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Pigpen Ciphers & Decoder Rings
At Brain Chase, we love decoders and secret codes. One of our favorites is the Pigpen cipher. The Pigpen cipher not only looks cool, it has a long history. No one is really sure who invented the cipher, but variations of it have been used by different groups since the 18th century. During the Civil War, the code […]
Five Great Stories to Bring Out the Adventurer in Your Daughter
Children often learn from and become like the characters they read about. So often our daughters see young women represented as princesses or ballerinas. They read stories that encourage a love of dance and fairy tales, but what can we do when our daughters want something more? What stories can we tell our little girls […]
10 Reasons Why Everyone Needs a Decoder Ring
We all remember the breathless anticipation with which Ralphie awaited the delivery of his secret decoder ring in A Christmas Story. And we’ll never forget his moment of soul-crushing, swear-inducing disappointment when “Annie’s secret message” turned out to be no more than an advertising gimmick. But we haven’t heard much about decoder rings since. Did this […]
Adventures in Writing, Part 2
This is another one of the exceptional writing samples we’ve received recently. Great job Ellie! By Ellie Coleman, age 12, Midland, MI Dear Principal Jones, Everybody has been buzzing about the cafeteria workers having super powers. I know you have already said the cafeteria workers are normal people, but I have proof they are so […]
Masquerade and the Origins of Brain Chase
I remember the first day my mind was blown by a picture book. It was 1983 in Littleton, Colorado. Every week our second grade class at Damon Runyon Elementary would file quietly through the library and circle up at the feet of Mrs. Webber for story time. Mrs. Webber was exactly how you’d picture […]
5 Buried Treasures That Are Still Missing
Most people associate buried treasure with pirates. The truth is that pirates did not bury their treasure. The only known example of a pirate actually burying a treasure is William Kidd. Kidd was originally commissioned by England to raid Spanish ships in the Atlantic, but he became a little too ambitious and raided anyone who […]