Today the kids and I spent the entire day, well the first part they did have to clean their rooms, working on putting together a puzzle. It was a lot of fun and yes I do realize how boring that may sound but it really is. You work together as a team to get a finished product.
Doing the puzzle with them instantly took me back to my own childhood when my sister and I would gather to the table with mom and we’d do it all day with a soda in one hand and a puzzle piece in the other. …read more

I love it when the makers of pet products get creative, especially when it benefits the actual pets!
Nina Ottosson Games has created a huge variety of different dog toys specifically to keep your pet entertained for longer than a game of catch or gnawing on a Kong would.
From wooden puzzle toys that dispense treats to toys that only require your dog to push a button, these are toys that will have your dog engaged as soon as they’re brought out, and since they’re made from wood or plastic you’ll both get many years of use out of them.
The toys …read more

I picked up a new Sudoku book at Target yesterday for my son, who can’t get enough of these number logic puzzles. When I was in the check-out line, the clerk asked me, “So, are you into Sudoku too?” Before I could even answer, he started telling me how he’d just completed a really difficult book. “Man, I’m so addicted to those things,” he said.
Well, I had to tell him my Sudoku book purchase wasn’t for me, but for my son. I’m intrigued by the enormous popularity of Sudoku, which is a shortened form of the Japanese phrase, Suuji Wa …read more