For me, puzzles and summer go together like peanut butter and jelly. I just love puzzles! Maybe even more than I love to swim. Summertime, along with Christmas break, I indulge in puzzles. This is the first of four puzzles that I’ve put together ... Read More
2021 Summer Game #2: Swim, Swim, Swim to Ten
When you think of summer what do you think of? My first thoughts are of swimming. Because I live in Texas where it is super-duper hot in the summer, swimming is a necessity. Well, maybe not a necessity, but it sure does make for a cooler ... Read More
2021 Summer Game #1: War!
We have three boys and a girl. My three boys tend to be very competitive, to say the least. We have regular arm wrestling matches, foot races, and dare I even admit, distance spitting. So, if you were to ask them which math card game they enjoy most, ... Read More
2020 Summer Game #17: Concentrating on One
Well! We had a super windy week up here in North Dakota. I picked up tree branches, twigs, and leaves from my lawn every day. I’d have it all cleaned up, then I’d look out the window again and it looked just as bad. Some friends took their camper 45 ... Read More
2020 Summer Game #16: What’s on Top
Did you enjoy last week's game, Piggyback Race? Although it wasn't a super complicated game, we sure thought it was fun. More importantly, the kids were practicing their multiplication facts! If you’re wanting to ramp up the multiplication fact ... Read More
2020 Summer Game #15: Piggyback Race
I was at a family reunion a few years back. We had four generations at the farm that my grandparents purchased many many years ago. My dad grew up on this patch of heaven, his sister and husband took over the farm and raised their family, then their ... Read More