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Illusion Cubes (Timberdoodle Review)

Illusion Cubes (Timberdoodle Review)

Our family tried out a new critical thinking game recently called Illusion Cubes — another great STEM product we got through Timberdoodle. The puzzle contains 24 double-sided tiles and an instruction booklet filled with 120 challenging designs, arranged in gradually increasing levels of difficulty. Although shading makes these matte-finished puzzle pieces look like cubes, they…

Little Artist Sticker Medley (Timberdoodle Review)

Little Artist Sticker Medley (Timberdoodle Review)

I’m back with another Timberdoodle review. This week, three of my grandkids helped me try out Djeco’s new Little Artist Sticker Medley. The kit contains everything you need to complete four different scenes, including a wordless instruction booklet that gives step-by-step directions even the littlest kids can follow easily. My grands could hardly wait to…

Dr. Livingston’s Anatomy Puzzles (Timberdoodle Review)

Dr. Livingston’s Anatomy Puzzles (Timberdoodle Review)

Our family spent the last week putting together some of coolest jigsaws we’ve ever seen: Dr. Livingston’s Anatomy Puzzles. The set consists of seven separate puzzles. We started at the top with the human head. I love the packaging as much as the puzzles themselves. Each box looks like a medical textbook and seals with…

Timberdoodle 3rd Grade Curriculum: Unboxing

Timberdoodle 3rd Grade Curriculum: Unboxing

As I’ve mentioned before on this blog, our family has been ordering from Timberdoodle for years. We love all the products they carry. When we first began our homeschool journey, they offered lots of enrichment games and activities, but it wasn’t until much later Timberdoodle began selling a complete curriculum for each grade level. By…

Rhetoric Companion: Timberdoodle Review

Rhetoric Companion: Timberdoodle Review

One of our goals for our children is that they would know the Truth and be able to communicate it clearly, whether they are writing or speaking, formally or informally. The Rhetoric Companion aligns beautifully with that goal, as it is designed to help students become skillful and persuasive speakers. What exactly is Rhetoric? In…

America the Beautiful (Timberdoodle Review)

America the Beautiful (Timberdoodle Review)

We started using a history curriculum this past summer that is a departure from our normal “living books” approach. The America the Beautiful series that Timberdoodle sent us to review definitely falls into the “textbook” category, but my elementary-aged children have thoroughly enjoyed studying it. The textbook is divided into two volumes. Each contains 75…

Building Thinking Skills (Timberdoodle Review)

Building Thinking Skills (Timberdoodle Review)

When we first started our homeschooling journey over a quarter-century ago, one of the staples of our school day was doing critical thinking exercises. I eventually built a huge library of books by Critical Thinking Press, but the title we started out with way back when was the very first book in their Building Thinking…

Hidden Systems Review

Hidden Systems Review

Dan Nott’s Hidden Systems is a fascinating book for kids — and parents — of all ages. My grandson volunteered to help me review the book last time he was at my house. His verdict: “It’s really cool!” Hidden Systems tackles three broad categories and breaks them down into bite-sized pieces using simple text and…

IQ Gears Review

IQ Gears Review

We got a big shipment from Timberdoodle earlier this summer, and IQ Gears is just one of a dozen or so wonderful products inside the box. Nevertheless, IQ Gears was the game my 18-year-old son called dibs on first. He grew up playing Smart Games, so he was excited to try out our newest acquisition….

LogiBugs is LotsaFun

LogiBugs is LotsaFun

My family is on vacation in North Carolina this week, and I brought along a new travel game called LogiBugs to play while we’re gone. LogiBugs is a one-player game, so we’ve had to take turns playing. The game is designed for ages 6 and older. The little ladybugs are all magnetized and therefore stick…

All in for Abducktion

All in for Abducktion

This week, the kids and I learned to play Abducktion, “a weirdly strategic duck kidnapping game” we got from Timberdoodle. First, we tried the game out with a few friends. There was a little bit of a learning curve as we worked together to decipher the action cards and determine the most effective way to…

