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Thanksgiving Bingo Cards

Bingo Cards

These pretty, vintage-inspired bingo cards are a perfect way to celebrate the bountiful months surrounding the Thanksgiving holiday. Players will gobble up these new cards! Cards are printed at 8.5×11 on sturdy cover stock. Special markers are also included.

TULIP Bingo Cards

Bingo Cards

Come tiptoe through the tulips with us as we play TULIP bingo this month. Plan a theme event with these fun “TULIP” bingo cards! Each card is professionally printed on quality cover stock paper to specifications not typically available on consumer printers. Special markers are also included.

TURKY Bingo Cards

Bingo Cards

Your bingo players will just “gobble” up these bingo cards! Cards are printed at 8.5×11 on sturdy cover stock.

Up, Up, & Away Bingo Cards

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Take your bingo to new heights with these beautiful hot-air balloon bingo cards. We are not just full of hot air—they will blow you away. Cards are printed at 8.5×11 on sturdy cover stock. Special markers are also included.

Valentine's Day Bingo Cards

Bingo Cards

Valentine’s Day is February 14. Become sweet on bingo by playing a game or two of Valentine’s Day Bingo. These adorable cards will find a way into your heart and be enjoyed throughout February. Cards are printed at 8.5×11 on sturdy cover stock. Special markers are also included.

Winter Solstice Bingo Cards

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These lovely bingo cards can be used to celebrate the winter solstice and the winter season. Cards are printed at 8.5×11 on sturdy cover stock. Special markers are also included.

Wintertime Bingo Cards

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Winter is snow much fun! Discover the beauty of winter with Wintertime Bingo. Use these special cards when winter is in the air to add some variety to your bingo game. Cards are printed at 8.5×11 on sturdy cover stock. Special markers are also included.

WINTR Bingo Cards

Bingo Cards

Plan a theme event with these fun “WINTR” bingo cards! Cards are printed at 8.5×11 on sturdy cover stock.

All About Firsts

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The MindPlay Connections™ title on which this slide show is based was written to celebrate beginnings and was paired with a second title about lasts and endings. But "first" has many meanings. Here you will find:

  • 4 Trivia quizzes on Which Came First including the order of toy inventions, Entertaining Firsts, and Famous First Lines for both movies and novels
  • A reminiscence activity on your "first" experiences (first kiss, first place, things you've seen firsthand, and much more)
  • A word game about what rhymes with "first" (Did you think of wurst and worst?)
We think you'll find it's a first-rate experience for your participants. 119 Slides NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

Animal Antics

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This wild slide show focused on zoo animals and forest creatures includes:

  • Individual trivia quizzes on elephants, giraffes, and big cats, and three more on baby zoo animals, animal sleep habits and myths about forest creatures
  • Word games on zoo animal puns, animal group names, wildlife expressions, and matching beginnings and endings of animal quotes
  • A reminiscence exercise on your wildlife experiences
  • Discussions about animal superstitions and symbolism, if animals could talk, and do they laugh?
If so, you'll laugh along with them as you immerse yourself in the wonders of the animal kingdom. Here is a sample excerpt. 148 Slides NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

Australian Adventures

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Australians call themselves Aussies (pronounced "ozzies") and call their country the Land of Oz. It is indeed a delightfully unusual place which we highlight with:

  • Trivia quizzes on what you may not know about this amazing country and fun facts on Australia's odd animals
  • Discussions on symbolic Aboriginal art and Australia's amusing Big Things (listing and showing many of the 150!)
  • A word game on "Strine" which hilariously proves we don't actually speak the same language
Each of these is longer than most of our exercises because there is so much to feature in this country of wonders. When we are in awe of something, we are practicing awe-robics. You'll get a full workout here and love every minute of it. Here is a sample excerpt. 115 Slides NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

Bees and Butterflies

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This honey of a slide show offers beautiful close-up photographs of butterflies and bees and includes:

  • Trivia quizzes on both butterflies and bees
  • Word games on "Butter and Flies" and Trying to Bee Funny
  • A reminiscence exercise on your bee and butterfly memories
  • Discussions on how butterflies escape predators and a bunch of facts we thought you ought to Bee Aware of
You will surely bug your friends with all you learn and imagine. Here is a sample excerpt. 101 Slides NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

