When school isn't happening, it's nice to have guilt-free entertainment available.  In the past, this has included audio CDs about creation science like the Jonathan Park series, DVDs like the Leap Frog series for little ones, and a good selection of non-fiction books.

We don't own any video game consoles and we don't often let the kids play games on the computer, but there is a new obsession in our house: Magic Pen.  It's a game of physics that requires creative thinking and a lot of persistence - not my strong point, but my kids are loving it and learning.

We were fondly referring to them in their new obsession as vidiots, but I'm not sure I can keep saying that now that - ahem - hubby has fallen victim to the game.  I've hardly seen the front of the man's head since some time this afternoon.

I added a Magic Pen link to our Fun & Games list in the lower left sidebar.  Try it out if you dare.  I was intimidated by the fact that I found even the first couple of levels challenging, but my children are doing amazing things in levels that threaten to give me an inferiority complex.  Maybe I should practice when they're not looking.

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1. Fun physics
2. Fun Links from the old blog
3. Geography games online
4. Missionaries and cannibals
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