I almost didn’t write this blog about ‘6 7.’ That is because I recently wrote a blog about skibidi and how shocked I was that a dictionary would permanently add a term such as this and wrote:   “What Word Has Been Added to The Cambridge Dictionary in 2025-‘Skibidi’?”   My grandson, who is fourteen, said that he was also shocked, literally shocked, that a dictionary put the word skibidi in it. He said words come and go and phrases come and go so quickly in his generation that

When I was researching for board games for 2025, I decided that Wirecutter was the best resource. Then I accidentally came across the fact that Wirecutter for 2025 has listed gifting ideas by age starting at baby and going to adult. Here is the index to all of the alternatives on Wirecutter. I hope this helps finish your last minute Christmas and Hanukkah and holiday shopping. From WIRECUTTER: “The best gifts for kids help them experience the world in new, exciting ways—and g

If you ask me what board games I have in my house to play with grandchildren, you will know that it immediately dates me. However, I do believe that we grandparents still need to play the following with our grandchildren, the subject of previous blog posts, and also explore the new games for children and adults now available for the holidays 2025.   Monopoly     We missed National Monopoly Day November 19, but always have a set handy. See, previous blog post, National Monopol

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