Holiday Gift Guide – Educational & Entertaining Games from Think Fun #Giveaway

December 9, 2018 by dadofdivas 9 Comments

Being a father of daughters, I want to challenge my girls to try new things and to be enjoy things that not all girls enjoy. Sometimes this is not easy as things like math in school is not always as fun as it can be and that is why having games that are engaging and also educational are important.

Recently I was sent the below games to try out with my own girls. I will say that all of these games were so unique and is much fun. Each game makes you think critically with each game that you play.

My daughters loved playing each of these and I found that each helped them in a little different way.

My daughter’s favorite game was Rush Hour. She loved being able to use the cards to be able to figure out how to get a specific car off of the board. The game takes patience and forethought, so you can try different things to be able to accomplish the card and the mission.

All of the below games are ones that I would highly recommend to everyone as perfect gifts for any child this holiday season.

Math Dice®

The Fast, Fun Dice Game of Mental Math

Math becomes more fun when you think on the fly! Roll the two 12-sided target dice and multiply them to get a target number. Roll the three scoring dice and combine these numbers using addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, or even powers to build an equation that is closest, or equal to, the target. This mentally challenging and fun dice game helps players sharpen math skills by solving problems in a fun new way.

Hoppers®

Peg Solitaire Jumping Game

Hoppers is a peg solitaire jumping game – set the frogs on the pond, then jump frogs until only one is left standing. Forty challenge cards range from easy to super hard. Start simple and grow your skills with each level. In no time at all, you’ll be the smartest frog in the pond!

Cat Crimes™

Who’s to Blame Logic Game

Tangled yarn and a missing bird… which of the six furry fiends was responsible for each Cat Crime? With a little problem solving you’ll be able to use paw prints, toy placement and other clues to figure out exactly where each Cat was sitting at the time of the crime.

Rush Hour®

Traffic Jam Logic Game

Voted one of Parents’ Choice Best 25 Toys of 25 YearsIt will take more than a little skilled driving to get the red car out of this traffic jam – it will take brainpower. In Rush Hour, a sliding block logic game, you have to battle the gridlock as you slide the blocking vehicles out of the way for the red car to exit. With 40 all-new challenges, ranging in difficulty, players can progress at their own speed. As one of the best logic games of all time, Rush Hour is a must for every household.

GIVEAWAY

Would you like to win one of the above games for your family? If so, follow the following instructions:

1) Leave a comment on what your favorite educational game is of all time.
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Put Yourself to the Multiplication Test!

July 28, 2017 by dadofdivas Leave a Comment

I am very excited for the release of the movie Gifted next week. This movie is a great story of a man that really goes the distance for his niece who is truly gifted in her abilities. Yesterday, I shared a fun way to talk about cookies and math at the same time that will definitely help your kids and today we are putting all of the math activities that I have been sharing over the last week to the test to see if you did any better than the first time you took the math test! Good Luck!

About the Movie

Gifted is the story of Frank Adler, a single man dedicated to raising his spirited young niece, Mary, a child prodigy. But Frank and Mary’s happy life together is threatened when Mary’s mathematical abilities come to the attention of her overbearing grandmother (Lindsay Duncan) – who has other plans for the girl. GIFTED Arrives on Digital HD July 11 and Blu-ray TM & DVD July 25

The film is rated PG-13 but does have some strong language and adult themes / scenes.

Today’s Gifted Activity is a way to test your math skills. Did you learn anything through the activities that I have been sharing in the past week. Put yourself to the test with this Minute Math Activity! If you do the activity with your kids take a short video capturing the competition and share it over on our Facebook page!

Learning Math With Cookies & Kids

July 27, 2017 by dadofdivas 1 Comment

I am very excited for the release of the movie Gifted next week. This movie is a great story of a man that really goes the distance for his niece who is truly gifted in her abilities. Today is the second day in the activities that I am sharing. Yesterday, I shared a fun math dominoes game that makes math fun for everyone. Today, we are having some fun with cookies and math.

About the Movie

The film is rated PG-13 but does have some strong language and adult themes / scenes.

Today’s Gifted Activity is a cool way to engage with your kids in talking about math in a language they will understand, using Cookie Math! If you do the activity with your kids take a picture and come over to our Facebook page and show us how it went!

Math Dominoes Makes Math Fun!

July 26, 2017 by dadofdivas 1 Comment

I am very excited for the release of the movie Gifted next week. This movie is a great story of a man that really goes the distance for his niece who is truly gifted in her abilities. Yesterday, I shared a great Multiplation Hack that will definitely help your kids and today I am sharing a cool activity that you can do with your kids to make multiplication fun with dominoes!

About the Movie

The film is rated PG-13 but does have some strong language and adult themes / scenes.

Today’s Gifted Activity is a cool way to engage with your kids in a fun Math Dominoes activity that is both fun and educational. All you need are some popsicle sticks and some time to spend together and you can have a ton of fun! If you do the activity with your kids I would love to see a picture of the result over on our Facebook page!

Fun Multiplication Hacks To Help Your Kids!

July 25, 2017 by dadofdivas 1 Comment

I am very excited for the release of the movie Gifted next week. This movie is a great story of a man that really goes the distance for his niece who is truly gifted in her abilities. Today is the second day in the activities that I am sharing. Last week, I shared a great Multiplation Hack that will definitely help your kids and yesterday I even shared with you how your kids can make some money and use math and today I am encouraging some more multiplication hacks!

About the Movie

The film is rated PG-13 but does have some strong language and adult themes / scenes.

Today’s Gifted Activity is a another cool way to engage with your kids for some additional fun multiplication hacks that will help them learn their multiplication in a fun way! If you do the activity with your kids some over to our Facebook page and let me know how it worked!