Safari Park Jr. Review

Safari Park Jr. Review

My grandkids tried out another great Smart Game from Timberdoodle this week. This one is called Safari Park Jr. It’s designed for ages 3 and up, though lIttle brother loved the bright colors and chunky animals and definitely wanted a turn playing, as well. The good news is, all the parts are plenty big for…

Silky Crayons Review

Silky Crayons Review

Timberdoodle sent me a set of Silky Crayons to review this summer, and my grandkids love them. We’ve been using them for months! The colors — twenty-four in all — are bright and vibrant. They provide great coverage, and will even show up on black paper. The crayons themselves are virtually unbreakable. They never dry…

Jixelz Creator Review

Jixelz Creator Review

My kids and grandkids tried out a fun new building kit from Timberdoodle this week called Jixelz Creator. With over 3000 pieces in 20 different colors to choose from, the supplies were plentiful enough for multiple kids to work on projects simultaneously. The set includes a design booklet with pictorial instructions for 40 colorful projects…

Penguins Huddle Up

Penguins Huddle Up

I’m back this week with another fun family game. This one is called Penguins Huddle Up, and it’s definitely a keeper. I originally got our copy from Timberdoodle, and while that company no longer carries it, you can still find it on Amazon. It can be played by 2-4 players and has simple enough rules…

Homeschool Help

Homeschool Help

Help for Homeschoolers: Encouragement, Resources, FAQs We’ve fielded a lot of questions over the years on the topic of homeschooling. Below are a few of our most helpful (and frequently requested) posts, pages, and printables for homeschoolers — whether you’re just starting out or you’ve been at it for years. Why Homeschool? There are as…

IQ Perplex

IQ Perplex

We took a new critical thinking game called IQ Perplex with us on our last roadtrip. It’s a fun way to pass travel time and provides brain-boosting practice in spacial reasoning, to boot. Designed for ages 12 and up, this one-player game boasts 120 different challenges in graduated levels of difficulty. The easiest challenges show…

Grizzly Gears Review

Grizzly Gears Review

The thing that first turned me on to Timberdoodle thirty-something years ago was their critical thinking games. And they’ve continued to deliver great products in that category ever since, including a brand new game called Grizzly Gears we tried out this week. The object of this one-player game is to get the pieces to their…

Paradux Review

Paradux Review

The new Timberdoodle catalog has all sorts of wonderful strategy games to hone your critical thinking skills, like the one my kids are helping me review this week: Paradux. The board and playing pieces are all made of polished wood. We like the fact Paradux seems so heavy and durable. This 2-player game is a…

Mobi Zippee Toy Review

Mobi Zippee Toy Review

Timberdoodle recently released their spring catalog which is chock-full of fun new offerings such as the Mobi Zippee Toy I tried out on my grandbaby this week. This toy is much softer and squishier than I anticipated. I thought the central capsule would be hard plastic, but it is actually made of textured, food-grade silicone….

Baby Gym Board Books

Baby Gym Board Books

My grandkids came to visit this week. While they were here, they took a look at the new Baby Gym Board Books Timberdoodle sent me recently to review. Since the books were written with babies in mind, Rachel read both to her 6-month-old nephew. He loved the bright colors and the short, simple verses. He…

My 52 Lists Project

My 52 Lists Project

I recently ordered a fun new journal from Timberdoodle that I’m planning to put in my 12-year-old daughter’s stocking this Christmas. (Shhh! Don’t tell!) It’s called My 52 Lists Project, and it is designed to get kids writing — even those who might not normally enjoy doing so. The concept is simple: 52 writing prompts…

Pirates Crossfire Game

Pirates Crossfire Game

Our family has been cruising on the open seas all week, so this is a fitting time to review a fun new thinking game I recently got from Timberdoodle called Pirates Crossfire. Designed for ages 7 and up, this single player game contains 80 different challenges in four modes of play ranging in skill level…

Don’t Tickle the Tiger!

Don’t Tickle the Tiger!

Gabriel recently read the grandkids another new book we got from Timberdoodle. This one’s called Don’t Tickle the Tiger, but [spoiler alert] the book is a lot more fun to read when you do. In fact, my grandkids completely ignored the instructions on every single page and tickled all those animals relentlessly! If you read…