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Showing posts with label puzzles/humor. Show all posts

Sunday, April 12, 2020

WOULD YOU RATHER? BOOK FOR KIDS


Title:  WOULD YOU RATHER? BOOK FOR KIDS
Publisher:  Mindsource Publishing
Publish Date:   03.01.2020
Category /Genre:  Activity, Humor
Recommended for:  all ages
Grammar/editing:  received as an unedited ARC / errors excused
Received from:  Mindsource Publishing
Date completed: 03.28.2020

Description from the publisher:
Become the Best Parent Ever with this Fun and Entertaining “Would You Rather” Book for Kids.

As a parent, you want what’s best for your children. That’s why you work so hard at the office because you want to be able to afford their needs, as well as ensure they have a bright future. However, by spending most of your time and energy at work, you are often left drained by the time you get home. And when you’re tired to the bone, you won’t be able to spend time with your kids.

We’re here to give you an opportunity to build a healthy relationship with them, as well as create lasting memories all of you can fondly look back on!
When you get so caught up with work and other responsibilities, setting aside time for your kids can become a challenge… until now!

In this book, you will get:

The opportunity to partake in a fun, memorable activity with your kids whenever they want

100 pages filled with 200 exciting “Would You Rather” activities that both you and your children will enjoy

Joyful moments that will leave them laughing for hours

Spending quality time with your children is key to their development, but you don’t have to whisk them away to Disneyland to make up for lost time! Just spending a few hours of fun, high-quality game time with your kids will go a long way.

And, once the kids are asleep, you, your partner, and other members of your family can have your turn playing with this book, too!

This book truly is for all kids, as well as adults who are young at heart!
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I picked this up because I thought it might be a source material for activities to keep the grandchildren busy and happy when they next visit.  I was disappointed.

Now, I’ll admit this was my first “would you rather” type of book, so that may be my own preconception of what I may find.  Maybe I should write what I expected?

I only found one example of what I expected:  Would you rather do 100 push-ups or 100 sit-ups?  This is an active choice to get the children busy.  Most of the questions were thoughtful:  Would you rather be the supreme ruler of country full of terrible people or be a citizen in a country of nice people?

Note:  While I received this book as a gifted ARC via Booksprout, my opinions are my own and are given freely.

Also from Mindsource Publishing:
·         Would You Rather Book for Kids
·         Would You Rather Book for Kids: Easter Edition













Saturday, April 11, 2020

RELAX AND SOLVE CROSSWORDS, VOL 1


Title:  RELAX AND SOLVE CROSSWORDS, VOLUME 1

Publisher:  Smart Brains Publishing

Publish Date:   03.19.2020

Category /Genre:  Puzzles

Recommended for:  12+ (due to vocabulary level)

Grammar/editing:  received as an unedited ARC / errors excused

Received from:  Smart Brains Publishing



Description from the publisher:

The Most Fun, Entertaining & Exciting Crossword Puzzles!

Created with your satisfaction in mind, this PREMIUM Crossword puzzle book from SMART BRAINS Publishing is the ideal way to keep your mind occupied and spend endless hours of fun!

120 Crossword Puzzles : Easy to Hard.

High Quality Puzzle Book :
1 puzzle per page
Solutions provided
8,5 x 11 Book
High Quality Print

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Nice, open, clean-looking pages make solving a relaxing experience. 



Odd numbering system since the same square is both the start of 2 across and 8 down (for example).  This is because all across clues are in numerical order and then all down clues.



Note:  While I received this book as a gifted ARC via Booksprout, my opinions are my own and are given freely.



Also from Smart Brains Publishing :

·         Relax and Solve, Crossword, Volume 1

·         Relax and Solve Cryptograms, Volume 1

·         Relax and Solve Kakuro

·         Relax and Solve Maze Puzzles, Volume 1

·         Relax and Solve Sudoku, Easy

·         Relax and Solve Sudoku, Medium

·         Relax and Solve Sudoku, Hard

·         Relax and Solve Sudoku, Very Hard

·         Relax and Solve Sudoku, Extremely Hard

·         Relax and Solve Word Scramble, Volume 1

·         Relax and Solve Word Search: Large Print, Volume 1

 












Friday, March 27, 2020

MAZES FOR KIDS 8-12


Title:  MAZES FOR KIDS 8-12

Author:  Activity Nest

Publisher:  Drip Digital

Publish Date:   03.21.2020 

Category /Genre:  Activity Books

Recommended for:  8-12 (YMMV)

Grammar/editing:  A – near perfect

Received from:  Activity Nest

Goodreads link: Mazes for Kids 8-12



Description from the publisher:

Mazes provide hours of fun for boys & girls, and are some of best early childhood education tools out there! This collection of thoughtful mazes will help your child develop critical skills such as problem solving, visual perception, and fine motor skills.