How to Help Your Kids Make $5 with Gifted

July 24, 2017 by dadofdivas Leave a Comment

I am very excited for the release of the movie Gifted this week. This movie is a great story of a man that really goes the distance for his niece who is truly gifted in her abilities. Today is the second day in the activities that I am sharing. last week, I shared a great Multiplation Hack that will definitely help your kids and today I am helping your kids make money with math!

About the Movie

The film is rated PG-13 but does have some strong language and adult themes / scenes.

Today’s Gifted Activity is a cool way to engage with your kids in a fun sheet that lets them find out ways to make $5 money activity. If you do the activity with your kids share a comment over on our Facebook page about how it worked!

Below is How this worked for my daughter. Let me know how it worked for you!

Getting Physical and Using Math All At The Same Time!

July 21, 2017 by dadofdivas Leave a Comment

I am very excited for the release of the movie Gifted next week. This movie is a great story of a man that really goes the distance for his niece who is truly gifted in her abilities. Today is the third day in the activities that I am sharing. Yesterday, I shared a creative Fractal Triangle Activity. Tuesday I shared a great Minute Math activity and on Monday I shared a Multiplation Hack that will definitely help your kids and today we are getting physical and using some math to figure out how fast you and your kids really are!

About the Movie

The film is rated PG-13 but does have some strong language and adult themes / scenes.

Today’s Gifted Activity combines geometry, art and more and allows you to get outside and get physical with your kids. So tie up your running shoes and get ready to do some Running Math! If you do the activity, share a video of you and your kids doing the activity together on our Facebook page using the #GiftedMath tag!

I had my daughter run and these were her times!

Have Some Fun Creating a Fractal Triangle Today!

July 20, 2017 by dadofdivas Leave a Comment

I am very excited for the release of the movie Gifted next week. This movie is a great story of a man that really goes the distance for his niece who is truly gifted in her abilities. Today is the third day in the activities that I am sharing. Yesterday, I shared a great Minute Math activity and on Monday I shared a Multiplation Hack that will definitely help your kids and today I am encouraging you to get a bit creative and to allow yourself to get a bit Fractal!

About the Movie

The film is rated PG-13 but does have some strong language and adult themes / scenes.

Today’s Gifted Activity combines geometry, art and more and allows you to get Fractal with some Triangles. Check out this very cool Fractal Triangle activity. If you do the activity, share a picture of your triangle on our Facebook page using the #GiftedMath tag!

Here is what my triangle looked like!

Help Your Child Be “Gifted” in Multiplication With This Great Activity!

July 18, 2017 by dadofdivas 4 Comments

I am very excited for the release of the movie Gifted next week. This movie is a great story of a man that really goes the distance for his niece who is truly gifted in her abilities. Over the next few days I am going to share some great activities that will help your own kids to be “gifted” in their own way in regards to Math!

About the Movie

The film is rated PG-13 but does have some strong language and adult themes / scenes.

Today’s Gifted Activity is a cool Multiplation Hack that will really help your child learn Multiplication in a fun new way!

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Making Math Fun With The Casio: PRIZM fx-CG50

May 5, 2017 by dadofdivas Leave a Comment

About the Casio: PRIZM fx-CG50
Move beyond black and white to see math in full color! The Casio: PRIZM fx-CG50 is a revolutionary graphing calculator with patent-pending features that will enhance understanding of even the most complex mathematics. PRIZM allows for a new way to learn math by enabling students to experiment with concepts utilizing real-life images. This leads to the creation of their own mathematical understanding relationships by creating graphs on their own.

The Casio fx-CG50 PRIZM offers

advanced features of a next-generation graphing calculator, the fx-CG50 PRIZMTM will support students and educators through middle school and high school and into college. With Natural Textbook Display and an intuitive icon-based menu, students will find the PRIZMTM incredibly easy to use and its brand-new 3D Graph Drawing and improved catalog function allows for greater engagement and real-life application in the mathematics classroom.

Key Features:

Natural Textbook Display
High-resolution LCD display with over 65,000 colors
Casio “Picture Plot” technology – infusing real-life images into math
Color Link and Conditional Formatting for graphs, charts, and spreadsheets
Capable of graphing X= relations
Built-in graphing of conic sections
Streamlined solving for intercepts, intersections, etc.
Easily calculate values for given independent/dependent values
Interactive Equation Solver
Ability to edit previous entries
Statistics regressions and graphical displays
Statistics Residual Calculations
Numeric differentiation and integration
Recursive sequences
Matrix operations and inverses
Data-collection compatible (with separate EA-200 device)
Spacious 3.17” LCD screen with over 82,000 pixels
Direct-connect to compatible projectors
USB-to-computer connectivity
Not a Computer Algebra System (C.A.S.)
Permitted on all major exams
MSRP: $119.99

My Take on the Casio: PRIZM fx-CG50
The Casio: PRIZM fx-CG50 simply blew my mind. After using this I had to say that I wished that I had such a calculator when I was in high school myself. By far this is the most advanced calculator that I have ever used. That being said though this calculator is made to be able to be used by people of all walks of life.

In reading through everything on this one of the things that really sets this apart is that it is running on a 32-bit SH-4 RISC processor which by far is the fastest that I have seen. The calculator has the graphing capability which again is a plus. Having said this, I have to put in a plug that being someone that had used the old TI-84, the controls and ease of using the graphing capabilities on this were far easier and more flexible than the TI-84!

You get some explanations for the many functions of this extensive calculator within the packaging itself, but I found a ton of great instruction through online videos that are available too. There is even a short guided tour within the device that will help you get started!

While I have not gone too far into these capabilities yet, I know that the math that will come in the future for my daughters will definitely necessitate this great calculator and I am so glad that I found it for myself!

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