Mar 06

Top 10 Travel Games and Activities to Help Stop Your Kids from Asking “Are We There Yet?”

Games, Holidays, family, game, holiday, play, toys, travel, star wars, melissa & doug, independent play, hand-eye coordination, cognitive thinking, Fine Motor Skills, spelling, Bananagrams, parenting

March Break is around the corner and we're sure you're beginning the packing process for your family getaway! While travelling is fun for the whole...

Oct 13

Extending The Lesson Plan Through Play

Classroom, Games, Classroom management, math, teacher, independent play, creativity, Fractions, spelling, daily routine

Let’s face it, classroom games are a highlight to any school day, not just for the students but for the teacher too! They’re the perfect way to help...

Sep 14

Top Birthday Gift Ideas for Fall 2018

Games, Gift, Indoor play, Birthday, board games, Outdoor play, game, ideas, lego, scientific, problem solving, sensory, slime, toys, kid, STEM, parent, imaginative play, construction, independent play

Are you always running out for a last minute birthday gift? Hunting through stores trying to find something fun and exciting? No worries, we have you...

Sep 07

4 Great Games to Enhance Classroom Learning

Classroom, Games, learning, board games, game, play, language, math, problem solving, reading, literacy, storytime, kid, activities, fun, school, early learning, numbers

Children learn and absorb lessons in a variety of different ways. One way to help reinforce the lessons that kids are currently learning is by using...

Aug 24

Fun Activities for Long Distance Grandparents!

Arts & crafts, At Home, Family Activities, Games, Gift, grandchildren, grandkids, grandma, grandpa, Grandparents, learning, Puzzles, language, slime, reading, literacy, storytime, puzzle, early learning, Long Distance Activites

Everyone remembers their fun days with Grandma and Grandpa when they were a kid. Making crafts, playing games, or even baking cookies on a rainy...

Aug 02

10 Retro Activities to Teach and Play with Your Grandchildren

Games, grandchildren, grandkids, grandma, grandpa, Grandparents, Outdoor play, game, outdoor, retro

Have you noticed your grandchildren prefer to be in front of a screen rather than playing games or exploring outside? Why not teach them some of the...

May 10

Our Favourite Games that are Perfect for the Cottage

At Home, Family Activities, Family Game Night, Games, board games, cards, family, travel

Everyone knows that there needs to be a shelf of games at the cottage. It's basically a cottage rule.

Feb 16

Introducing Game-Based Learning Into Your Classroom

Classroom, Games, learning

Games have so much value in the classroom, but often teachers are afraid of introducing them for fear of diverging from the curriculum, seeming too...

Feb 16

Adapting Games You Already Own To Create New Fun

At Home, Games

Have you and the family played some of your games so many times that they have lost their charms? 

Sometimes it feels like you can wear out a game...

Feb 07

Top 6 French Games To Play With Your Grandkids

At Home, Games, french

Enrollment in French Immersion programs continues to rise across all of Canada, so it is no wonder that both parents and grandparents are very...

Jan 12

Scholar's Choice Top Picks: 5 Games To Promote Learning At Childcare

Childcare, daycare, ece, Games, board games

It is always a good idea to have a few fun new games on hand for those rainy or snowy Canadian days when you and the kids just cannot go outside.

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Jan 10

Scholar’s Choice Picks: Top 5 Games To Play With Your Grandkids

At Home, Games, grandchildren, grandkids, grandma, grandpa, Grandparents, board games

When the grandchildren come over, they are always seeking out new and exciting things to do with Grandma and Grandpa – the time they spend at your...

Jan 09

Scholar's Choice Picks: Top 5 Games To Play At Home With Your Kids

At Home, Games, learning

Not only is playing games with your children a great way to spend quality family time together, they can also be essential in building valuable...

Nov 09

5 Research-Based Reasons Why Family Game Nights Are Important

At Home, Family Activities, Family Game Night, Games

Although your children may find it hard to believe, there was a time long, long, loooong ago (like when you were a kid) when families used to gather...