Happy Labor Day!

Kidz Rule

Thanks to Facebook, an old high school friend and I have reconnected.  So we decided to meet at Kidz Rule in Hatfield with our boys, who are very close in age.  

The boys spent most of their time in the obstacle courses.

Going over.

And the first one out!

Coming down the slide.

And since today was a special event for Alex's Lemonade Stand you were able to get a balloon animal and lunch!

There was even a Wii bowling tournament, for a tiny extra cost which went to Alex's Lemonade Stand.  Dave did great in the tournament and won second place, he beat some of the 12 year olds!!  

Building with giant blocks.

And playing a little basketball.  Thanks Jen and Treyce for inviting us to join you we had a great time, we'll have to get together again soon.

Imagination Playzone

Today we went to Imagination Playzone in the Montgomeryville Mall with Benjamin and his Mom.  It wasn't that great once you pay to get in there are two bouncy things to play on, the obstacle course above and another one that you just jump in.  Along with these two are a few swing sets.  The boys seemed to have a good time, but us Mom's didn't feel as though it was worth the money.  We both agreed that Pump it up and some of the other bouncy places are way better.

Benjamin and Dave shooting a few hoops.

We survived the first week of Kindergarten treat.

We were off to Chuck E Cheese today for a treat for surviving the first week of Kindergarten without any arguments about going.  First up was Dave's favorite game here.  You have to time it just right to drop the big bouncy ball so that it lands in the jackpot.  Unfortunately this time he didn't make it into the jackpot.

There were a few new games to check out this time.  So we made sure to try them all!  But I only took one or two pictures of the new games.

A new soccer game.

Dave wanted to try ski ball for real instead of the Wii.   He did a pretty good job.

And he wanted to try out basketball.  He did a really good job!!

Fabulous Fridge Fridays

Another review for Mama Cheaps!

Check it out here!!

This book was reviewed for us by our site contributor Jenny and her son David.  Thanks to both of them!

Do your kids ever ask you WHY?  Of course they do and if your kids are anything like my five year old son they probably ask you “why” thousands of times a day.  That is why Time for Kids Magazine created a great new book.  The book is titled Time for Kids Big Book of Why–1,001 Facts Kids Want to Know.

My son David was very excited to finally be able to get the answers to so many of his questions.  Now instead of asking me a question that I have no answer for, David can refer to the book and get the correct answer to his question.  Here are a few samples of some of the questions answered in this book. Why do dogs turn around before lying down? Why do monkeys and apes prefer bananas over other food? Why can’t penguins fly?

There are several chapters in this book.  Everything is covered from animals to space to history and people just to name a few.   This is another book that I can see David using as a great reference as he continues into his elementary school years.

One negative that I took from this book is that it did not hold David’s attention as much as the “That’s Awesome” book.  For one thing, there were far less pictures and illustrations to help convey an idea which caused David to become disinterested.  Also,  I think that the information contained in the Big Book of Why may be a little too in depth for a younger reader causing them to become disinterested with what they are reading.   I think that the Big Book of Why might be better suited for kids who are a bit older than my son David.  (MC Note: Amazon describes this book’s reading level as 9-12 years old- so Jenny’s observations are right on!)

This book is 192 pages long.

Order: You can purchase Time for Kids: Big Book of Why from Amazon

Price: $13.57 – ships FREE with Amazon Prime.

Time for Kids provided us with a complimentary copy of this book in order to facilitate our review.  All opinions are 100% ours.

Wordless Wednesday

First day of Preschool at La Petite.

First Day of Kindergarten at Seylar Elementary.