Operation and Books About Bodies

Operation is a board game classic. There aren’t many people my age that haven’t had a turn at trying to take the little plastic pieces...

Stratego + Last Kids on Earth

Last Christmas one of my kids was gifted Stratego, a game we neither knew of nor had any idea how to pronounce. In the slow...

Lego 31108: Family Caravan + kids books

Caravan Fran, by Cheryl Orsini The delightfully sweet picture book is great for the littlies. Cheryl Orsini’s illustrations are soft, kind, and enjoyable. The story...

Codenames and spy books for kids

I was first introduced to Codenames, the original word version of the game, but my family members and I loved it. Two teams of players...

Finger-knitting and Kids Books

When I was a little girl my Nan taught me how to use a spool for finger-knitting. I don’t really remember creating anything of significance...