Our Muddy Kids Review

Technically, this isnโ€™t a play date. I was so excited that I found a mud race that our kids could participate in. Unfortunately, it fell right on Maryโ€™s 10th wedding anniversary. Thatโ€™s fine, Iโ€™ll be a family activity review. Then the morning of the race, Z was sick with a fever. So the family outing became a Mom and Aeris day.

Muddy Kids is open to families and kids aged 5-17, so we were right at the minimum line. They also have a version called the Muddy Princess that is women only. Kids must have a parent to register, and a parent must race as well if their runner is under 16 years old.

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The OT in Video Gaming

Iโ€™m just going to come out and say it: Gaming has gotten a bad rap.

Despite its associations with a sedentary lifestyle or as a catalyst for violence and aggression, new research has found that thereโ€™s much more to gaming and these negative connotations have no real proof.

Thatโ€™s a good thing as gaming has evolved with our lifestyle and in its own medium. It is literally at our fingertips whenever weโ€™re bored or want a quick escape from our daily life. And even if we donโ€™t engage in video games, our kids definitely know about them; from YouTube videos and Twitch to classmates talking about it in school. In other words, gaming culture is here to stay and weโ€™re here for it.

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Our Balloon Museum Playdate Review

Balloons go hand-in-hand with celebrations. Kids are all over them. So, it felt like a no-brainer to do our next playdate at the Balloon Museum. The Balloon Museum opened Letโ€™s Fly in Atlanta this spring and runs through June 9th. They have more locations in the US and internationally.

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Battleship

Out of all the classic games we have covered this month, no other game has changed mediums multiple times over the last century, had a movie made about them, AND had its own memorable tagline. You sunk my battleship!

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Operation

A game that combines suspense and fine motor prowess in a world of pretend play? Not to mention our first exposure to idioms. No wonder Operation has been a classic for decades.

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