Features:
• 3 difficulty levels (Easy, Medium, Hard) suitable for ages 8-10, and 10-12
• Large 8.5x11 Pages
• Beautifully illustrated mazes that will entertain, stimulate, and challenge your young one
• Single sided pages to prevent bleed-through when coloring

Start building your child’s key logical and analytical capabilities. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 

I may be way over the intended 8-12 age range, but I loved working on the mazes in this activity book.  Then I colored my pages – extending the fun and relaxation.



Note:  While I received this book as a gifted ARC via Booksprout, my opinions are my own and are given freely.




Also from Activity Nest:

·         Coloring:  Animals

·         Coloring:  Halloween

·         Coloring:  Space


·         Connect the Dots for Kids 4-8

·         Connect the Dots for Kids 8-12

·         Hand Shadows

·         Jumbo Activity Book for Kids

·         Mazes for Kids 4-8

·         Mazes for Kids 8-12

·         My First Mazes (4-8)

·         Trace Letters of the Alphabet

·         Would You Rather Book for Kids

 













MAZES FOR KIDS 4-8


Title:  MAZES FOR KIDS 4-8

Author:  Activity Nest

Publisher:  Drip Digital

Publish Date:   12.08.2019

Category /Genre:  Activity Books

Recommended for:  ages 4-8

Grammar/editing:  A – near perfect

Received from:  Sarah J. Stone

Goodreads link: Mazes for Kids 4-8



Description from the publisher:

The Best Gift for Kids - Special Launch Price!

Mazes provide hours of fun for boys & girls, and are some of best early childhood education tools out there! This collection of thoughtful mazes will help your child develop critical skills such as problem solving, visual perception, and fine motor skills.

Features:

  • 3 difficulty levels (Easy, Medium, Hard) suitable for ages 4-6, and 6-8
  • Large 8.5x11 Pages
  • Beautifully illustrated mazes that will entertain, stimulate, and challenge your young one
  • Single sided pages to prevent bleed-through when coloring


Start building key logical and analytical capabilities at a young age

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Plenty of simple, yet beautiful, mazes to develop critical thinking, fine motor, and visual perception skills.  There are some more difficult ones later in the book to build upon that confidence.



Note:  While I received this book as a gifted ARC, my opinions are my own and are given freely.



Also from Activity Nest:

·         Coloring:  Animals

·         Coloring:  Halloween

·         Coloring:  Space


·         Connect the Dots for Kids 4-8

·         Connect the Dots for Kids 8-12

·         Hand Shadows

·         Jumbo Activity Book for Kids

·         Mazes for Kids 4-8

·         Mazes for Kids 8-12

·         My First Mazes (4-8)

·         Trace Letters of the Alphabet

·         Would You Rather Book for Kids

 













DOT-TO-DOT FOR KIDS 8-12


Title:  DOT-TO-DOT FOR KIDS 8-12

Author:  Activity Nest

Publisher:  Drip Digital

Publish Date:   02.22.2020

Category /Genre:  Activity Books

Recommended for:  8 – 12 (YMMV)

Grammar/editing:  C

Received from:  Sarah J. Stone

Goodreads link: Dot-to-Dot for Kids 8-12



Description from the publisher:

These Connect the Dot activities will help your kids follow instructions better, improve hand eye coordination, and develop motor skills!

Features:

  • 30 entertaining and educational dot-to-dot puzzles
  • Animals and Objects ranging from 20 to 150 dots
  • Suitable for ages 4-8, 8-12, and adults
  • Printed on beautiful 8.5” x 11” paper
  • Can be colored once the dots are connected

Get your little one learning and having fun at the same time!

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These are really cute drawings and I enjoyed working the puzzles.  Unfortunately, several had errors or assumptions.  If you follow the numbers exactly you’ll have lines crossing over in odd places.  Instead you need to “see” the picture and “know” where to pick up you pencil and start again.  That’s fine for an older child if you let them know in advance or an adult, but it could be frustrating otherwise. 



Note:  While I received this book as a gifted ARC, my opinions are my own and are given freely.



Also from Activity Nest:

·         Coloring:  Animals

·         Coloring:  Halloween

·         Coloring:  Space


·         Connect the Dots for Kids 4-8

·         Connect the Dots for Kids 8-12

·         Hand Shadows

·         Jumbo Activity Book for Kids

·         Mazes for Kids 4-8

·         Mazes for Kids 8-12

·         My First Mazes (4-8)

·         Trace Letters of the Alphabet

·         Would You Rather Book for Kids