
