We had sunshine this week! Elizabeth was so excited to get out and talk to Hannah, even while they social distanced. I got sick of Tommy pulling at his hair while fighting with his sisters, so I started cutting it with the craft scissors. That made him stay still for a good half hour. We […]
Category Archive for 'Games'
Gaming With Uncle Matthew
Posted in Elizabeth, Family, Games, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Apr 18th, 2017
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Forgot to put up these pictures of Geneva and Tommy gaming last week. They pulled out most of our big kid games; Tommy taught her Catan Junior (mostly on his own with a few explanations from me), and she picked it up right away (with no parental help). Unfortunately for Tommy, she also picked up […]
Family Game Night
Posted in Elizabeth, Games, Susanna, Tommy on Mar 15th, 2013
Susanna’s move to a big girl bed has been rocky, to say the least. She stayed up until 10 several nights in there, and when she woke everyone up at 5:15, we gave up and threw her back in her crib. Now we’re letting her stay up with the big kids and start the night […]
Gaming for Children: The Kids of Carcassonne
Posted in Games on Jun 21st, 2012
The Kids of Carcasonne (BGG; released in 2009) is a child’s edition of Carcassonne (which I’ve discussed before). There are two real negatives before I begin this review. First, it’s probably my favorite game for the kids, so the rest of the reviews have nowhere to go but down–but really, there are other great games […]
Reviewing games
Posted in Games on Jun 12th, 2012
When reviewing board games for kids, we obviously want games that both parents and kids will like. But there are also a few things to consider, which I’ll try to mention in our discussion of each game. (Did I promise to do this a long time ago? I guess I did. It’s coming, as soon […]
Gaming for children
Posted in Games on Feb 9th, 2012
A board game is a little different from an ordinary toy. It generally requires two or more individuals to play, when many toys work well with just one. It usually has a set of rules to follow, unlike more creative toys that invite a greater imagination. It occurs over a set period of time (that […]
French Bingo
Posted in Elizabeth, Games, Homeschooling, Tommy on Jan 25th, 2012
Argh, I accidentally published this in the morning without adding the last picture…so here is the full post, with some bonuses. Leann and Seth did it again! I’ve been wanting this French bingo set for awhile, and they sent it to the kids for Christmas! Unsurprisingly, Elizabeth always picks the clothing one and Tommy always […]
After 5 1/2 years of gaming with just the two of us, we were super excited to introduce Tommy to his first real game–Gulo Gulo! Tommy loved having a family game night! He wanted to read the directions just like Daddy, and he quickly caught on to the rules. I’m so thrilled that we’ve reached […]