My Busy Backyard Activity Book

My Busy Backyard Activity Book

Author: Fran Newman-D'Amico

Publisher: Courier Dover Publications

Published: 2016-09-21

Total Pages: 67

ISBN-13: 0486810348

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Populated by adorable insects, friendly scarecrows, and lively squirrels, this book features dozens of kid-friendly puzzles, from mazes and connect-the-dots to secret codes and spot-the-differences, plus fun-to-color pictures. Solutions.


The Outdoor Toddler Activity Book

The Outdoor Toddler Activity Book

Author: Krissy Bonning-Gould

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2019-04-02

Total Pages: 299

ISBN-13: 1641523522

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Encourage learning through play with these fun outdoor activities for toddlers aged 1-3. Outdoor play promotes creativity, strengthens muscles, enhances social and emotional development, and makes learning fun. This book is packed with dozens of engaging and educational toddler activities that emphasize early learning and get kids excited about being outside. Each chapter is devoted to a specific type of toddler-friendly play: messy play, active games, nature-based activities, water activities, and outdoor arts and crafts. Bold icons show what each activity teaches your child, allowing you to choose activities appropriate for their developmental stage to help guide their growth. This colorful book of outdoor toddler activities includes: SKILL-BUILDING EXERCISES: Help your little one build up important skills like problem-solving, mindfulness, shapes and letters, sorting, patterns, and many more. ACTIVITY TIPS & TRICKS: Find suggestions for making the most out of each activity and "Caution!" labels for exercises that require increased supervision. DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES: Learn more about your child's motor, language, and social-emotional skills at each stage of development. Add more intentional play, meaningful connection, learning opportunities, and plain old fun to your toddler's days with help from The Outdoor Toddler Activity Book.


The Unplugged Family Activity Book

The Unplugged Family Activity Book

Author: Rachel Jepson Wolf

Publisher: Fair Winds Press

Published: 2020-06-23

Total Pages: 147

ISBN-13: 1631598678

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Get ready for kid-approved ideas that celebrate the great outdoors year round! Whether you’re building forts or making fresh cider, there’s something for every kid and every season. What might unfold if we put away our devices for an hour, a day, or even longer? What adventures await, when we press pause on technology? The Unplugged Family Activity Book invites you and your loved ones to connect, create, and celebrate all year long. With more than 50 projects, crafts, and recipes, plus ideas for seasonal celebrations to share with family and friends, there’s fun to be had, all through the year. Host a springtime tea party, where you’ll nibble shortbread cookies and make a mossy teacup fairy garden. Or gather with friends for a summer potluck party. Blow giant bubbles, race leaf-and-bark boats, or camp out in your own backyard. In the fall, enjoy a harvest party with your friends! Create a fall leaf rainbow, sip mulled cider, and bake bread over a campfire. When winter comes, celebrate the longest night of the year with twinkling ice lanterns. Try your hand at candle dipping and pen your wishes for the coming year. You’ll find instruction and recipes for: Candied violets Herbal first aid balm Rose petal tea Infused honey Homemade ice cream Summer flower bunting Homemade dragonfly wings Felted acorn necklaces Autumn gratitude tree Decorative lanterns Baked apples Winter stargazing Maple lollipops Dried citrus garland Plus dozens more crafts, projects, and recipes! In The Unplugged Family Activity Book, you’ll fall in love with every season—wherever you call home. So grab your family and friends, and get ready for an adventure that will last all through the year!


The Best Outdoor Activities for Families: Wintertime

The Best Outdoor Activities for Families: Wintertime

Author: Rebecca Cohen

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2012-12-03

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 1402285345

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Available exclusively as an eBook short. What if you got outside every day, and what if you could get your kids to come along? It sounds modest, but the effects, as dynamic outdoor spokesperson Rebecca Cohen herself can testify, are profound. Excerpted from her book FIFTEEN MINUTES OUTSIDE, this inspiring collection of wintertime activities gives families an idea a day ranging from December through February, requiring little planning, no expertise and relatively little resources (time, cash, or patience!), no matter where they live. Simple and inspiring, this eBook is bursting with easy ways to get your family out into nature for just a few minutes every day.


Camping Activity Book for Families

Camping Activity Book for Families

Author: Linda Hamilton

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2023-05-15

Total Pages: 237

ISBN-13: 1493064231

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Winner of the 2017 Independent Publisher Book Award in the Children's Interactive category! Camping Activity Book for Familiesoffers up a wide variety of activities, games, crafts, songs, and goodold-fashioned fun for parents and children to share in the wonders ofthe outdoors. Whether it’s creating pinecone art and giant nestsor going on nature-themed scavenger hunts, observing the nightsky, or playing flashlight tag at the campground, this book gets thewhole family engaged in everything outdoors. Fully revised and updated, with age-specificrecommendations, activity suggestions for parents, family conversationstarter sidebars, and kids-only tips, this book has fun activities for everyminute and every age group.


