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Thursday, July 29, 2010
When it’s hot outside like it was last week, we spend way too much time indoors. Fortunately for us, there are enough toys in our house to stock a medium-sized toy store, and enough books to stock a small branch library.

Also, there’s always the Internet. We are still very enamored with Red Fish. It seems like there’s always something we haven’t found before! Lately we’ve been clicking on the rocketship a lot and playing with the planets. Fun times.

Some of the math games on Red Fish remind me a little bit of Math Blaster, which was well after my time, but I loved having it in the classroom when I taught. Read full story

A Breath of Fresh Air
Parks with big-time kid appeal

If you’re going a little stir-crazy from too many inside play days with the kids, take heart. Warm weather is on the way.

Kinsey Peeler found the perfect Saturday-morning spot for her two young children — Huguenot Park in Chesterfield.

“We spend about an hour and a half there,” she says. “My kids love the slides. They have about five or six different sizes and varieties of slides and swings. Plus, they have a huge Read full story

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