The Preschooler's Busy Book contains 365 activities (one for each day of the year) for three- to six-year-olds using things found around the home. It shows parents, baby-sitters, and daycare providers how to: <ul>
<li>Save money by making your own paints, play dough, craft clays, glue, paste and other supplies</li>
<li>Prevent boredom during even the longest stretches of rainy or cold weather with ideas for indoor play like newspaper golf, magnet magic, the listening game, red light/green light, and hand puppets</li>
<li>Help children learn to have fun in the kitchen making fruit kebabs, popsicles, homemade peanut butter, a happy-face sandwich, alphabet cookies, animal pancakes, finger Jell-O, popcorn ball creatures, and the best chocolate chip cookies in the whole world</li>
<li>Teach your child practical skills like setting the table, putting away the silverware, sorting socks, sewing practice, and carpentry (hammering golf tees into Styrofoam, with a toy hammer)</li>
<li>Introduce your child to numbers and counting with activities like "One-Two, Buckle My Shoe," telling time, coin and stamp collecting, sorting a mixed-up deck of cards by numbers and learning how to find today's date on a calendar</li>
<li>Prepare your child for reading by working on an alphabet puzzle, making alphabet cookies, making an alphabet book, and connecting the dots in alphabetical order to make a picture</li>
<li>Get your child started with music and rhythm by making a pie-plate tambourine, keeping the rhythm to a song on the radio with homemade rhythm blocks or shakers, or make music with musical glasses (filled with different amounts of water)</li>
<li>Get your child moving with dances like "Hokey Pokey," "Skip to My Lou," "Ring Around the Rosie," and "London Bridge"</li>
<li>Encourage your child to enjoy quiet activities like reading wordless picture books, working on puzzles, and watching clouds--and then drawing them</li>
<li>Introduce children to nature with a variety of outdoor adventures from nature walks and picnics to backyard camping, bird feeding, mud painting and making waxed leaves</li>
<li>Start children growing things by planting apple seeds, avocado seeds or garlic cloves; or learning how to grow carrots, beets or sweet potatoes by putting cuttings into water</li>
<li>Celebrate holidays and other occasions with special projects and activities for Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, Easter and Passover</li>
<li>Keep children occupied on car trips by playing "I See A-B-C" or reciting "30 Days Hath September" </li>
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Preschooler's Busy Book: 365 Creative Games & Activities To Occupy 3-6 Year Olds (Busy Books Series)

Children's Books

Kuffner, Trish

Arts, Music & Photography

Meadowbrook Acquired

The Toddler’s Busy Book is a must-read for anyone raising or teaching toddlers! This book contains over 365 activities (one for each day of the year) for kids ages 18 months to 3 years, using items found around the home. It shows parents and day-care providers how to prevent boredom during the longest stretches of indoor weather, stimulate a child’s natural curiosity with entertaining math, language, and motor-skills activities, encourage a child’s physical, mental, and emotional growth, celebrate holidays and other occasions with special projects and activities, and keep toddlers occupied during long car trips or while running errands. The Toddler's Busy Book is written with warmth and sprinkled with humor and insight.

The Toddler's Busy Book: 365 Creative Games and Activities to Keep Your 1 1/2- to 3-Year-Old Busy

Activities, Crafts & Games

The Arts &amp; Crafts Busy Book should be required reading for anyone raising or teaching children. It is written with warmth and sprinkled with humor and insight. The Arts &amp; Crafts Busy Book contains 365 screen-free, fun, creative and educational arts and crafts projects for children ages two to six that provide a great alternative to using TV as a babysitter. It shows parents and daycare providers how to: —Stimulate creativity and self-expression with activities that encourage a child to explore his or her place in the world. —Create experiments with paint, glue, playdough, paper, and markers that focus a child's energy constructively. —Encourage the development of a child's concentration and coordination, as well as organizational and manipulative skills, with well-chosen arts and crafts projects. —Save money by making arts and crafts supplies such as paints, playdough, and craft clay with ingredients that can be found around the home. —Celebrate the holidays and other occasions with special projects and activities. iParenting Media Awards 2003 Greatest Holiday Winner: Book An iParenting Media Award Winner!

Arts & Crafts Busy Book : 365 Activities

Learn the Coolest Tricks from “The World’s Best Rope Jumper.*” *Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Guinness World Record holder David Fisher is going to change the way you think about rope jumping. Cool Jump-Rope Tricks You Can Do! will teach you over 100 cool skills and tricks like the Houdini, Cat’s Cradle, and the Pretzel. Even if you have never picked up a rope before, you’ll be saying, “I DID IT!” over and over again. – It’s like a private lesson from the world’s best rope jumper! Each skill is presented with helpful hints, personal notes, step-by-step photos, and simple, clear instructions kids can use to master the tricks. Fisher also covers practical topics like selecting the right type and length of rope, the best jumping surfaces, warming up, proper jumping form, making mistakes, and safety. — Once your kids learn the basic skills and tricks in this book, there will be no end to the number of tricks they can learn and make up on their own or with friends. That’s why this book will motivate your kids to stay in shape year-round (indoors and out).

Cool Jump-Rope Tricks You Can Do!

Fisher, David

The simple way to learn about pregnancy, giving birth, and caring for your baby. This accessible, easy-to-read guide is a simplified version of the best-selling “Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn” for expectant parents who want only the most important, need-to-know, how-to information. The book tells readers: how to stay healthy during pregnancy, how to handle labor pain and birth, and how to care for a new baby. Using clear and simple language, it includes: • Advice on what to do and what not to do during pregnancy • Descriptions of easy exercises to help you stay healthy and feel better • Information on what to expect during labor and birth • Ways to deal with childbirth pain • Helpful hints on breastfeeding and being a parent

Simple Guide to Having a Baby

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Simkin, Penny

Women's Health

Babies Didn’t Come with Instructions…Until Now! Keep this easy-to-use book handy, so you can get the latest medical advice whenever you need help! It provides up-to-date medical information to guide you through your baby’s first year. It includes the latest information on newborn screening, well-baby checkups, vaccination schedules, and expanded information on nutrition, including how to prevent food allergies and childhood obesity. You’ll find complete information on the daily basics of baby care. For example: bathing, diapering, and breast- or formula-feeding your baby, and baby exercises. Plus, the latest information on these important issues: Breastfeeding for working mothers Car seat and crib safety Childproofing your home Circumcision Day care options Diaper choices Environmental hazards Making homemade baby food Monthly developmental milestones Prebiotics, probiotics, and fatty acids Traveling with your baby The expanded medical care section covers 40 different emergencies and illnesses. Each topic includes what you need to know, supplies you will need, typical symptoms, what to check, information on when to get professional help, and step-by-step instruction on how to treat at home. Some of the topics covered are: Colic Gastroesophageal reflux Head trauma Infant and child CPR Influenza Seizures Thrush Whooping cough

First Year Baby Care

Parenting & Relationships

Kelly, Paula

Parenting

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