Bird Brains

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You can take flight with this gorgeous slide show that features:

  • Trivia quizzes on Fabulous Bird Facts (extra long), bird symbolism, ostriches (the largest bird) and hummingbirds (the smallest bird)
  • Word games on bird sayings (2) and bird group names
  • An imaginative exercise on bird chatter.
You're going to rethink that whole bird brain thing after this one. 120 Slides NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

Celebrating the Irish

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This slide show was obviously made for March's St. Patrick's Day, but it offers enough fun to take you well beyond a single day. Here you'll enjoy:

  • Trivia quizzes on what you know (or could learn) about Ireland, St. Patrick's Day, the meaning of Irish surnames, famous Irish and Irish-American people, and a few quotes of famous Irishmen
  • Word games on Irish proverbs (2 versions), Irish songs, and on the Swellish Condish of the Irish
  • Irish blessings
Sure and begorra, you don't have to be Irish to be delighted by the brain teasers in this. Here is a sample excerpt. 135 Slides NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

December Celebrations

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Because December celebrations include the winter solstice, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and sometimes the Hajj for Muslims, and because we wish to show respect to everyone, this slide show is focused on learning and lightheartedness – on the joy and fun of the month. It includes:

  • Trivia quizzes on the winter solstice, holiday symbols, and December songs
  • Word games for scrambled cookies and holiday puns
  • A reminiscence exercise on holiday memories
  • Discussion on Stonehenge clones, the Fruitcake Toss, and gag gifts
And as always, gorgeous pictures meant to immerse you in the holiday spirit. 145 Slides NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

Fascinated by Fall

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We've covered parts of fall with our "Happy Halloween" and "Remembering November" slide shows, but this one has entirely different delights that include:

  • Trivia quizzes on apples, Johnny Appleseed, William Tell, and fall colors
  • A funny word game on "Logical Saints"
  • Reminiscence exercises on fall feelings and fall events
  • An imaginative exercise on beautiful words
  • A discussion on "What's an Indian Summer?"
All in all, it's a bushelful of fun. Here is a sample excerpt. 107 Slides NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

Fruit to Nuts

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This juicy slideshow includes:

  • Trivia quizzes covering bananas, blueberries, cherries, peaches, strawberries, and watermelon as well as nuts
  • Word games on fruity expressions, punny fruity expressions, and wuzzles (word puzzles)
  • Reminiscing about fruits and nuts
Plus, we've thrown in a bit of nutty humor to go bananas over. 116 Slides NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

Fun with Dots and Lines

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Who knew there could be so much to say about this topic? Dots can be points, polka, balls, and any of dozens of round things. Lines in these quizzes have dozens of meanings, too. Find in this slide show:

  • Trivia quizzes on Roundabout Thinking and Borderlines
  • Word games on dotty words, pointed words, round things, ball words, lines and hidden lines in words, and lines as lanes
  • Discussions on dots and lines in art, learning your lines and adlibbing our lines
  • An exercise in imagining the lines in your life
You will love how the ideas here show you how simple words can open big worlds. 119 Slides NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

Golly, We're Gullible!

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Inspired by April Fool's Day, but fun anytime, this slide show features the following:

  • Trivia quizzes that ask, "How gullible are you?" and "Whom can you trust?"
  • A word game with joke and hoax rhymes
  • Discussions on the gullibility of children and adults ("Who are you susceptible to?"), Fun Foolery and the difference between being trusting and gullible.
  • A variety of fillers including evaluating quotes to believe, hoax vs. humbug, and finding the deliberate mistakes in a Norman Rockwell painting
No fooling, this is a terrific show! 111 Slides NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

Happy Halloween

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With its emphasis on what's amusing over what's scary, the "Happy Halloween" slide show offers the following exercises:

  • 5 trivia quizzes covering Halloween customs, pumpkin facts, pumpkin names, urban legends, and signs of good fortune
  • 2 reminiscence activities related to Halloween and magical memories
  • 2 Word games using Halloween riddles and inspiration from Edgar Allen Poe's poem "Nevermore"
So put on your costume, get out your bowl of candy, and get ready to play. Here is a sample excerpt. 137 Slides NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

Happy New Year

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Although this was obviously written to celebrate the start of a new year, most of what's here makes for year-round delights.

