Reading Activity In Summer

Family Fun June/July 2013

keep track of kids cups

family fun october 2012

Caramel Corn

Real Simple October 2011

Hot Lemonade To Feel Better

Mix hot water, fresh lemon juice and honey and it is soothing for sore throats. Parents Magazine, November 2011

Tattling Tips

Each time my two kids tattle I require them to say one positive thing about the other person as well.

When a child wants to tattle they need to write it down and put the complaint in the comoplaint box

Family Fun October 2010

To Make Walks Fun

Call it a spy mission and write down things the child might find on the walk. As you walk the child can cross the items off the list (i.e. An American Flag, An Address with the number 8, a man with a beard, etc.)

Family Fun, October 2010

Good Idea To Stop Fighting

To limit toy-related squabbles between two children (ages 3 & 4) they made treasure chests: lidded plastic tubs that they personalized with stuckers. Twice a week, each girl picks out five toys for her container, and she is the only person allowed to play with those toys during that time. If both girls want the same item, the one to whome it belongs (or who picked it first) gets to claim it. The boxes have precluded squabbles and helped old playthings seem new again.

Family Fun October 2010