Kidkit: Entertaining Ideas and Activities for Children (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780788007279)

These activities for kids -- ages one to ten -- are not only to entertain but to improve attention spans. Each one is child tested and mother-approved... fun and inexpensive.

A necessary resource for parents, teachers, nursery schools, churches, and anyone interacting with children!

Included are:
- Ideas for painting: straw painting, marble painting, alphabet painting ...
- Outside activities: parachutes, picture rocks, bug hut, snow painting ...
- Things to make: holiday cards, noodle necklace, ant jar, play dough pumpkins ...
- Discovery: Button pictures, leaf drawings, pot match, Fizzle fun ...
- Games: Ring-catch, clothespin drop, color match, red light-green light ...
- Recipes: Bread clay, eatable play dough, finger paint ...
- Snacks: Ants on a log, carrot salad, fruit shake, banana crunch ...

Great ideas that will brighten any child's day!... Kidkit makes child play easy, fun and safe.
Sue Baranik, Parenting magazine

As a parent, educator and staff person at Minnesota Parent I highly recommend Kidkit... Great for school breaks, holidays and just plain free time.
Jean S. Madso, Minnesota Parent magazine

Bonnie J. Hinkemeyer is the mother of an active child. She I discovered there were few available materials for helping parents relate to children who can't sit still for long. Over a period of time she developed these activities which she discovered were able to improve her son's attention span. Raised on a 160-acre Hobby Farm south of St. Cloud, Minnesota: Bonnie has engaged in a variety of careers including day-care worker, beauty shop owner, and paper mill worker. She is currently a construction worker with a Class A license to operate heavy equipment. Her other interests include crocheting, knitting, designing jewelry from coins, and raising horses, dogs and cats.

Author: Bonnie J. Hinkemeyer
ISBN-10: 0788007270
ISBN-13: 9780788007279
Publisher: CSS Publishing Company
Language: English
Published: 01/01/1997
Pages: 80
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.24lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.73w x 0.49d