  • 3 Trivia quizzes on superstitions related to the new year, the Tournament of Roses Parade, and various alternative "Doo Dah" parades
  • 2 Word games related to bells and ringing (for ringing in a new year, of course)
  • Imaginative exercises that suggest four ways to make resolutions you might actually keep
We guarantee you will be more convinced than ever that people just want to have fun. Here is a sample excerpt. 111 Slides NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

In the Garden

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Nature nurtures. This slide show is weighted toward the beauty of the earth with gorgeous photos and paintings and many questions that conjure gardens in viewers' imagination and memory. Altogether you will find:

  • 4 trivia quizzes covering your garden I.Q., perennials, herbs, and artists who painted flowers
  • 2 word games on garden puns and flowery combinations
  • A discussion on garden gnomes
  • Imaginative and reminiscence activities covering garden quotes, gardens you have known, gifts from the garden, and your birth month flower
This one will stay planted in your mind long after the exercises are finished. Here is a sample excerpt. 126 Slides NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

Inventions

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Did you know the inventor of radar got caught for speeding? This slide show on the broad topic of inventions is focused on what’s amusing and includes:

  • 5 Trivia quizzes on the Ig Nobel awards (a spoof of Nobel Prizes), the order of inventions, “Could they have?” (Could Babe Ruth have signed autographs with a ballpoint pen?), accidental inventions, and telling fact from fiction
  • Word games related to the invention of new words and new definitions for existing words
  • Discussions related to the worst inventions, the best inventions, and the most amusing inventions, and the unintended consequences of inventions (the radar thing – he invented it for war planes)
Who knows? Maybe you’ll be inspired to invent something of your own. 138 Slides NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

Is It Hot Enough for You?

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Some like it hot. Some only like hot food or hot topics. We've provided a bit of all of that. This slide show includes:

  • 3 trivia quizzes on hot and spicy foods, hot places, and volcanos
  • 3 word games on hot doublets, hot wuzzles (word puzzles), and hot Tom Swifties
  • 3 exercises of imagination and reminiscence related to feelings about hot, expressions related to hot, and memories of warm foods
  • Lots of hot tidbits in between all the rest
But you might be glad to know that it doesn't cover hot flashes, hot (as in stolen) jewels, or anything likely to make you hot under the collar. You may even feel warm and cozy when you finish! 123 Slides NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

It's All Relative

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We’re talking not about time, but of ties by blood, marriage, and love in more than a dozen surprisingly relatable exercises. There are 16 distinct exercises here that provide quizzes and discussion topics for life engagement professionals, family reunions, and other intergenerational gatherings, or just to keep dinner conversation interesting. The topics range from names (How many people share your name?), birth order, childhood freedoms, and family stories, to your creative legacy and what to call grandparents. Reminiscence ideas cover ancestors, siblings, and other current relatives. One of the word games is on related (but opposite) proverbs, and one of the trivia quizzes is on famous siblings. 135 Slides NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

Literature Light

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Unlike my Lighting Up Literature webinar which covers a broad range of activities related to reading, the Literature Lite slide show focuses on the lighthearted side of the subject offering:

  • A trivia quiz on the Diagram Prize for weird book titles
  • 2 Punny titles word games and a C-F-U Can Read this word game
  • A reminiscence exercise on reading memories
  • A discussion on a wise author and imaginative exercises related to book dedications, 6-word novels and beginnings and endings for books
If you've got a book in you, this will begin to draw it out. Here is a sample excerpt. 106 Slides NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

Love and Marriage

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Love and marriage is a topic with nearly endless possibilities for fun. We've included:

  • 4 Trivia quizzes - on gender differences, two famous women's views on men, marriage rituals, and marriage superstitions
  • 8 Word games - on matching pairs (4 versions), How Do I Love Thee, punny marriages, matching beginnings to endings of funny quotes on love and marriage, and a word ladder
  • 4 Discussions on gender difference in laughter, the advantages of being single, marriage advice, and retro romance
  • An imaginative exercise in writing 6-word novels about your love life
We think you'll rethink some of your thoughts on this topic. This is also a nice accompaniment to the slide show on friendships. Here is a sample excerpt. 139 Slides NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

