Family & Relationships - Activities

How can you make sure that your child gets what he or she needs in those critical first few years of life? For parents looking for gentle guidance--user friendly ideas for maximizing their child's development, tips for developing a strong parent-child relationship, and ways...

Author and columnist Evelyn Nalley McCollum shares her favorite recipes along with family stories and anecdotes in this "Southern Cooking" collection. Includes sections on salads, soups, main dishes, hard-to-find recipes, casseroles, breads, breakfast foods, pies, cakes, cookies and other desserts. The author says in...

This book provides 101 practical tips to help military families successfully re-unite after an extended absence or deployment of a family member. These tips provide clear and easy activities to help families through this happy but challenging time.Author: Megan Jane Egerton-GrahamISBN-10: 0981143679ISBN-13: 9780981143675Publisher: Egerton...

Whether you're looking for a trail for a leisurely stroll, a bike ride with the family, or something a bit more challenging, you'll find it in this comprehensive trail guide highlighting the best, most highly rated trails in Minnesota. Many of the trails were...

This resource brings together games new and old from around the world, creating a wonderful collection for parents to explore with their families. The activities can be used any time parents, teachers, camp counselors, and other adults want to encourage laughing and learning and...

The seventy-two exercises for journal keeping in this book are simple and enjoyable ways for children from kindergarten through junior high to: express feelings and thoughts, feel comfortable about writing and drawing, acquire the habits of self-observation and reflection, foster a positive self-image, exercise...

If you have ever wished you could show children and teenagers how to enrich their lives with meditation and visualization, this book will delight you. It presents simple exercises in guided imagery designed to help young people ages three through eighteen to relax into...

'At school, we believe education should touch the whole child. This includes the physical, emotional, spiritual, social and cognitive aspects of the child's life. We teach children quietness as a skill to reflect and recharge their inner lives. Lorraine Murray helped us on this...

In this thoughtful book, Freya Jaffke describes festival celebrations in relation to child development in the first seven years. She considers in detail the main festivals throughout the year: Easter, Whitsun, St John's, starting school, harvest, Michaelmas, lantern time, birthdays, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Advent, Christmas,...

From the creator of the bestselling Anti-Coloring Book series with more than 600,000 copies sold, a new parenting guide to encouraging creativity in preschool-age children Young at Art is the first and only comprehensive book for the general audience about the nature, value and...

Turn Your Child into a Great Reader! Are you concerned about your child's reading ability? Does your child hate to read? If so, you are not alone. In fact, 38 percent of American fourth graders are unable to read at a basic level. But...

Chortle. Giggle. Titter and guffaw. And smile, smile, smile. The happiest of books is back, in full, glorious, happy color. It's the perfect shower gift. Essential for grandparents. The most cheerful book in the parenting section. These 97 games, sight gags, parlor tricks, and...

Get in the game of fatherhood! All new dads want to bond with their babies -- but how? With seventy-two safe, simple exercises, each illustrated with a fun photograph, Rookie Dad helps busy fathers make a real connection with their little ones -- and...

For the past eight years Chicago television Traffic Anchor Roz Varon has been recording her travels in words and images. This book is designed to be a keepsake for those readers who enjoy vicarious adventures, and for those who seek ideas for their own...

From making a monster mask to going on a bike photo safari, 365 Smart Afterschool Activities will let kids' imaginations soar with terrifically fun things to do during those valuable afterschool hours and beyond.365 Smart Afterschool Activities is perfect for parents, teachers, grandparents, babysitters...

How To Make Your Own Dolls For Pleasure And Profit is a comprehensive guidebook written by Grace L. Schauffler, providing detailed instructions on how to create dolls from scratch. The book includes step-by-step instructions and illustrations on how to design and construct various types...

Learn How to Build Confidence in Your ChildRaising a confident boy in the new millennium can sometimes feel like a real challenge. With rising tensions in our culture, the distraction of devices, and the general speed of life, parenting is difficult for everyone.The good...

A healing dose of fun for sick kids and the parents who love them! Whether your preschooler is home with the chicken pox, or your fifth-grader is laid up with a broken leg, The Penny Whistle SICK-IN-BED BOOK comes to the rescue with a...

OVER 30 ALL-NEW, SURE-TO-PLEASE PARTIES FOR KIDS OF ANY AGE Whether your two-year-old's passion is teddy bears, your eight-year-old can name every dinosaur in the museum, or your sweet-sixteen-yearold wants a sophisticated casino evening -- you can create the perfect party with The Penny...

TWENTY-THREE UNFORGETTABLE, GOOF-PROOF PARTIES FOR KIDS OF EVERY AGE Whether your child is two or twelve, a budding ballerina or a swashbuckling pirate, The Penny Whistle Party Planner brings the fun back to giving birthday parties. Each party plan features: A step-by-step schedule, from...

From Simon & Schuster, Please Touch is a guide to how to stimulate your child's creative development through movement, music, art, and play. Please Touch offers parents constructive, age-appropriate ways of developing their child's natural curiosity, energy, and creativity in the formative years before...

Author: Diane Lynch-FraserISBN-10: 0595127010ISBN-13: 9780595127016Publisher: iUniverseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/20/2000Pages: 160Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 9.08h x 6.02w x 0.39d

300 quick, Simple Ways to Make Every Day a Happier Day Spirit games make children feel brighter and more confident. By tapping into children's natural delight, spirit games restore the sparkle to their eyes. By sharing the upbeat activities in Spirit Games, you can...

A fresh and timely approach to understanding the profound impact of motor development on children of all ages and stages. Based on the authors' more than seventy combined years of professional success working with children of all abilities, Growing an In-Sync Child provides parents,...

