Woohoo! Here we go! This is the beginning of this year’s “Gifts for the Gifted” posts – a series of articles I do each Friday in November and December to give teachers and parents ideas for great toys and games for your children. To see what gifts I’ve recommended in the past, take a look … Read more
Technically this should be a Phun Phriday post. Because it’s seriously, addictively P.H.U.N. However, my Friday posts in November and December are devoted to my “Gifts for the Gifted” series. So, we’re going to break the mold and make it a Phun Thursday. And even though that’s not quite as alliterative, it’s still fun. I … Read more
Happy Phun Phriday! In this neck of the woods, today is the Phantastic Phright Phest otherwise known as Halloween. To honor the day, I’m sharing two resources that have monsters who are anything but scary! First up is Kid President’s recent Pep Talk co-hosted by everyone’s favorite Muppet, Grover. My favorite line from this video? … Read more
This is the 2nd year that I’ve participated in the annual Global Cardboard Challenge, inspired by Caine’s Arcade. After last year, I had three goals in mind for this year’s event: increase the number of students making games increase the number of students who play the games find a way to integrate the project with … Read more
We just had our Cardboard Arcade two nights ago, and a few of the games involved getting ping pong balls to fall into holes or hit targets, all of which I failed at miserably. That’s why this post on Neatorama caught my eye, and seemed to be the perfect Phun Phriday link to share this … Read more
Every year I do a “Gifts for the Gifted” series of posts during the holiday season. It’s a bit early for that – although many retailers would disagree with me – but I have a recommendation that will definitely be on this year’s list. For my Phun Phriday post this week, I am enthusiastically suggesting … Read more