Camping Trip Camping Trip is a game my friends and I used to play when we couldn’t sleep at night. It can be a memory or guessing game, and for some reason, stretching my memory always made me sleepy. There are a couple ways to play the game. You can play it as strictly a [...]
What If All you need for What If is some imagination and maybe a map. Some of the best games you’ll ever play with your kids are games that involve creativity and imagination. In this game, you pose a “what if” scenario to your child and he or she has to describe the conditions and [...]
License Plate Bingo This game works best in traffic jams because you can get a good, long look at the license plates. For License Plate Bingo you’ll need a pen and paper. Give each child a piece of paper and a pen. The kids should write the letters of the alphabet on the piece of [...]
With school out, bring home books young readers will want to read. For fantasy and magic, there’s Rick Riordans The Battle of the Labyrinth, fourth in the popular series about Percy Jackson, a regular kids who just happens to be the son of Poseidon. The heroes are Greek gods, and the action is on a [...]
School is out for the summer, but maintaining balance in both body and minds of children is still important. Since there is no schedule of books and classes, now is the time to do some of those FUN activities that help children learn as well as have a good time. 1. Play outside. Playing in [...]