No one ever sets out to lose a game, but experiencing defeat in a safe, supportive play setting can actually build critical life skills! Here are 5 life lessons we can learn by losing, plus tips to help parents and teachers drive them home. Who knew you could gain so much by losing?!
5 Life [...]
One of the perks of working at ThinkFun is hearing about how our games affect the lives of the children that play them. Just had to share Max’s story, emailed to ThinkFun CEO Andrea Barthello by his mother Aileen… stories like this are what keep us going!
Meet Max, a ThinkFun fan through and through!
Thank [...]
The following is an excerpt from my guest post for Everything Mom!
The last precious weeks of summer are upon us… time for a final dip in the pool, a last popsicle in the park, and some eleventh hour speed reading of assigned summer books. The excitement of returning to old friends and new teachers has [...]
I am thrilled to share the following guest post by Pia Prenevost! In her blog The Crack and the Light, Pia shares her journey raising her son Jonathan who struggles with a severe speech/language disorder.
Teaching J-man To Play
Adorable. That defines my son J-man, with big blue eyes and those lashes that cosmetic companies would [...]
A steady 10 week summer diet of tv and cannonballs in the pool can do a lot more damage than we realize. Referred to as Summer Slide or Brain Drain, learning loss is inevitable when kids go long stretches without engaging in learning experiences. Most students lose an average of 2 months of math skills, [...]
Help! My kids are driving me C-R-A-Z-Y this summer!
As a mom of 3 kids: ages 6, 9 and 12 I totally GET how hard it is to keep kids busy, active and far away from the dreaded ‘B’ word! “I’m bored!” can be the hardest statement to hear… ALL SUMMER LONG…
This is my third year [...]
I had to share part of this fantastic email that made my day yesterday!
One of the amazing teachers from Singapore who was part of last week’s delegation visit to ThinkFun sent me some great photos of her son sorting through the bounty of new games that returned home with his mom!
Dominique writes:
This learning journey of [...]
The following review is from a post by Damon Caporaso, dad of 3 and part owner of BSCkids and BSCreview, websites that provide a safe space filled with fun and engaging content for kids!
Rush Hour for the iPhone – iTouch – iPad – Review
I was just introduced to the fact that ThinkFun has a Rush [...]
Love this Zingo! home video from one of our favorite bloggers, Carrie Anne, at Everything Mom!
A warning: when you start playing Zingo be prepared to keep playing. After each game my kids wanted to play “Just one more game, please.”
This video was posted as part of a Zingo! contest hosted by Everything Mom [...]
No one likes to lose, but even fewer people like a sore loser! While we all want our children to experience success, it is equally important to prepare them to handle defeat… and game play provides a safe and natural arena in which to practice this important life skill!
In a friendly game of Zingo!, for [...]
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