Review: Game: Crossword Cubes

Ok, from the makers of My Grocery List and Take Out, I come to you with yet another game from Marina Games that is great for both kids and adults. It's called Crossword Cubes. So this game is a cross between Scrabble, and and Boggle.

You have a cup and letter dice. You role the dice and you build as many words as you can off of each other (like in Scrabble), and once you have finished you add up your score and it's the other players turn. First to 300 points wins. Such a simple game that brings loads of fun and stimulates the mind to REALLY think while having fun, fun, fun! Here's a photo of the words I made when it was my turn!



As a teacher I'd love to have several Crossword Cube games set up in my classroom as May Do activity. It's a GREAT way to help build vocabulary and work on the student's spelling as well! Also this would be a great game to play at home for the same reasons!

I'd say Crossword Cubes is another winner from Marina Games.

Review: My Grocery List- A Matching Game

I have been lucky enough to review the children's game My Grocery List by Marina Games. This is like memory but more exciting. You get a grocery list card with the name and picture of the items you are shopping for that day. You also get a large shopping basket card. You turn all of the game pieces over that contain the shopping list items. Then you play like normal except, you are not looking for a pair of cards, you are looking to match the card to an item on your list. If you find an item then you get to place it in your basket. This game is great for color recognition, as well as letter and word recognition.

The sweet girls I played this with adored this game, especially since we pretended we were really in the store making comments when it was our turn like, "Oh yay, there is that sack of rice I needed. Now I can make it with the steak I was planning on cooking for dinner tomorrow night". They thought it was a kick. Great for kids ages 3-7 and you can have 2-5 players.

Just in time for the holidays this game would make a great stocking stuffer or a great gift on its own. Here is the contents of the game!



As you may recall I also had the chance to review the game Take Out. This game too was created by Marina Games.

Our First Feature

HOORAY for us, we've been featured over at Crumbs and Chaos with our BEST EVER CREAM CHEESE COOKIES! YUM! Here's the link if you'd like to check it out along with some other YUMMY looking cookies! It's the perfect blog post if you are hosting or going to be a guest at a Cookie Swap!

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Thankful Day 26

Today I'm thankful that all of the Christmas Cards I ordered came in. I have 30. 10 of one typs and 20 of another. I just couldn't decide. I am so thankful they all made it here in one piece and not bent. YAY.

Here's the only problem. I have 30 cards and quite a few more people to send to this year. HHHMMM I may just go get some photo cards and print off a photo of us to put in there.


I will post our Christmas Cards after Christmas or at least closer to Christmas for you all to see.

Thankful Day 25

Today I'm thankful for Black Friday Shopping.....ONLINE. I didn't have to worry about crowds, parking, people spraying me with pepper spray in order to get what they wanted (yes that actually happened at a Walmart in LA). I got some great gifts for the hubs! About noon or so went out grabbed lunch and went to the Yankee Candle store.... buy 2 get 2 free. AWESOME! I got two Christmas candles and I let my hubby pick 2 he liked too!

Thankful Day 24

Today I'm thankful, today I am just thankful. I am just blessed.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

Thankful Day 22 and Day 23

Day 22:

Today I am thankful for Greek food. Being Greek we never had a typical Holiday meal. When we were little my mom would ask us what we wanted for Thanksgiving/Christmas/Easter dinner. We would always say "Turkey and Greek food". I love the stuff. This will be my first thanksgiving in 31 years that I haven't had Greek Food for Thanksgiving. Makes my heart sad, so tomorrow I am going to find a Greek restaurant and have Greek food the day before Thanksgiving... not the same but it will have to do.


Day 23:

OK I hit save yesterday instead of publish so you get a twofer today.

Today I am thankful for the funniness that is my Dog Pudge. Today I was watching Youtube on my Apple TV and all of a sudden a radio talent from AZ pops on the screen and starts to sing and Pudge jumps on the bed and starts barking at him! SO FUNNY! So I turned it off and every time Pudge walked passed the TV he'd pause and growl in a low tone. SILLY GUY!