Kindergarteners+Uno=fun magic!

We have been having a blast playing Uno lately!  She has trouble holding and seeing all her cards while still thinking through game strategies, so this piece of board with two grooves cut in it works perfectly.  I found in in Matt's scrap box, so I have no idea what it is really for, but HERE is a tutorial if you are a bit handy in the shop and want to make one yourself!  If not you can always prop the cards against a shoebox or use a clothespin!

So much fun to watch her strategizing improve!  This is a great game for kindergarteners--requires little skill (yet you can still employ strategies) and uses enough luck that it makes it a fair game to play with an adult, even if you are 6!  

Hammering nails into playdough=happy boy!

Daddy-School.....in the shop!

 Daddy's shop is the most popular place around.  The kids go crazy if he tells them they can come work a little bit.  Here's one thing Matt does with them--He starts nails into scrapwood.  Then he lets them use hammers to pound in the nails.  He has shown them how to hold a hammer and talked about safety with them, of course....They LOVE it, and so many great benefits--practical life, hand-eye coordination, gross motor development, independence, cross-lateral movements....and great time learning from Daddy!  Our Daddy's a pretty good teacher, ya know!