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WriterMom
Not video games (he has enough of those!) or music (he's not interested in it yet).
Thoughts?
Answer
Books are such a great present!! Do you know the books (series of about 6 books) by Dav Pilkey? They're called "Captain Underpants" and boys that age love them. They are pretty funny and not at all awful but pretty well done. Just the right reading level for a kid who can read on about a 2nd grade level but, maybe you can read them to him. There's also a picture book called "Walter the Farting Dog" which, as you can imagine is a great hit with 7 yr old boys too.
If he's a good reader or you are looking for chapter books that can be read to him, Judy Blume has a group of books about a kid named Fudge and his older brother and the antics they get into together. Very clever and well written. The last one I'm going to recommend is by Robert McCloskey and it's called "Homer Price" and it's also a chapter book and it's about the same reading level as Judy Blume's books. It's about a kid growing up in rural America in like 1940 or even a little earlier and all the silly and very funny games and tricks and craziness they get into in the town.
I know you probably have to get him other stuff besides books but, do try to include some because they last long after the toys do!
Books are such a great present!! Do you know the books (series of about 6 books) by Dav Pilkey? They're called "Captain Underpants" and boys that age love them. They are pretty funny and not at all awful but pretty well done. Just the right reading level for a kid who can read on about a 2nd grade level but, maybe you can read them to him. There's also a picture book called "Walter the Farting Dog" which, as you can imagine is a great hit with 7 yr old boys too.
If he's a good reader or you are looking for chapter books that can be read to him, Judy Blume has a group of books about a kid named Fudge and his older brother and the antics they get into together. Very clever and well written. The last one I'm going to recommend is by Robert McCloskey and it's called "Homer Price" and it's also a chapter book and it's about the same reading level as Judy Blume's books. It's about a kid growing up in rural America in like 1940 or even a little earlier and all the silly and very funny games and tricks and craziness they get into in the town.
I know you probably have to get him other stuff besides books but, do try to include some because they last long after the toys do!
What is a good gift for an aspiring video game designer?
Melissa
I have a good friend that wants to be a video game designer and I'm trying to find a good gift for his birthday that will help him along with that. He's not much of a reader, and most of the stuff that the books have, he's already researched. I'm hoping there's maybe a software I could buy or somewhere I could take him to meet game designer type people, or something of that sort that I could do for him. Anyone have any ideas?
Answer
A trip to Japan XD Nah Game Maker 8 is a great, easy to use but flexible game designer. You could get him the pro version for about 15 dollars but it depends what stage he is at(Game Maker might be a bit easy).Look around for game developing tools if you want, but they can get quite expensive so it really depends on how much you are willing to pay.
A trip to Japan XD Nah Game Maker 8 is a great, easy to use but flexible game designer. You could get him the pro version for about 15 dollars but it depends what stage he is at(Game Maker might be a bit easy).Look around for game developing tools if you want, but they can get quite expensive so it really depends on how much you are willing to pay.
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