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We've been using the Levoit Air Purifier at home  It's fairly quiet and reasonably effective.  Filters are easy to change, but expensive.

I've been looking for awhile for a good wallet. I like Fossil Men's Leather Slim Minimalist Bifold Front Pocket Wallet for Men It holds a reasonable amount of cards, and holds cash, without being too bulky.

Board Game: Azul - lots of fun for kids 7+ and 2-4 players

I've been having a ton of fun playing Azul with my kids (7 and 9) and on Board Game Arena.  It's a drafting game of light strategy, plays in about 15-20 mins, and is close enough throughout that it never drags. Scoring…

Family Favorite Switch Games

Top Ones and click to buy (more info below): Mariokart Luigi’s Mansion 3 Smash Link’s Awakening Super Mario Strikers Paper Mario Origami King Katamari Mario Tennis Mario Party Superstars Tetris 99 and other online games   Mariok…

Craft Table: Fun for years

My dad got a craft table  for our kids over 8 years ago, and they still enjoy it. Having a separate table is great for play doh, arts and crafts, painting, and other things that might make a mess on the kitchen table. The one we …

I didn't invent this game, but my kids have been loving it since age 5. Everyone gets 3 cards in their hand. Your goal is to maximize your points, but only in a single suit. So if you have King of Diamonds (10 points), 5 of D…

The Mind Card Game

The Mind is a simple and fantastic card game, ages 6 and up (or as soon as they know numbers up to 120) Everyone is on the same team.  You have to play cards in ascending order.  But you can't talk or signal or communicate. …

Klask is a great game

It's only $60 It's got all the fun of air hockey, and it fits on your table. It's KLASK!   This game is so fun and has been particularly wonderful recently.  It's a game you play with one hand, so it works great…

Tiki Toss is Great for Outdoor Fun

I highly recommend getting Tiki Toss!  It's become a hit outdoor game for us. We set up Tiki Toss with a Drill in a tree in our yard. Thanks for helping, Steve!  You try to swing the circle to land on the hook! Once up, th…

My wife and I just started playing "Hunt a Killer" and had a fun date night playing :) You have to look at clues (written and video) to solve a mystery. It's pretty immersive with maps and articles. Click here…

Poetry - Some of my favorites

A little off the general topic of games, but a link to some of my favorite poetry of all time. My book is here: And some of my favorite poems are: Birches by Robert Frost  Stopping by Woods by Robert Frost  Tomatoes by Stephen D…

Magnets and Science with Kids

This KidzLabs kit on Magnets was great for my 6yr and 8yr old.  They had fun playing around with it, and learned a lot about magnetism in a hands-on way.

Ollyball - a fun toy

Ollyball! This toy was a very fun gift that we're still enjoying weeks later. It's like a beach ball, but you color on it first. We see how many times we can successfully bat it back and forth in the yard.  Every time we…

Epic is a great app for Early Readers

My daughter started using the Epic App for reading books when her first grade went remote.  It was such a hit and really helped her reading skills grow.   Read-to-me highlighting words was also a great way for her to build up her…

Fun shows for the kids

I was asked about some of my favorite shows for kids.   I grouped by where to see it, and generally speaking put ones for younger kids higher in the list for each provider. It's good up to like age 7 or 8. You can also check …

My 0.02: Memory

Memory is a fantastic game for age 4 and up. We are partial to the My Little Pony version, though it's not on Amazon any more those this one is :)

My 0.02 Link's Awakening

First of all, I love Link's Awakening on the Switch and named my son Lincoln in part due to the brave warrior Link :) Age-wise, 5 was a bit young for the complicated fight-while-exploring dynamic.  6 and up should like it t…

Balloon Fun at Home

For our son's birthday, we wanted to do something a little extra, so we got a helium tank and inflated helium balloons.  It was a big hit! These Cars balloons inflated well for us: And because our little (big) guy tur…