On one of her very first days of school, M reported that she’d watched two different Youtube videos as part of class. Oh, really? So of course I had to know which ones they were and check them out myself. One I knew about already, Nick Vujicic, the “No arms no legs no worries” guy. … [Read more…]
Cute W loves playing games (we’ve mentioned a few before), so we usually get a few at Christmas. One of this year’s favorites is Fluxx. In this card game each player is dealt three cards, and the first player follows the Basic Rules: pick up one card, then play one card from their hand. One … [Read more…]
We had an excellent Saturday. We started with an early-morning soccer game, with M playing and Cute W coaching. The kids played well and won, so there record is now 2-0. Whoop, whoop. Later in the morning we headed out to pick apples. We decided to orchard-hop, heading to Lindsey’s for ladder-climbing fun and not … [Read more…]
J’s attended 2 of her 3 birthday parties of the weekend, and I hung around Friday’s party long enough that I couldn’t resist taking a couple of pictures to share. First, rainbow fruit skewers. . . cute, right? Lucky for me, some of the kids were suspicious of the mangoes, which were recruited to represent … [Read more…]
When I was thinking about the whole big kids/little kids thing, I remembered something I hear all the time, which is how little babies and toddlers are so cuddly, cuddly, cuddly, and then big kids don’t want to cuddle. Well, yes, okay. Sort of true. It would be lovely if there were a happy medium … [Read more…]
We got the game Set for Christmas, and I’ve been meaning to post about it, because it’s a good one. Set is a strange game. We heard about it from my niece, whose math teacher would let the kids play it in class sometimes. Of course, that gives you the vague impression that it’s educational, … [Read more…]
While I was trolling for pictures of my firstborn’s snarled hair, I stumbled on bunches of photos from little games that I’d play with the girls when they were little, and I thought that they might help some folks out there with babies and toddlers while away the long not-exactly-winter. For a little while, we … [Read more…]
Besides freeze dancing and general running and squealing, we planned two activities for J’s party. Once again, they were both all J’s idea. First, she came up with Pin the Spider on the Web. We had a witch hat planned to assist in the blindfolding process, but it didn’t really happen. And each spider was … [Read more…]
After reading about our Small World game for Big Kids, Jahnavi asked for suggestions for games for kids who are 3 or 4 years old. Alas, it’s tough to find a game for the preschool set that’s much fun for parents. Really, any fun at all. My kids liked Hi Ho Cherry O and Candyland. … [Read more…]
Cute W loves games. He’s always finding a new game to try with the girls. He particularly likes strategy games, which can be a tough sell for them. But a new favorite with M is Small World. It’s recommended for ages 8 and up, and I think that’s pretty accurate. J finds it intimidating, but … [Read more…]
