Game of the Month: Rat-a-Tat Cat

May 15, 2013
Rat-a-Tat-Cat card game from Gamewright works mental math and memoryskills.

Rat-a-Tat Cat is a card game for kids from Gamewright that requires players to use simple strategy, mathematical and memory skills. It has won tons of awards, including the Mensa Select award. I love it when our favorite games are recognized by Mensa because that makes me feel super-smart. I mean, winning obviously proves I’m… Keep Reading →

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Game of the Month: Swish {Card Game}

April 16, 2013
Swish game exercises spatial intelligence

Swish Card Game Our Game of the Month is ThinkFun’s Swish. Long time readers of this blog {bless you!} know that my kids and I love games! Swish is a new favorite of ours.  Swish is a family card game that challenges players’ spatial thinking skills. The rules are easy but even adults will find… Keep Reading →

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Game for One

December 19, 2012
solitaire

I taught Kiddo how to play Solitaire and now there is no going back. He loves it. Now if he could just learn to shuffle the cards by himself…

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Game of the Month: Skip-bo

July 5, 2012

Kiddo has declared Skip-bo to be one of his favorite games. It uses strategic thinking but in order to win you need to keep your powers of observation well tuned. Skip-bo brings back a lot of memories for me. I first played it during a trip to my grandparents when I was a kid and… Keep Reading →

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Easy Math Game: Tens Go Fish

June 12, 2012

Math Game for Kids: Tens Go Fish One day my neighbor asked me to print out her son’s homework assignments (They get their homework via a school website! Does your school do this?) and Kiddo decided he needed copies of the math homework so he could do it to! It included this great game called… Keep Reading →

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