Mothers and Fathers

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There are holidays for both mothers and fathers, but this slide show is likely to be entertaining any time of year. Here you will find:

  • Trivia quizzes on good mothers and good fathers in the animal kingdom, and on mothers and fathers in early TV Land, plus the occupations of single fathers in TV Land and identifying quotes by fathers
  • Discussions on Mother's vs Father's Day gifts, Whistler's Mother, and the challenges of finding rhymes when writing poetry about parents
  • A word game on sayings about parents and children
  • Reminiscence and imaginative exercises on what your parents taught you and memories about them
  • A variety of fun observations about mothers and fathers
As a parent or a child of parents you will find much to relate to here! Here is a sample excerpt. 116 Slides NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

Music for Fun

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There are dozens of musical genres to enjoy and choosing a limit for this one to music that amuses still wasn't easy. Find here the joy of playing an instrument badly (Jack Benny, The Really Terrible Orchestra), playing unusual instruments (The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, The Vegetable Orchestra of Vienna) maligned instruments (accordion) and using your voice as an instrument (Bobby McFerrin, whistlers, barbershop quartets and other acapella groups, yodelers, and auctioneers). This slide show also offers 7 word games from mondegreens to quirky country music titles, reminiscing exercises on the music you grew up with and musical stars of the 1940s and 50s, an imaginative exercise on being a rock star, plus funny quotes, complaint choirs, and a sampling of how to use a biography of a musical star like Dolly Parton to delight. If this one doesn't make you want to sing, you are beyond help! 124 Slides NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

Nifty Names

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I am a name addict. I love stories about names – changed names, beautiful names, funny names, unusual names. That means this is an eclectic slide show that covers intermittent facts and all of the following:

  • Discussion on popular first names from the 1930s – 60s and more recently
  • Funny names
  • Reminiscing about names
  • Word games on eponyms, punny marriages, punny shop names, apt names, So I Says, name clipping, and rock group names vs. roller coaster names
  • A trivia quiz on pen names
More than any other slide show to date, this one is meant to amuse you and stir your imagination. I hope you love the topic as much as I do. Here is a sample excerpt. 115 Slides NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

Nimble Numbers

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This slide show requires no math skills, and yet we hope it is appealing to both math lovers and math avoiders. In addition to numerical humor and a variety of fascinating facts, the exercises in this extra long slide show include:

  • Trivia quizzes on numbers and the human body, wrap it up, burning calories, step right into these buildings, and two on numbers in song titles
  • Word games on celebrating twos, pairs, groups of three things with one thing in common, and 3-letter body parts
  • A discussion on the goodness of 13
  • Imagination exercises on the numbers that are meaningful to you and your experiences with expressions related to numbers (Cloud 9, anyone?)
We’ve got your number on this one. 146 Slides NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

Pondering Pets

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This extra long slide show is filled with facts and fun primarily related to cats and dogs. It includes:

  • Trivia quizzes on cat and dog facts, famous cats, and dogs in cartoons, movies and on TV
  • Word games related to expressions about both cats and dogs, words with "cat" in them, and matching the "amewsing" cat riddles to answers
  • The imaginative exercises include what you have learned from your pet, naming pets (which begins with a short trivia quiz on celebrities' pets' names), personal preferences in pets, and imagining yourself and others as a dog.
  • The discussions include choosing a pet to match your astrological sign, the Ugly Dog Contest, and A Marvelous Dog.
In between are miscellaneous jokes, quotes, and facts. We're doggone sure you will love this one. 148 Slides NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

Presidential Matters

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Politics have become highly controversial in recent years – maybe always? This slide show introduces the U.S. Presidents and First Ladies in a more lighthearted way with six trivia quizzes that cover a lot of presidential tidbits from pets to peculiar breakfast habits, plus presidential inaugurations, First Lady accomplishments and First Lady firsts, and what you may not know about the Lincoln bedroom. It ends with an invitation to discuss some of Presidents Eisenhower's quotes. He was the last President who was a military general and served as Supreme Commander of the troops landing in France on D-Day in World War II. Yet he hated war. This is a slide show that humanizes a remarkable group of men and women – about 100 people out of an estimated 545 million Americans since our country began. We think you'll find it both fun and fascinating. Here is a sample excerpt. 130 Slides NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

