A little shout out to Bright and Beyond

This is NOT a sponsored review.  I was recently looking for a deck of activity cards to take to China with me for ideas of simple things I could do with Katie and Luke in the hotel or on an airplane.  I remembered seeing a ring bound card set several years ago at a school supply store that is no longer there.  Someone linked me to these Bright and Beyond cards.

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I figured that even though these weren't ring bound, they would do the trick.  And then I discovered that they're available as an app!  That totally made my day, because it means that I can load it on my iPad and not have to lug one more thing across the ocean!

I downloaded the 2 year old set and flipped through them.  Perfect.  Just what I was looking for.  Simple activities, most with common household items, that were all thought out for me.  I ended up downloading the 1 year old set, as well, since it's common for institutionalized kids to be delayed, and more ideas for interacting intentionally are a good thing.

I think these will be good once we're home, too.  I know I get so busy, I don't think of the simple ideas for teaching toddlers, but once someone suggests it, it's easy to implement.  For example, this month's sample for preschoolers (an older age pack, which I have not yet purchased) is stringing Cheerios onto spaghetti noodles.

Simple, right?  I would't have thought of it, but I can certainly pull together the stuff and do it.  

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