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Category: Learning From Our Kids

Tis the Season for S’mores

Posted on October 16, 2023October 16, 2023 by Darrek Ferrell

The stores and the television marketers would have you believe that S’mores are best enjoyed on a warm summer day with hot dogs by a lake. Perhaps the magazine ad executives would tell you that the delightful treat is the best way to calm an anxious tummy after a ghost story by the campfire. These…

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Along the Marble Track, Part 2 – Simple Complexity

Posted on July 21, 2023June 30, 2023 by Darrek Ferrell

In a recent post, we talked about the marble run that my son and I love to play together. There are so many fun varieties of this game. The one my son has is fairly straightforward, but some have magnetic connections or some are designed for much younger children . Depending on your goal, there…

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Along the Marble Track, Part 1 – Getting There is the Fun Part

Posted on July 17, 2023July 13, 2023 by Darrek Ferrell

My son loves video games, but we regularly need to take breaks from the screen and play something else. He has a mountain of toys, but one of his favorite things to play with is his marble run. It’s also one of my favorite things to play with him. I don’t have the mind of…

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Go Father with the Right Tools

Posted on July 10, 2023July 13, 2023 by Darrek Ferrell

When I was younger, one of the popular Christmas gifts from family members was always the multi-tool. You know that thing that looks like a pair of pliers had a kid with a Swiss army knife? One of the best ones that I ever received was the Leatherman Wingman, but I can honestly say I…

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