BUSY NEST NEWS
  • Home
  • Book Club Kits
  • Blog
  • Free!

Busy Nest Blog

10 Great Gifts for Readers

17/11/2020

0 Comments

 
by Brianna
Know a reader? Need to get them a gift, but don't want to fall back on gift cards to their favorite book stores? We've got you! Whether you're buying for a friend, co-worker, or your book club's secret Santa exchange, this list should point you in the right direction. This list does contain affiliate links (marked with an asterisk *) , so you're helping us, too, when you use our links. Happy shopping!
10 Great Gifts for Readers

Read More
0 Comments

Great Gifts for Nerdy Dads

2/6/2018

0 Comments

 
by Brianna & co

Do you have a dad in your life who is a proud nerd? Is he a science or literature buff? Does he dream of rolling nat 20s in battle? Does he spend as much time in other worlds as he does in this one? If you answered 'YES!' to one or more of these questions, we have the list for you! Use this guide to select the perfect Father's Day gift for your favorite nerd/father. Using our affiliate links helps keep Busy Nest News up and running. Thanks for your continued support!
Picture
Dads with hobbies are a breeze to shop for. When it comes to nerdy dads, you're truly spoiled for choice. It might not seem that way if you aren't in on the same nerdy passions, though. Or, perhaps you think you've already purchased every geeky gift the internet has to offer. That's why it's good that you came here. My husband and I are both HUGE nerds. Our interests overlap quite a bit, but we have some different ones, too. 

Whether the dad you're shopping for is your own father, a friend, or your husband, we have a bunch of fresh ideas that are sure to thrill any nerd. I know Monkey's daddy would be excited to get anything on this list. Bonus: some of these gifts are meant to be shared with the daddy's littles, too! Share the love and help him share his imagination with the next generation.

Read More
0 Comments

App Review: Endless Alphabet

12/2/2018

0 Comments

 
By Brianna
In which Brianna describes an app that has captivated and educated her daughter. This article contains both affiliate and non-affiliate links.

Endless Alphabet by Orginiator

​There are loads of apps and games out there for kids. A lot of them are…not great. At best, they’re mindless and repetitive. At worst they can be harmful. There are dress-up games with questionable story lines and bizarre let-the-toddler-perform-a-c-section games. Then there are the ads for things that have nothing to do with the game you’re in. We don’t let Monkey play endlessly with her tablet, but it does have its uses, especially for long car rides. To avoid all the pitfalls mentioned above, I’ve carefully curated a collection of games and apps for Monkey’s tablet. This is about one of her favorites, Endless Alphabet.
Picture

Read More
0 Comments

Monkey Around

5/2/2018

0 Comments

 
By Brianna
We've found board games for kids under three! Are they any fun? Can littles really follow the instructions and have a good time? Read on to learn Brianna and Monkey's experience with one of these introductory games. This post contains affiliate links. If you use one of these links to buy the game, we get paid, and that helps keep Busy Nest News running. Thanks!

Monkey Around game

We are a family of gamers. Monkey’s daddy grew up playing his friends’ GameBoys, and later sharing consoles with his siblings. While he was rescuing princesses, I was learning to play strategy games from around the world, restoring the brain of a mad scientist, and apprehending Carmen Sandiego (I vow that when I’m wealthy, I will pool my resources with others who grew up being called “Gumshoe,” and together we will give a new generation a chance to prove their smarts and win an Encyclopedia Britannica of their very own! Or, a Macintosh computer(?) whatever the contemporary equivalent is.)
Monkey Around, a board game for toddlers on BusyNestNews.com
​Some of our greatest friendships were forged over tabletop battles. Gaming can be a fun, social activity, even for the naturally hermitty, like us. So we couldn’t wait to start playing games with Monkey. But all of our favorites are best enjoyed by someone over three or five. Even educational games are aimed at preschoolers, not two year olds. I figured we’d just have to resign ourselves to not playing any tabletop games with Monkey for a couple more years. Then, Monkey’s grandma came through with this delightful game that even a two year old can play.

Read More
0 Comments

    Authors

    Ariel and Brianna are friends who met while working in a library.  Now they collaborate to develop life-enhancing book club experiences.  


    Archives

    December 2022
    August 2022
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    June 2021
    January 2021
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    July 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    October 2019
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    August 2017


    Let's keep in touch!


      Look, a newsletter!

    Subscribe

    Categories

    All
    4th Of July
    Alphabet
    America
    Apps
    Ariel
    Art
    Audiobooks
    Baby Shower
    Bath Time
    Bears
    Bikes And Trikes
    Biographies
    Birthday
    Board Books
    Book Club
    Book Club Kits
    Books
    Breastfeeding
    Brianna
    Caldecott Winners
    Chalk
    Chanukah
    Chapter Books
    Christmas
    Cleaning
    Cloth Diapering
    Clothes
    Coloring
    Cooking
    Deployments
    Dinosaurs
    Downloads
    Education
    Empathy
    Fall
    Fathers
    Fears
    Feeding Accessories
    Feelings
    Fiction
    Fitness
    Freebies
    Gallery
    Games
    Gardening
    Gear
    Gifts
    Girls
    Giveaways
    Goals
    Goal-setting
    Great Design
    Halloween
    Holidays
    How To
    How-To
    Hygge
    Interview
    Kindness
    Leadership
    Learning About Clothes
    List
    Love
    Made In North America
    Made In USA
    Men
    Military Kids
    Military Life
    Monkeys
    Mothers
    Newberry Winners
    Nonfiction
    Nursery Decor
    Outer Space
    Parenting Books
    Picture Books
    Podcasts
    Pregnancy
    Presidents
    Printables
    Pumping
    Pumpkins
    Readiness
    Reading
    Real Parenting
    Resilience
    Resources
    Reviews
    Running
    Science
    Self Care
    Self-care
    Self Help
    Self-Help
    Sleep Accessories
    Snow
    Spring
    Summer
    Summer Reads
    Teacher Resources
    Tech
    Time
    Toys
    Winter
    Women

    RSS Feed

Menu

Home
Blog
Books
​Gear

About Us

Start Here
​Email Us
© COPYRIGHT 2015. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
  • Home
  • Book Club Kits
  • Blog
  • Free!