Mommy Brain

Today was like Christmas all over again!

When I received an e-mail inquiring whether or not I’d like to review Brighter Mind products on my blog, I said “Sure!” Who doesn’t like free stuff? I figured I’d receive a couple products, the kids and I would try them, and I’d write a review or two.

The box that came today included:

Brain Quest DVD Game Ages 6-8

Cartoon Network All Stars Game CD-Rom

Diner Dash CD-Rom

Extreme Monsters #1: The Blue Moon Effect

Extreme Monsters #2: What’s With Wulf?

Extreme Monsters #3: Meet Mr. Hydeous

Extreme Monsters Joke Book

Marvel Super Hero Fact Book

Marvel Super Hero Mix and Match Story Book

The kids are in absolute heaven! They’re busy playing the Brain Quest game right now. The Marvel books must be good, because I caught Noah reading them when he was supposed to be doing his schoolwork. The computer games will have to wait till the weekend because the kids are being disciplined with a “computer-free” week, but they look like a lot of fun. I’m not usually crazy about the Cartoon Network characters, but the game looks like basic arcade game stuff, nothing that really involves the characters’ storylines from the network’s shows. The Extreme Monsters books are the first three in a chapter book series involving kid monsters that participate in extreme sports. Definitely something my boys are excited to get their hands on!

I’ll be writing more involved reviews later when we’ve had some time to really try/read/play with all this stuff. If you’re interested in checking out these products - or any of the other great products at Brighter Minds, just click on the link. They have some activity books and software that would be perfect for homeschooling families - as well as lots of just plain fun stuff.