Reviews

Friday Feature: Mudpuppy Color Me Puzzles

Delaney is my puzzle girl.  When she was a toddler, she would line up the puzzles from one end of her room to the other.  Then, she would start at one end and work her way down the line, doing each puzzle along the way.  So, of course, she was super excited when I offered [...]

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Wikki Stix

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I am always looking for new and interesting ways to help my girls strengthen their fine motor skills. Building strength and coordination in the fingers and hands helps kids get ready to use scissors and hold pencils and write letters. Wikki Stix are a fun and simple product that kids are drawn to immediately. Made [...]

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Wood Vehicle Kits from Maple Landmark

A good part of our Sunday was spent creating these: We all had such fun with these Made By Me wood vehicle kits by Maple Landmark. Each kit comes with a vehicle body, four wheels, and four axles. These kits are made in the USA from smoothly sanded unfinished pine. All you need to assemble [...]

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Game Review: Horton Hears a Who!

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On her back to school shopping day, Delaney chose this game at Target: She has really been interested in Dr. Seuss’s Horton stories since we saw a student production of Seussical, The Musical.  We have played this game at least twice a day since we brought it home. Here’s the basic idea of the game: [...]

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