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4 Activities That Help You Boost Your Brainpower

When you are bored and you have a spare five or ten minutes, your first instinct is probably to reach for your phone and start scrolling. That’s fine, but if you added up the amount of time that you spend on your phone, you’d probably be shocked. There’s nothing wrong with playing on your phone sometimes, but if you do it a lot, that adds up to a serious amount of wasted time that you could be boosting your brainpower instead. There are some great boredom-busting activities that help to exercise your brain, and finding alternatives to using your phone will help you to maintain a healthy relationship with social media. These are some of the best ways to build...

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4 Ways to Play Board Games Online With Friends

Circumstances can sometimes prevent you from meeting up with your board game buddies. Fortunately, it’s now possible to play board games online with friends, regardless of distance. In this article, we list a number of different ways to play board games online with friends far away. Which means you no longer have to leave your house to enjoy a weekend gaming session. 1. Use a Video Chat Platform If you can’t get together with friends for a board game night, you can still meet up using a video chat app. That way, you can talk to your friends and play through the entire game like you normally would. Video calls work best for roleplaying games, basic board games, and trading...

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Playing Games in Spanish: Vocabulary for Families

For many of us, the flip side of social distancing is more time at home to play with our families. While we’re together, classic games and everyday activities are opportunities to speak Spanish with children. Drawing, doing a jigsaw puzzle or playing games in Spanish you expose kids to vocabulary in a natural, fun context. If your children are learning Spanish, be sure to check out our Teach Kids Spanish: Resources and Strategies page. You’ll find helpful, inspiring information. We also have lots of Spanish games specifically designed for language learners. Playing Games in Spanish  Children learn as they hear and understand new language with the help of objects, pictures and actions. As you’re playing games in Spanish, talking about...

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America’s Main Street – 500 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle $8.67

Puzzles are back in stock! Amazon has this fun America’s Main Street – 500 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle for just $8.67.  This item will ship free for all Amazon Prime members. Or, regular members can score free shipping by adding $49 or more worth of eligible items to your cart. You can get a 30-day free trial of Amazon Prime here.

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