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Fun Halloween Games for Kids

With the abundance of costumes, creepy settings and candy, it is no surprise that Halloween is a popular holiday among children. If your kids are like most, they likely delight in taking in spooktacular fun at the end of each October. To enhance your children’s enjoyment of this holiday, without adding to their sugar buzz, you can organize an array of Halloween games. These games allow curious children to join together in an age-appropriate exploration of this scary-tastic holiday.

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Cool Games for Older Kids

Even though older kids often adopt an aloof persona, they usually still enjoy games. There are a number of ways that you can encourage your older child to engage in cool games. By selecting a game that is different from the norm, you can increase the older child’s motivation to play. Whether planning an event for a party, or simply trying to fill an empty afternoon, you can certainly delight older kids by offering them an uncommon game to try with their friends.

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Classic Family Board Games

Playing a game together is always an excellent way to promote family time. Board games remain a favorite pastime for children of all ages. While a trip to the store may leave you confused by the sheer number of board game choices on the market today, some classic board games remain as popular today as they were in the decade that produced them. These standards will not only enable you to spend a rainy afternoon playing with your children, but they will also delight the grandparents when theyre visiting and want to have play time with the kids.

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Should You Get Your Kid “Tested”?

I couldnt but help include myself in a conversation I overheard between a friend and her husband discussing their three year old boy who just COULDN’T sit still. Definitely reform school for him further down the line. I mean, lets face it, if hes got ants in his pants now, what are we looking at ten years from now? Better nip it in the bud now before this dark streak is allowed to fester. With my ounce of experience of kindergarten teaching and fifteen years of parenting, including raising a male child of the same sub-species as the aforementioned (homio-cantsitstill-sapien), I tried to assure them that all would be fine. The perpetrator of the crime was only three. Still, they were unconvinced of my suggestion of a little behavioral therapy and were choosing to go ahead with the directors suggestion of GETTING HIM TESTED.