For most of the week, families are often engrossed in separate activities-soccer practice, play dates, working extra hours to meet a deadline, and so on. So how can you generate family closeness in your busy week? Where's the fun? We suggest designating one night a week "Family Night." And with this creative kit, you'll find inspired ideas for easy, inexpensive evenings to spend together at home.
Art Workshop for Children is not just another book of straightforward art projects. The book's unique child-led approach provides a framework for cultivating creative thinking and encourages the wonder that comes when children are allowed to freely explore the creative process and their materials. As children work through these open-ended workshops, adults are guided on how to be facilitators who provide questions, encourage deep thinking, and help spark an excitement for discovery. Children explore basic materials and workshops that use minimal supplies, and then gradually add new materials to fill the art cabinets as well as new skills and more complex workshops. Most workshops are suitable to preschool-aged children, and each contains ideas for explorations and new twists to engage older or more experienced artists. Interspersed throughout are sidebar essays that introduce perspectives on mess-making, imperfection, the role of adult, collaborative art, and thoughts on the Reggio Emilia method, a self-guided teaching philosophy. These pieces underscore the value of art-making with children, and support the parent/teacher/care-giver on how to successfully lead, question, and navigate their children through the workshops to result in the fullest experiences.
Bring out your child’s creativity and imagination with more than 60 artful activities in this completely revised and updated edition Art making is a wonderful way for young children to tap into their imagination, deepen their creativity, and explore new materials, all while strengthening their fine motor skills and developing self-confidence. The Artful Parent has all the tools and information you need to encourage creative activities for ages one to eight. From setting up a studio space in your home to finding the best art materials for children, this book gives you all the information you need to get started. You’ll learn how to: * Pick the best materials for your child’s age and learn to make your very own * Prepare art activities to ease children through transitions, engage the most energetic of kids, entertain small groups, and more * Encourage artful living through everyday activities * Foster a love of creativity in your family
One of New York Magazine’s Best Gifts for New Grandparents, According to Grandparents. Tillywig Best Creative Fun Toy Award Winner. Don’t just give a gift…give an experience! Grandma and Me: In the Kitchen Activity Kit includes everything Grandma and her grandchild need to cook up meaningful conversations, enduring connections, and moments that become memories. Read! Cuddle on the couch or connect over Zoom to read the delightful storybook, What If You Were a Chef at the Zoo? Craft! Personalize a keepsake child-size apron and potholder with the included fabric paint. Share! Record favorite family recipes and the treasured stories behind them in the Activity Recipe Journal. Connect! Spark meaningful discussions with the thoughtful questions on the Conversation Cards. What’s Included: - 32-page hardcover storybook, What If You Were a Chef At the Zoo? - A potholder for Grandma - A kid-sized apron for a grandchild - Fabric paint for decorating and personalizing the apron and potholder - Activity Recipe Journal with prompts to record family stories, memories, and recipe - Conversation cards to inspire meaningful moments between the generations
Kids can be the big cheese in the kitchen with this cookbook of kid-friendly, Ratatouille-inspired recipes. The concealed wire binding allows the book to lie flat for ease of use while preparing such fun dishes as Remy's Famous Omelets and Emile's Sewer Sandwiches. This silly cookbook is sure to please...down to the last crumb!
Are you stuck in your genealogical research? Wondering how to make progress on your brick wall problems? Discover the process that a professional genealogist uses to solve difficult cases. Research Like a Pro: A Genealogist's Guide shares a step-by-step method using real world examples, easily understood by any level of genealogist; written for the researcher ready to take their skills to the next level.Research Like a Pro: A Genealogist's Guide will give you the tools to:- Form an objective focusing your research for an entire project.- Review your research with new eyes by creating your own timeline analysis.- Construct a locality guide to direct your research.- Create a plan to keep your research on track.- Style source citations, giving your work credibility.- Set up a research log to organize and track your searches.- Write a report detailing your findings and ideas for future research.Links to templates give you the tools you need to get started and work samples illustrate each step. You'll learn to execute a research project from start to finish, then start again with the new information discovered. Whether you are a newbie or experienced researcher, Research Like a Pro: A Genealogist's Guide will move the search for your ancestors forward. Start now to learn to Research Like a Pro.
No matter where you are in your own spiritual journey, no matter how little you know about the Bible, no matter how busy your schedule, you CAN grow your kids in Christian faith! Parents of faith are the most influential people in the lives of children - more than pastors, Sunday School teachers, youth workers, or teachers. Passing our faith to our kids is the responsibility of the church (home grown faith versus church grown faith). There are certain conditions that parents can intentionally create in the home that will leave a legacy of faith for their childre, grandchildren, and beyond. They include prayer and devotions; family acts of service; caring conversations; and rituals and traditions. Home Grown Faith will encourage and teach parents how they can shape the spiritual future of their kids one day at a time.
As seen on TODAY and in Parade magazine. Take the fast-track to FUN! With over 400 games, activities, crafts, projects, and more, you’ll be ready to shake up a rainy afternoon, enjoy unplugged family fun on the weekend, turn long car rides into game time, and create homemade crafts your kids will remember for years to come. These accessible activities require little more than items from around the house and a dash of imagination. Activities cover a wide range of ages, so every member of the family can feel engaged and excited. Donna Bozzo has shared her prescription for infusing tons of fantastic fun into your days with millions of people on television and in magazines. Now she gives you 427 easy-peasy ideas to help you to put more fun in your family’s life any and every day. Try her... · Five-minute fun fixes · Zany ways to shake up the ole (yawn) daily routine · Clever bedtime, homework, and chore time struggle-stoppers · Quick ways to create family memories · Easy, exciting ways to make each and every day a special occasion
- Take an aerial tramway to the top of the Franconia mountain range in New Hampshire. - Sample the goodies on a Ben & Jerry's ice-cream factory tour in Waterbury, Vt. - Learn to kayak at L.L. Bean Children's Discovery School in Freeport, Maine. - Track a T-rex at Dinosaur State Park in Rocky Hill, N.C. - Travel with the Pilgrims at Plimoth Plantation in Plymouth, Mass.
