puzzles

6 Ways to Celebrate National Puzzle Day with Kids

Build skills with puzzles! Learn how puzzles help children & fun ideas beyond the jigsaw puzzle.

Brain Connect is a Fun, Fast-Thinking Puzzle Game

Disclosure: Blue Orange Games sent me a complimentary copy of this game. All opinions are my own. Does your family enjoy puzzles? How about games? If so, keep reading because Blue Orange Games combines the two in their new game, Brain Connect. It’s the perfect fit for my own kids — competitive puzzle playing! You have to think […]

P’Kolino Wooden Puzzles for Preschoolers

We LOVE puzzles — so we feel that we’ve researched all types of puzzles for children of all ages. And for the toddler / preschooler set, the P’Kolino puzzles are our hands-down favorite. Puzzles, as you probably know, are fantastic learning toys. They help children develop hand-eye coordination, spatial skills, and fine motor skills. Plus, these double sided options allow children room […]

Who Will Be The FASTEST at Puzzle Battle?

You know we love puzzles but do you know that my kids are addicted to puzzle races? (Especially against daddy.) They’ll get a stack of 3-4 puzzle boxes with the exact number of pieces, usually 30 – 50, and race to see who can finish all the puzzles first. Well we just discovered that we were […]

U.S. Geography Games & Puzzles

I love playful learning games and am always looking for the best geography and history games for my kids. Because isn’t it the best to learn through play? So, here are some of my family’s favorite history and geography games and puzzles. U.S. Geography Games & Puzzles Melissa & Doug Wooden USA Map Puzzle This […]

Dot-to-Dots That Will Blow Your Mind (& a Giveaway)

When I read through Dr. Toy’s top 100 best toys, I saw Monkeying Around’s Dot to Dot books. I wondered what could make a dot-to-dot book that different than any other dot-to-dot book – enough to win an award? Dot to Dot Books for Big Kids These aren’t your preschooler’s dot-to-dots. They’re the coolest dot […]

Learning Toys for Kids

The Best Games, Puzzles, Maps, and Building Gifts for Kids Yeah! The long-awaited learning toys gift guides for parents who prefer open-ended play and thinking toys and games to plastic do-it-all-for-you products!! There are five gift guides – literacy, books, math & science, games +, and art+ and I’ll publish one a day until they’re […]