Christmas Books for Kids: The Great Outdoors Games and Puzzles by Helene Hovaner and Patrick Merrill
It's the holidays, and we all know what that means- LONG trips in the car with kids.......
How do you keep them busy, and QUIET? AND once you get there, keep them involved, after they get BORED?
This week I've got a couple of books to share that will help you do JUST that!
Up first is a great book that is perfect for both boys and girls, 1st grade, on up (even fifth graders would still like it!).The book is in sections, based on hardness level, by 'logs'.We did find that Kiddo could do quite a few into the 3rd level, it just depended on the type of puzzle.
Synopsis: Join Buckley (the beaver) and Daffodil (the duck), and their wilderness friends for games, jokes, and puzzles of the most adventurous kind! Paddle a rustic raft down the creek to Buckley's lodge (maze game), challenge your friends to a game of heads or tails in a thrilling mountaintop race, and search a jumble of letters for 16 pretty flowers. It's wild fun!
Review: The puzzles are simple like mazes and putting the first letter of an image to the right, and spelling out a word with the letters, to harder like closing your eyes and trying to draw to a set of tin cans and find the words. Adults may have to help with some of the harder puzzles, but they would be great for family time! All the answers are included in the back of the book-never fear parents!
What I really liked is that a Great Outdoors Dictionary is included in the back, so that kids can look up animals/words they are unfamiliar with. You can also cover up the definitions and have another game.AHA- on the road learning! There are lots of puns and jokes aimed at kids There are a couple of put together puzzles, that I would make copies of, to make it easier on the kids. But overall, this book is perfect like is, with just a pencil to keep your kids occupied for quite a while. You could even make a timed event, or the most finished puzzles, and award a prize.
The puzzles would also be good for simple kids parties that are nature themed as well!
So if you're looking for a great activity book for your kids, consider this one, we highly recommend it!
The authors also have similar puzzle books: Barnyard Games and Puzzles and Pony Puzzles and Games (which we'll be reviewing later this week)!
Be sure to check out Hovanec's website for more puzzles for kids!
About the Authors:
Helene Hovanec: Helene Hovanec is the author or co-author of more than 60 puzzle books, including Coffee Time, a puzzle book for adults! A major player in the puzzle world, she helped New York Times’s crossword editor Will Shotz reinstate annual conventions of the National Puzzlers’ League and found the World Puzzle Federation. She is the coordinator of the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. Hovanec lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Patrick Merrell: Patrick Merrell’s illustrations have appeared in hundreds of books and magazines, includingScientific American and MAD magazine. He has contributed more than 60 crossword puzzles to The New York Times! he lives in Mt. Vernon, New York.
Disclosure / Disclaimer: I received this book, free of charge, from Storey Publishing, for review purposes on this blog. No other compensation, monetary or in kind, has been received or implied for this post. Nor was I told how to post about it.
How do you keep them busy, and QUIET? AND once you get there, keep them involved, after they get BORED?
This week I've got a couple of books to share that will help you do JUST that!
Synopsis: Join Buckley (the beaver) and Daffodil (the duck), and their wilderness friends for games, jokes, and puzzles of the most adventurous kind! Paddle a rustic raft down the creek to Buckley's lodge (maze game), challenge your friends to a game of heads or tails in a thrilling mountaintop race, and search a jumble of letters for 16 pretty flowers. It's wild fun!
The puzzles would also be good for simple kids parties that are nature themed as well!
So if you're looking for a great activity book for your kids, consider this one, we highly recommend it!
The authors also have similar puzzle books: Barnyard Games and Puzzles and Pony Puzzles and Games (which we'll be reviewing later this week)!
Be sure to check out Hovanec's website for more puzzles for kids!
About the Authors:
Helene Hovanec: Helene Hovanec is the author or co-author of more than 60 puzzle books, including Coffee Time, a puzzle book for adults! A major player in the puzzle world, she helped New York Times’s crossword editor Will Shotz reinstate annual conventions of the National Puzzlers’ League and found the World Puzzle Federation. She is the coordinator of the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. Hovanec lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Patrick Merrell: Patrick Merrell’s illustrations have appeared in hundreds of books and magazines, includingScientific American and MAD magazine. He has contributed more than 60 crossword puzzles to The New York Times! he lives in Mt. Vernon, New York.
Disclosure / Disclaimer: I received this book, free of charge, from Storey Publishing, for review purposes on this blog. No other compensation, monetary or in kind, has been received or implied for this post. Nor was I told how to post about it.
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