The Children's Busy Book

The Children's Busy Book

Author: Trish Kuffner

Publisher: Da Capo Press

Published: 2013-04-16

Total Pages: 514

ISBN-13: 147670208X

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365 fun, creative activities to stimulate your child every day of the year. The Children's Busy Book is from the line of all-time #1 selling line of Busy Books. 365 fun, creative activities to stimulate your child every day of the year This book contains 365 activities (one for each day of the year) for six- to ten-year-olds using things found around the home. It shows parents and day-care providers how to: *Prevent boredom during bad weather with games, kitchen activities, and arts-and-crafts projects. *Stimulate a child's natural curiosity with entertaining math, reading, writing, science, geography, and fine-arts activities. *Encourage a child's physical growth with fun outdoor activities. *Foster a child's emotional growth with fun family-centered and social activities. *Celebrate holidays and other occasions with special projects. *Keep children occupied during long car trips. The Children's Busy Book is written with warmth and sprinkled with humor and insight. It should be required reading for anyone raising or teaching school-age children.


Toddler Activities Made Easy

Toddler Activities Made Easy

Author: Kristin Bonning-Gould

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2019-08-06

Total Pages: 315

ISBN-13: 1641525398

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All play, no prep—fun and creative activities for toddlers ages 2-4 Your little one is bursting with enthusiasm, wonder, and... ENERGY! This activity book gives busy parents of a bustling toddler quick, easy, and fun-filled activities to engage your child's curiosity. With activities that use everyday household materials and require only 5 minutes or less to prepare, this book makes it simple and fast for parents to turn a moment of idleness into playful learning. Make learning a blast for your toddler with this creative activity book, featuring: 100+ toddler activities—Engage your toddler with imaginative games and outdoor exploration. Easy setup—Prep toddler activities in just 5 minutes with projects using common household materials. Cognitive skill building—These activities are designed to help with early literacy, fine motor skills, visual spatial skills, and so much more. This toddler activity book makes playtime easy, educational, and entertaining for the whole family.


The Nature for Toddlers Activity Book

The Nature for Toddlers Activity Book

Author: Jenette Restivo

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2022-11-15

Total Pages: 185

ISBN-13:

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Go exploring with 50 outdoor activities for toddlers! Nature is full of sights, sounds, and textures to fascinate toddlers and engage their growing minds. Encourage them to discover the world around them with this book of hands-on nature activities. From Rainy Day Puddle Stomping to Rock Stacking and Creating a Bird Feeding Station, your little one will practice key skills as they build a love of the great outdoors. Learning in action—Watch as your toddler begins to ask questions, recognize cause and effect, sort objects, and develop their motor skills. Anytime and anywhere—Most of these activities only take about 20 minutes, use basic household items, and can be done in your backyard, your local park, or around the neighborhood. Every part of nature—Dig into activities that teach toddlers about weather and seasons, soil and rocks, creatures and critters, and green things that grow! Get little ones excited to get outside w ith The Nature for Toddlers Activity Book.


Contemporary School Playground Strategies for Healthy Students

Contemporary School Playground Strategies for Healthy Students

Author: Brendon Hyndman

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-06-12

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13: 9811047383

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This book is a research guide for implementing contemporary playground strategies to promote active, healthy students. A number of school playground strategies have succeeded in reducing the decline in students’ activity levels by introducing equipment and policies that encourage further engagement. The book outlines these strategies and ideas and offers insights into their multiple levels of influence on engaging students in school playground activities that can promote student health. It also discusses previous investigations into the effect of playground strategies on students’ activities and the differences between structured and unstructured playground activities; investigations that have explored the translatability and feasibility of specific school playground strategies and potential recommendations for future school playground research. It also provides observations on the features students desire in their playgrounds and what features are important in terms of safe activities, enjoyment levels, which in turn offers suggestions for future research directions.


Indoor Fun Preschool Activity Book

Indoor Fun Preschool Activity Book

Author: Kailan Carr

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2021-10-05

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 1638078483

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Boost preschool skills with indoor activities for kids ages 3 to 5 Kids learn best through play, so developing crucial early skills with hands-on activities is a fun and easy way to give them a great head start. Indoor Fun Preschool Activity Book is packed with projects that teach and support early motor functions and classroom skills. You and your little one will enjoy exciting fuss-free activities that use indoor play to develop skills in sociability, math, science, reading, writing, and more! This book can be used alone or as a companion to My Preschool Workbook. Inside you'll find: Intro to play-based learning—Read up on the benefits of play-based learning and how you can help foster critical skills through indoor activity. 80 engaging activities—Discover fun projects, games, and crafts specifically designed for indoor play and exploration, like Craft Stick Catapult, Toothpick Structures, and Play Dough Maze. Skill callouts—Match the right activity with the skill you want to practice using handy icons that identify specific types of learning. Give kids a jump start on developing basic skills through play with Indoor Fun Preschool Activity Book.