Synopses & Reviews
How do you keep kids from gnawing off the table legs while they wait for meals? Easy! You feed their brains. Each tear-off sheet in this 36-page placemat pad is filled with brain-building activities: puzzles, mazes, brainteasers, jokes, quotes, weird facts, tabletop experiments, and noodle-while-you-doodle activities. Engineered to turn young eaters into readers and perfect for feeding young brains in classrooms, too! Each placemat pad has its own wacky theme, including the Asteroid Puzzler, Moon Codes Brain Noodler, Zero-Gravity Raisin Dance, Nuclear Anagrams, Alien Sudoku, and The (Almost) Unbelievable Story of a Pancake-Cooking Alien! Each placemat also includes jokes, fascinating factoids, and quotes guaranteed to amaze and annoy table companions of all ages.
Synopsis
Feed your brain while you feed your face
How do you keep kids from gnawing off the table legs while they wait for the meals? Easy You feed their brains. Each tear-off sheet in this 36-page placemat pad is filled with brain-building activities: puzzles, mazes, brainteasers, jokes, quotes, weird facts, tabletop experiements, and noodle-while-you-doodle activities. And since it's from that master of reading mayhem, Uncle John, every page of Flapjacks from Space has been engineered to turn young eaters into readers (Psst Flapjacks from Space can feed young brains in classrooms, too )
Each Feed Your Brain placemat pad has its own wacky theme. What will kids find to engage their hungry minds in Flapjacks from Space?
* Asteriod Puzzler
* Moon Codes Brain Noodler
* Zero-Gravity Raisin Dance
* Nuclear Anagrams
* Alien Sudoku, and
* The (Almost) Unbelieveable Story of a Pancake-cooking Alien
They'll also find jokes, fascinating factoids, and quotes guaranteed to amaze and annoy table companions of all ages
About the Author
Patrick Merrell is a cartoonist, professional puzzle maker, and author of over 250 books, including 50 puzzle books. He is a regular contributor to the
New York Times crossword, the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, and the World Puzzle Championship. Six of his
Times crosswords appear in
Will Shortz Picks His Favorite Puzzles, the most of any puzzle constructor. Merrells other books include
Bird Brainteaser,
Fowl Play,
Monster Mazes, and
Spooky, Silly Halloween Puzzles. He lives in Mt. Vernon, NY.
The Bathroom Readers' Institute is a tight-knit group of loyal and skilled writers, researchers, and editors based in Ashland, OR, and San Diego.