Why Angry Birds Is A Great Game For Preschoolers

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angry birds, board games, children's games, education, games, Knock on Wood, parenting, preschoolers, toys for preschoolers

Before you pelt me with garbage, I’m talking about the real life version, not the strangely addictive app with the noises that sound like the women in Monty Python sketches.

That’s right – if you didn’t know, they make a REAL LIFE VERSION.

I mentioned it briefly in my post about Owl turning three, but I want to explain in greater detail why this may have been one of the best toys my child has ever received.

The Gentrification Of Sesame Street

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children, children and media, children's programming, jim henson, old school sesame street, preschoolers, sesame street, toddlers, tv

Now that Owl is two we occasionally allow ourselves the luxury of putting Owl in front of the TV for some quality programming.

Over Christmas we had fun showing him The Grinch (which he loved) and Muppet Family Christmas (which he liked) and Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer (which he had no interest in).

Sometimes we let him watch some Sesame Street.

I really notice a difference between letting him watch Sesame Street on Netflix versus the Old School Sesame Street DVD that we picked up years and years ago.

Sesame Street has really changed over the years, and it’s more than just the loss of Jim Henson.