Tag Archives: gameschooling

4/19/23 Tree of Life Mama’s Game of the Week: Just One

Posted on April 19, 2023 by treeoflifemama

My game of the week is Just One by Repos. This game is soooo simple, yet soooo fun! We played it with my parents last fall at a family vacation in the mountains. I’ve played it with other different groups … Continue reading →

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Tree of Life Mama’s Game of the Week: Funglish

Posted on February 22, 2023 by treeoflifemama

Here’s a fun game that involves word association, logic, clues, and deductive thinking. I picked this up for $2 at the thrift store. It was definitely worth the 2 bucks. It is like Charades with words. You get a ton … Continue reading →

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Games We’ve Played Lately October 2022

Posted on October 12, 2022 by treeoflifemama

Whew! Our new homeschool year is back in full force, including gameschooling every day. I had to adjust my expectations of how many games I could play over the summer. My goal was to keep up the #abookandagameaday challenge, but … Continue reading →

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1/21/22 Tree of Life Mama’s Game of the Week: Snake Oil

Posted on January 21, 2022 by treeoflifemama

Having four kiddos out of the nest often makes me melancholy, wishing I could go back in time. If I could do it all over again I would play more games, sing more songs, and tell more stories for my … Continue reading →

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8/3/21 Tree of Life Mama’s Game of the Week: Trekking the National Parks

Posted on August 7, 2021 by treeoflifemama

So I heard about this game from a girlfriend and also from this documentary, Game Master. (You see the game’s inventor, Charlie Binks, and his parents in it. It’s fun to hear the story of how it came to be. … Continue reading →

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3/26/21 Fun Friday Tree of Life Mama’s Game of the Week: Outfoxed!

Posted on March 26, 2021 by treeoflifemama

We played this game this past week in our gameschooling to count for some math, since it’s about logic. It isn’t a fast moving game like some of the other Gamewright games, like Slamwich. My two youngest absolutely love that … Continue reading →

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Tuesday’s Tip for Homeschooling: take the #abookandagameaday challenge, or “How to Have Fun Homeschooling”

Posted on March 16, 2021 by treeoflifemama

So, it’s officially been a year since the lockdowns started. I’m here to assure any of you mamas who were thrown into homeschooling a year ago and struggled. If any of you still want to homeschool, I’m here to assure … Continue reading →

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3/12/21 Fun Friday: Tree of Life Mama Game of the Week, Poetry for Neanderthals

Posted on March 12, 2021 by treeoflifemama

This week’s game is Poetry for Neanderthals. As soon as I saw it on amazon, I figured it would be a hit with my 11-year-old, because of the inflatable club. I was right! As soon as we got it he … Continue reading →

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Tree of Life Mothering Game of the Week: Sushi Go

Posted on February 26, 2021 by treeoflifemama

I’m obsessed with this card game! We’ve played it almost every day for gameschooling this week! Here’s why I love it so much: -everyone plays at the same time -it involves strategy -it involves addition, multiplication, and subtraction, so kids … Continue reading →

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Most Painless Budgeting Tool Ever, on Sale Tomorrow for Valentine’s Day!

Posted on February 13, 2020 by treeoflifemama

  I had a great trip to Utah last week! I attended the Winter Homeschool Conference and got to visit with  friends and family. So delightful! The warmth of friends and family made up for the shivery wintertime!     … Continue reading →

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