Archive for 'Toy Recommendations'
Great Book Blog!
I have 50 (yes 50!) drafts underway, but all I have ready for tonight is a wonderful link for those of you who are interested in children’s books. Please head on over to this great blog - Children’s Books: What, When & How to Read Them. Tanya is a book-loving mother PLUS she works in [...]
Posted: September 30th, 2008 under Everything Else!, Toy Recommendations, kids' books, other blogs.
Comments: 4
Beans - The Perfect Toy?
I am officially procrastinating. Instead of packing for our big trip tomorrow (Phoenix by car, then East Coast by air on Friday) I am writing a Very Important Post about…well, hmm…beans?
Perhaps I’ll share a quick idea of what I came up with to help my 2 year-old be entertained during dinner preparation.
I have some [...]
Posted: July 2nd, 2008 under "mom-ideas" that work for me, Activity Ideas, Everything Else!, TV-free kids, Toy Recommendations, toddlers.
Comments: 1
I am a Blog Capitalist
My first real foray in to the world of blog capitalism is open for business. No, I am not plastering Unplug Your Kids with ads for cheap narcotics, online casinos, and get rich quick schemes. It’s just my store!
All my life I have secretly wanted to own a toy store and a bookstore [...]
Posted: May 29th, 2008 under Book Recommendations, Everything Else!, Toy Recommendations, about "Unplug Your Kids", about me, miscellaneous.
Comments: 5
Layered Life-Cycle Puzzles (Recommended Toy)
Since my 2 year-old is obsessed with puzzles at the moment, I am always on the look-out for fun, educational, high quality puzzles that she might be able to do. A recent surfing expedition revealed these totally cool layered, life-cycle puzzles. They are made of wood and feature five separate puzzle pictures to [...]
Posted: March 18th, 2008 under Toy Recommendations, educational, puzzle, wood.
Comments: 1
Fun Wooden Math Game (Toy Recommendation)
Santa gave the 4 Way Countdown Wooden Game to my 7 year-old daughter because he was hoping it might be a fun way to work on memorizing math facts.
The board consists of a simple square wooden box. Each side has ten wooden numbered bars that flip up and down. The object of the [...]
Posted: February 26th, 2008 under "mom-ideas" that work for me, Activity Ideas, Everything Else!, Toy Recommendations, award winner, educational, educational/homeschool, family games, games, travel activity, wood.
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Blokus (Toy Recommendation)
This game may be very well-known, but I had never heard of it until I read this post over at Celtic Mommy’s blog.
I told myself at the time, that it seemed like a fun game, even if only for the kids to play with in creative ways. Well for Christmas this year, I decided [...]
Posted: February 18th, 2008 under Toy Recommendations, award winner, family games, games.
Comments: 1