Remembering November

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The Remembering November slide show focuses on Native American Heritage Month, Lifewriting Month, and Thanksgiving in the U.S. and Canada (even though Canada celebrates it in October). Exercises include:

  • Trivia quizzes on Native American heritage, turkey trivia, and guidelines for giving thanks
  • Word games about the meanings of geographical Indian names, Tom Swifties, and turkey riddles
  • Reminiscing exercises on Thanksgiving memories and life stories
  • Discussions on giving thanks daily and World Kindness Day
You'll learn and laugh your way through the month – gratefully. Here is a sample excerpt. 142 Slides NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

School Daze

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This slide show varies somewhat from the others because it emphasizes reminiscence and student bloopers – lots of funny word games, but no trivia quizzes. It's a chance to stir up fond memories and laugh at mistakes, not to test your residual knowledge of geometry.

  • The reminiscence/discussion topics include elementary school memories, rules for teachers, influential teachers, high school and/or college years, and retro romance (reunion connections).
  • The 6 word games include definitions made up by young children, Grammar for Grins, complicated proverbs, and three variations on student misunderstandings needing correction.
For fun with specific subjects, check out Literature Lite and Nimble Numbers. And there's plenty of biology in Animal Antics, Bird Brains, Bees and Butterflies and In the Garden. Coming soon: slide shows on geography and foreign languages. 106 Slides NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

Spring Fun

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Spring is for many the most hopeful time of year when anything seems possible. Using that feeling, we've created a slide show that covers the following:

  • Trivia quizzes on umbrellas and the Kentucky Derby
  • Word games on spring words, sports, and songs
  • Discussions on light through a parasol and spring rhymes
  • Reminiscences about spring generally, and umbrella and rain memories, + youthful games and jump rope rhymes specifically
Guaranteed to bring on a case of spring fever. Here is a sample excerpt. 116 Slides NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

Summertime Easy Living

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This slide show focused on the lazy, hazy days of summer includes:

  • Trivia quizzes on watermelon and unusual competitions
  • Word games on sporting puns, team puns, baseball puns, and Burma Shave signs
  • Reminiscence exercises on summer simplicity, special events, and summer jobs
  • Discussions on planning your own fun event and quirky parade entries
Ahhh, the pleasures of a summer day; you'll relax into it all. Here is a sample excerpt. 130 Slides NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

The Funny Side of Nostalgia TV

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This look back is certain to conjure happy memories as we focus on funny TV programs, mostly from the 1950s and 60s. It includes:

  • 3 Trivia quizzes related to many early situation comedies and their stars, plus trivia quizzes on Happy Days, Get Smart, and TV pilot premises that didn’t fly
  • Discussions on Burns and Allen, Hollywood Squares, Candid Camera and Johnny Carson
We bet you’re smiling already. 104 Slides NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

Time Will Tell

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Einstein explained his theory of relativity by saying "Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. THAT'S relativity." Time is fascinating and fun. This slide show offers:

  • A trivia quiz called, "It's time you knew"
  • Three word games related to time including the meanings behind days of the week and months of the year, timely expressions, and time-focused words
  • Two imaginative exercise on what you would do with extra time expressions of time
Curious yet? Satisfy it with this slide show. Here is a sample excerpt. 113 Slides NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

What's Left? Holidays & Seasons

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If you enjoy Activity Connection’s elimination quizzes in which you cross out words on a grid according to the clues given, thus revealing a funny or inspiring quote with the leftover words, you will love this What’s Left? book. Inside are 26 word puzzles including four for the seasons and 22 for holidays ranging from the common (Halloween, St. Patrick’s Day) to the less so (Australia Day, Chinese New Year). Each time you cross out the words related to the clues, you will be delighted by the quote that remains. Answers always follow on the next page. All puzzles are different from those offered through Activity Connection subscriptions. These are great for group or individual activities or for families to do with their loved one when they visit. Use them to stretch your wordplay imagination, remind yourself of the joys of holidays and seasons, and meet some interesting, quotable people along the way. This e-book is 53 pages NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.