Friday Quick Takes

Joining Jen at Conversion Diary for Quick Takes Friday. This week my Quick Takes have a bit of a twist.

I'm pretty much of a Geek Mom when it comes to kids' media. Although we almost never watch TV and don't have a gaming system, we do enjoy movies and PC games. My Seven Quick Takes post this week is a peek at some of our most favorite and recommended electronic stuff:


~ 1 ~

The Eyewitness DVDs.
These are so great; we watch them all the time in the car.




~ 2 ~
Chessmaster. Part of the reason we don't have a gaming system is that I think we can easily spend plenty of screen-time just on a PC. My 4 oldest kids will play Chessmaster all day and as far as they're concerned, it is a video game.





~ 3 ~
Rosetta Stone.

Ditto my comments for #2. We're just getting into French on this one, and MRD, in particular, loves it. This one also gets extra points in our house because you actually get to wear a headset and talk to the computer. :)






~ 4 ~

Schoolhouse Rock! Of course! These are the best. The kids like them as much as I do, and we rock out in the van to them all the time.




~ 5 ~

Zoombinis PC game.This logic game is so much fun for all ages. We have an old version which worked well on my old laptop, but now it seems to be also working on our newer computer. It looks like there are some version-compatibility issues, so buy it carefully. But do buy it--it's full of fun, mind-bending puzzles.


~ 6 ~
The I Spy games.Fun, fun, fun, especially for younger pre-readers.





~ 7 ~
I can't get enough of all the great Catholic DVDs from Ignatius Press.
We own a few of these, and our parish has an awesome library with many others. The kids love watching the lives of the Saints, and I think movies are such a powerful way to learn about history. WWD and I especially love Steve Ray's Footprints of God series. Check it out!



See what I mean? I'm quite a geek. (Shhhh--my kids haven't figured it out yet!) Got any good recommendations to share?