Brighter Minds Media has created a special discount code for 40% off everything on www.brightermindsmedia.com , just in case you have any last minute holiday gifts to buy! I’ve reviewed several of their products in the past, including the Extreme Monsters book series and the Diners Dash PC game as well other great education books, games and software.

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About three weeks ago, Brighter Minds Media approached me and asked if I’d like to review some of their products. They told me they offer a fun, innovative line of products including software, books, workbooks, flashcards, interactive DVD games and online games. That sounded like just the type of thing I like to buy for my family so I was game.

Read the full review on The Bean Blog.

I downloaded the software on one of the boys’ computers. It was very easy. It walks your right through the setup. And it gives you the option to keep it completely hidden so the kids don’t even know it’s on their computer or you can have it be visible on the control panel to let the kids know you’re watching and hopefully discourage them from doing something they shouldn’t. I chose to keep it hidden which meant I had to pick a couple of secret keystrokes to access it [something like CTRL-ALT-SHIFT-Z, which is the default so change it from that when you install it or you’re kids may find your hidden program]. The install probably took about two minutes. Not bad.

Read the full review on The Bean Blog.