Tag: fun
Toy Fair 2012
Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending Toy Fair 2012 in New York, it was great. I was able to talk with the various companies and find out what’s new this summer, I also had a chance to explore all of the new educational options from some of my favorite companies like Haba, Elenco (the makers of…
The Magic of MagiQuest
MagiQuest is a live action role playing/video game where you use a wand to complete quests and go on adventures. We were first introduced to MagiQuest when we stayed at Great Wolf Lodge. After playing for just an hour or so my girls were hooked. Back in November we had the opportunity to spend a…
“Do or do not. There is no try.” Our Star Wars Marathon
We are HUGE Star Wars fans and yesterday we kicked an item off our bucket list! My family hosted a Star Wars marathon. (Before you asked we watched them in chronological order, not in order of release.) Armed with Wookie Cookies and Death Star Popcorn balls along with Cantina Chili in the slow cooker for dinner…
How to Make Delicious Chocolate Covered Bacon
Yesterday I saw this tweet which reminded me that i have been dying to make some chocolate covered bacon. I have seen and heard about this amazing delicacy for quite some time now but have never tried it. This was my call to duty. I hopped to action. Armed only with a half pound of bacon and…
Kids Craft – Egg Carton Caterpillars
My daughter collects egg cartons. She has a huge collection stuffed away in a cabinet waiting to turn them into something. We have used them to make fire starters in the past but the other day she decided she wanted to make some caterpillars. She got everything ready and we all sat down at the kitchen…
Self Directed Math Learning with Base Ten Blocks
Can you unschool math? Sure you can, especially with base ten blocks and other manipulatives! My kids love math and love working with numbers, splitting up sets, multiplying (although I’m not sure if they understand what that word is), etc… A great deal of this enjoyment comes from unstructured work with base ten blocks. Base ten blocks are a…