By Shellie Driscoll When I was a kid I always enjoyed playing board games. Some of my all-time favorite games were Checkers, Chess, Monopoly and Backgammon. I liked having to plot my next move(s) to defeat my opponent. Unfortunately, my sister didn’t always want to play with me! If only the creators at Thinkfun.com had created their addicting … [Read more...]
Inspire Your Child’s Curiosity in Archaelogy
by Lori Cunningham I found another great gem at the largest manufacturers trade toy show, a.k.a the Toy Fair, earlier this year. It's a computer game called Roman Town*. Roman town simulates a real archaeology dig in which your child is the archaeologist managing workers (diggers) in an archaeological … [Read more...]
Just Look Microscope: A Closer Look At the World Around You
by Lori Cunningham While at the Toy Fair in February, I ran across a fun little educational item called the Just Look microscope. It's a child palm-sized rectangular microscope with a light that allows kids to explore everyday items around them in detail...the item appears 10 times … [Read more...]
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