In this darkly funny, surprising memoir, the original "Lit Girl" and author of the era-defining Slaves of New York considers her life in and outside of New York City, from the heyday of the 1980s to her life today in a tiny upstate town...

52 playful and easy to understand activites to hhelp parents teach children moral lessons that they won't forget A child says, "I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand." 10-Minute Life Lessons for Kids is a book...

Invite your jittery mind into quiet slips of timed or untimed writing experiments that are designed to encourage your timid heart to forge forgotten feelings and entice your shy-self to make friends with emerging emotions. With a bounty of prompts to select from, you'll...

Winter outdoors is a time of freedom, it is the season for the human child to go to the waters and the wild. Thrive seeks to help parents, children and early years educators to engage with the outdoors. This book continues the work of...

50 Images. Beatifull Hand Drawn Luxury Car Illustrations For You To Color!A perfect gift book that will appeal to anyone who loves Cars imageryUnwind with hours of artistic fun, transforming each illustration into your very own masterpiece.If You Want To Start Coloring The Cars...

Word Search Book for KidsWord Searches Books are the best way to keep kids and teens busy for days and weeks. Multiple levels from beginners, intermediate word searches. Suitable for kids and teens . Catergeories from animals, fruits, vegetables, shapes, brands, tools and much...

This accessible book is full of play-based activities to support child development. Grounded in evidence-based practice, it inspires and informs readers to understand play, and offers ideas and practical activities to use with the children in their care (ages 0-8).Drawing from the holistic and...

Get your family's brains going with 57 more creative calisthenics for the mind In China, for centuries it has been acknowledged that early childhood training supports lifelong intellectual growth. For generations, parents have taught their children ""brain games""--delightful amusements that challenge the intellects of...

Living alone as a man can be a liberating and fulfilling experience, but it also comes with its fair share of challenges. Whether you're a young professional starting your journey or recently divorced and finding your footing again, "Life Skills for Men Living Alone"...

Melissa delves into the realities of modern parenting, addressing the constant juggling act of family, career, and self-care. She shares strategies for managing time, setting boundaries, and making the most of limited resources. With unwavering empathy, she acknowledges the struggles that mothers often face...

We think we will remember all the details of our children, but our memories get softer as the years pass. Pieces get lost in the shuffle of school lunches, activities, which friend is a bad influence, and how do I figure out this new...

Let writer and gardener Jeff Hutton show you and your kids how to grow your own food and your favorite flowers, attract butterflies, create crafts, and more. What could be more fun and rewarding for a family than planting and raising a garden together....

Have a blast with Family Fun Trivia! In a brightly colored, portable box, these 140 general knowledge questions are an all-ages-friendly trivia challenge the whole family can enjoy together. With a range of topics, including pop culture, history, sports, nature, and more, it's a...

Tired of eating your meals in silence? Sick of watching your family members eat with their eyes glued to their digital devices? Use these conversation starters and discussion prompts to connect with one another around the dinner table, on car rides, over breakfast, at...

Framed around four central devotions, this Advent activity book invites parents and kids to come together year after year in celebrating the deeper meaning of the season as they count down the days until Christmas. Designed to follow the four weeks of Advent⁠--Hope, Faith,...

Collection of 20 coupons to be used by your girlfriend.Make her happy by handing her these coupons as a Valentine's Day gift. Complete the coupon tasks as her desired. Remember, you can't refuse her There are 4 empty coupons inside, so you can complete...

So, you just found out you're codependent and ready to break free from that. What do you do? Being codependent is a very tough situation that affects everything you do in life in ways that are far from awesome. You may have noticed that...

Our Bucket List Journal For Couples One of the best investment is time spent with someone you love. This Bucket List Journal will help you organize and capture those special moments. Each bucket list section provides the space to write your memories, place photo...

This is the cutest Baby Shower Guest Book you have ever seen? We are very proud with sharing our product with you.Are you a parent-to-be? Are you hosting a baby shower? Then allow your guests to write down their thoughts about your baby. A...

Perfect for art lovers and a great gift for children. Twenty seven pages of illustrations of skaters and a lovely little short story about an outdoor impromptu ice skating party make up this 6"x9" picture book. Story and delicate illustrations done by Patsy Stanley,...

Anyone can master the art of storytelling with the right advice and plenty of practice Storytelling allows you to lift a story from the page and bring it to life. Without a book you're free -- to personalize stories, make gestures, use props or...

Homegrown Family Fun: Unplugged was written out of a concern for the well-being and success of today's youngsters. As a retired teacher and reading specialist, and as a mother and grandmother I've seen the play lives of children change dramatically. While technology itself is...

Winner of the 2015 Parent's Choice Award The perfect starting point for creative play, this is the ultimate book of ideas for arts and crafts, building and tinkering, writing and rhyming, singing and dancing, and more For parents who don't feel they are creative,...

When it comes to organizing workshops for siblings of children with special health and developmental needs, Sibshops is just what communities need. The enormously popular Sibshop model has been used in more than 200 communities in eight countries, and the long-awaited revision of this...

Fold a great selection of origami rowboats, speedboats, liners, sailboats, and even an aircraft carrier where you can land your paper aircraft. Most of the models are easy to build so even the smallest deckhand can learn the ropes and become a paper boat...

Gigi the giraffe is a strong and independent young lady with a big heart. Adventurous and daring, she flies her plane to exotic spots around the globe to satisfy her curiosity for new sights and experiences.Gigi believes in "girl power" and is very happy...