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Quiddler: The Short Word Game – Game Review

Quiddler: The Short Word Game is a great game for families. The game takes about 20 minutes to play, quick to learn, is very portable, and is challenging for most ages. The official age suggestions are 8 to adult, but I’ve used a variation of the game for younger children. I even sometimes use the cards for teaching reading. The 118 cards are beautifully illustrated Celtic calligraphy designs inspired by books from 500 – 800 AD. The cards all have letters, or combinations of letters (CH,TH, IN, ER, QU), on them along with a number for scoring. On each round, … Continue reading →

Multiple Choice – Janet Tashjian

“Multiple Choice” is the story of Monica Devon, a teenage girl with an obsessive compulsive disorder that has not yet been diagnosed. She lives her life in a perpetual state of fear, worried that she’s going to say or do the wrong thing, rehashing everything that has happened and wondering what she could have done to make the outcome different, and blaming herself when things do go wrong. Her friends and family know that she is a little bit obsessive, but none of them realize to what extent she’s struggling. Monica is also somewhat of a genius when it comes … Continue reading →

Sunday Suggestions: Fun With Learning

My daughter started reading recently; she’s grasping the basics slowly but surely. In the meanwhile, as part of her kindergarten homework, she has to do sight words. Her sight words are as simple as I, can, like, am, and more of the same. It’s important to make learning fun for our kids. So for those of you who enjoy playing games with your children, here are a few suggestions for pen and paper games that just need the two of you and some light to play. Hangman We played our first round of this on Friday. It’s hard to remember … Continue reading →