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Monthly Archives: March 2011
Playground games of yesterday
In researching vintage games for parties I discovered that years ago, around the 1900’s, it was typical for schools in the US to organize playground games. Here is a look at some of those games and how they were organized. Continue reading
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The Value of Story Telling
Stories and storytelling provide children with ways of learning and growing in many important and basic developmental areas: cognitive, social, emotional, and self-identity. Continue reading
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Birthday Party games of the 1950′s and 60′s
Looking back on my days as a youngster growing up in England, I can vividly remember attending children’s birthday parties at all the kid’s houses on my street. Each of the parties all had the same basic games and party foods and although I must have attended twenty or so this format never lost its appeal. Here is what a typical birthday party looked like for a 5 year old in Northern England in 1960. Continue reading
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ABC’s of healthy children – Avocados
In order for our children to learn well, we must nourish their brains with the proper foods. Avocados are an excellent brain building food for children. These bumpy little fruits (yep they are a fruit) are full of omega 3 … Continue reading
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A simple labyrinth (maze) for children’s parties.
In Greek mythology, Theseus used a ball of string to guide himself out of the labyrinth (maze). This is a party game for young kids that is inspired by this event, although there is no killing Minoataurs (half man half bull) as Theseus had to do!
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Race board games for developing young children
The race board game is a type of game were players move their piece from start to finish. The simplest of these type of games involves no decisions (or skill) but they are useful for developing early mental and recognition skills in young children. Continue reading
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Using puzzles for kids party games.
For children (and adults) of all ages there is a greater sense of achievement and enjoyment when something is accomplished as a group. This article looks at puzzles that are suitable for completion by a group, in particular in a children’s party setting. Continue reading
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Origin and history of the jigsaw puzzle.
The jigsaw puzzle is now making a come back as both an inexpensive reliever of stress and as a great educational game for teaching geography to today’s kids. This article traces the origin and history of the humble jigsaw puzzle. Continue reading
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Dinners you can be proud of… 3.9.11 – Mexican Stew
What’s for dinner Mom? What are we having Dad? It’s the question heard round the world every day. For those of us who are fortunate enough to be able to provide for our families, we know that just feeding them … Continue reading
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