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Favorite things: A cat puzzle and other games create hours of fun

<h2>TRY TO HERD THESE CATS</h2>Each Cat Stax card presents a challenge: arrange the colorful felines atop the grid so kitties cover every square. The solutions to the 48 puzzles range in complexity from groupings of flat cats to multi-cat layers.Ages 8 and up ...

App review: ‘Heads Up!’ guessing game app a winning pick for families

Parents need to know that Heads Up! is a party game distributed by “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.” The game does not have any content that’s overtly worrisome for parents, but since others in the room will be giving hints as to what’s on-screen, parents may want to supervise play. The app ...

Game review: ‘Lego Jurassic World’ will charm dino-loving kids

Parents need to know that “Lego Jurassic World” is based on the “Jurassic Park” films and acts as a promotional tool for both the movies and Lego building sets, which means kids likely will want to watch the movies and buy more Legos after playing the game. Violence includes guns and ...

Minions and dinos: Separated at birth?

At first glance, you wouldn’t think that Minions and dinosaurs have very much in common (aside from being the subject of summer blockbuster movies).But they’ve both been around since the dawn of time. In fact, according to the story, Minions evolved long before the dinos did. If the success ...

Kids’ summer boredom makes no sense

The first time one of my kids said “I’m bored” this summer, I thought how funny it would be if I said that. If I woke up one morning, wandered into the den, plopped down on the sofa and announced to the kids, “I’m so bored, there’s nothing to do.” How good that would feel. And how ...