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Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Sponsor’s Spot: Printable Internet Enrichment Handouts
3. Weekly Topic: Mazes
4. Note from a Printables Club Member
5. Related Games
6. Quote of the Week
7. Classified Ads
8. Subscription Management
#1. September 1, 2004
Dear Reader,
We had a wonderful, two-week vacation in the Cotswolds, London and Paris. I brought my laptop along, and intended to check email and post a few entries about our travels, but the forces conspired against me, and I wasn’t able to. I have so many stories I’d like to share, but now it’s back-to-school and back-to-work, and I doubt I will get them all out. But I suppose I have time for just one:)
The first four days of our trip were spent exploring the Cotswolds, while staying in medieval Painswick at the charming Cardynham House. We rented a car, and bravely drove the round-abouts and motorways, sometimes on the left-side of the road, and unfortunately, sometimes on the right-side. After all the “French” we heard on the roadways, I’m sure the day we turned in our rental car will be named a national British holiday!
Other than the near misses, our most memorable driving story was the road sign we saw on the way to Bath.
Click below for the rest of the story:
http://blog.surfnetkids.com/archives/000574.html
See ya on the Net,
Barbara J. Feldman
"Surfing the Net with Kids"
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#3. Mazes
by Barbara J. Feldman
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Mazes Printable (** for premium members only)
https://www.surfnetkids.com/printables/files/printables-club/mazes.pdf
As I was researching mazes, I was amazed (a-MAZED, get it?) at the depth and breadth of the subject. For starters, I learned that while a maze has many dead ends to confuse the player, a true labyrinth consists of a single meandering path from the entrance to the center.
Caerdroia
http://www.labyrinthos.net/
“Today, mazes and labyrinths are more popular than ever before. Their imagery is used in games, films and advertising, while hundreds of new and innovative puzzle mazes have been built to entertain us. There is also a resurgence in their spiritual use by Christians, neo-pagans and the New Age culture. And of course the Web is often seen as a tangled labyrinth of links that ensnare the unwary!” Visit for an illustrated history of the symbolism of the labyrinth, and animated instruction on creating your own classical labyrinth (look in Introduction for Laying out Labyrinths.)
Jo Edkins’ Maze Page
http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/maze/
Jo Edkins’ collection of educational websites includes a variety of unrelated topics, among them Roman numerals, minerals, Egyptian gods, and this one on mazes. It is a terrific introduction that describes various types of mazes, but focuses mainly on labyrinths (also called unicursal mazes.) My favorite clicks are How to Make a Maze (“First you must decide on the type of maze.”) and the interactive Online Maze Designer.
Mazepuzzle.com
http://www.mazepuzzle.com/
Adrian Fisher “has the extraordinary vocation of designing and creating unique and beautiful mazes all over the world. He is internationally recognized as the world’s leading maze designer. He has created over 175 mazes worldwide in seventeen countries across five continents, designed the world’s first cornfield maize maze, has set four Guinness World Records, and is the world’s leading designer of mirror mazes.” And this is his collection of online mazes to be played either with your finger on your screen (they are not interactive) or printed and played with a pencil on paper.
#4. Note from a Printables Club Member
Hi Barbara,
The only reason I’m canceling my free Surfnetkids newsletter is that I’ve been so impressed with it for such a long time that I’ve recently subscribed to the Premium newsletter!
I honestly think you’re doing a wonderful job and I can’t think of anything you could do to improve. The sites you feature are always excellent and your choice of weekly content is interesting and varied! I’ve really come to rely on your weekly free newsletter to help me guide and educate my kids on using the Internet, and I’m REALLY looking forward to the extra information my premium subscription will provide!
Thanks again for a great product!!!
Lorna Wilson 🙂
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#5. Related Games
Random Interactive Maze
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Maze Printable Word Search
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Maze Word Search
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(Learn how to make games just like these with my step-by-step manual. )
#6. Quote of the Week
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“I am always ready to learn, but I do not always like being taught.” ~~ Winston Churchill (1874 – 1965) British statesman
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