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
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…
Along the Marble Track, Part 1 – Getting There is the Fun Part
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…
Go Father with the Right Tools
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…