One of the ways we connect and spend time together as a family is by playing games. As much as I love board games, there’s a special place in my heart for card games. Card games are quick, easy to learn and play, and easy to pack (which I appreciate for road trips or waiting …
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Looking for new read aloud books for kids ages 4-9? These are my family’s favorite kids books! They make fabulous gifts for a little one in your life. As I mentioned in 5 Favorite Kids books for 2-6 year olds, I’m often asked what’s a good book for certain ages. I still have quite a …
Card games have a special place in my heart, as they’re easy to pack for traveling! We took this game, Rat a Tat Cat, with us to visit cousins over the summer. They quickly fell in love with it, too, from age 5 to age 16, plus the adults. Rat a Tat Cat is easy …
Back in 2009, I shared some of my family’s favorite board games, and this year I’ll share a few more. My kids are 8, 5 and 5 and have been playing games regularly since age 2. We’ve had good luck introducing games meant for older kids to them, but I’ll make suggestions for age ranges …
Skulls at Halloween aren’t nearly as scary when you can eat them. Make some Jiggly Jello Skulls! We started with a box of Jell-O and a skull ice cube tray from the Dollar Tree. For Jell-O Jigglers, you use about half as much water, so I boiled 1 1/4 cups of water in the microwave …