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The Dads & Daughters Togetherness Guide: 54 Fun Activities to Help Build a Great Relationship

Joe Kelly

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Total reviews: 1 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Editorial Review:

Fathers know that doing things with their daughters is important. Shared activities build trust and self-esteem, show how much dads care, and allow everyone to cut loose and have fun. But even fathers who can beat the generation and gender gaps that make them feel awkward can’t always dream up cool places to go or mutually enjoyable things to do. Like the coach of their favorite team, dads need a game plan, and that’s exactly what Joe Kelly provides in Dads & Daughters Togetherness Guide.

Appropriate for girls of any age, the guide enables dads to grab their daughters by the hand and say “Let’s go…”

See how things are made: Take a made-in-America tour and see how everything from jumbo jets (Boeing) to chocolate kisses (Hershey’s) is produced.

Bake a funny cake: She’ll laugh herself silly in the kitchen making Kitty Litter Cake, a German chocolate sheet cake covered with “cat litter” (dyed, crumbled cookies) and topped with miniature Tootsie Rolls.

Take a drive to nowhere: Let the copilot navigate, and leave time for fun stops to poke around in flea markets or join a game of pickup softball for a few innings.

With dozens of other engaging activities—such as creating a daddy-daughter journal, devising secret codes, and exchanging poems—this is the ultimate rain-or-shine resource for developing wonderful parent-child rapport.

How To Create Your Own Murder Mystery Party

Joseph Franco

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Total reviews: 7 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Great book 5 out of 5 stars.
6 of 6 people found this review helpful.

This is definitely the best book to read if you ever thought about throwing a Murder Mystery Party. And if you don't know what a Murder Mystery Party is, this is a must read. Joseph Franco has done an incredible job explaining this stuff.

Editorial Review:

How To Create Your Own Murder Mystery Party will guide you through writing your own custom murder mystery party games. What sets these games apart from the store bought 'boxed' type of murder mystery games is that the party is designed by you and around the people coming to the party. After all, who knows your friends better than you? The other major and most fun difference is that the murderer is one of the guests. They know they are the killer and will be trying to protect themselves by lying, hindering others' progress, etc, while keeping their identity a secret. The book is a step-by-step guide, including many completed examples and a quick start game. The book covers how to get started, how to generate story ideas, choosing a murder weapon and body, how to choose who plays the murderer, generating ideas for puzzles and clues and the difference between the two, timing during the game, setting difficulty levels, keeping people involved and having fun and ending the game.

FamilyFun: Cooking with Kids

Deanna Cook

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Total reviews: 4 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Not your average kid cook book. 5 out of 5 stars.
12 of 12 people found this review helpful.

I was happy to see this was money well spent. This isn't little snack foods for kids to make for kids,(ie. "ants on a log"). There is a great variety of snacks, meals, dessert, ect. in this cook book that can feed the family. If you have read Family Fun magazine then you know the format for their recipes. It neatly points out what kids can do and when adults should help out. Nice hardcover with spiral. All ages.

Well-rounded cookbook 5 out of 5 stars.
8 of 8 people found this review helpful.

I bought this cookbook for a family with a vegetarian mother. I really enjoyed that there were a wide range of recipes were/could be meatless. It had a much better format than most of the kids' cookbooks I looked at, and I appreciate that it uses fresh whole foods rather than assembling convenience or pre-packaged products. I am probably going to purchase one for our family as well.

Cooking with kids 5 out of 5 stars.
7 of 8 people found this review helpful.

I purchased two of these cookbooks for each of my two granddaughters. They both have already made many recipes and love the book...so do I. I recommend this HIGHLY to anyone who wants to teach their children/grandchildren a fun way to learn to cook.

125 Brain Games for Babies

Jackie Silberg

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Total reviews: 8 Average rating: 3.0 of 5

Overpriced, but pretty good 3 out of 5 stars.
35 of 36 people found this review helpful.

Considering the content of this book, it is really not worth the fifteen dollars listed on the cover. It consists of games and activities that are basically traditional; the sorts of things that most mothers do with their babies. Five to ten dollars at most would have been a much more reasonable price.

However, it is not a bad book at all. Contrary to what the previous reviewers said, parents will not automatically know all of these games. Granted, I would definitely have done some of the things mentioned in the book with my child anyway (for example, holding the baby and making faces), but many of the other games may expand the parent's "bag of tricks" or inspire new ideas in them, and there's nothing wrong with that!

The best thing about the book is that it emphasizes the importance of human affection and interaction in promoting brain development, rather than expensive toys or gadgets. So go ahead and purchase it if you find it on sale, or take it out of the library. Just getting a few good games or tips will make it worth your time.

Editorial Review:

125 Brain Games for Babies is filled with enjoyable ways to lay the groundwork for your baby's future. It is packed with everyday opportunities to contribute to the brain development of children from birth through twelve months. The games all use simple t

Sharing Nature With Children II

Joseph Bharat Cornell

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Total reviews: 2 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Good to Have Around 5 out of 5 stars.
24 of 24 people found this review helpful.

This is a good book to have around when looking for ideas on how to increase our enjoyment and appreciation of nature. While the title says the book is for Sharing Nature with _Children_, the ideas are fun for adults too.

I like how the author provides a four-part framework for the activities described in the book, classifying them as awakening enthusiasm, focusing attention, directing experience, or sharing inspiration.

I also like the stories the author tells about his experiences in environmental education. I could feel his enthusiasm coming through in the stories. Plus, the quotations that open various sections of the book added to my enjoyment.

I found the directions for each activity to be adequate, with a nice range of activities to suit different people and interests. The original Sharing Nature with Children provides more of the same, and the revised edition of the original book incorporates the four-part framework.

I hope you enjoy the book and will use it to not only spend more time enjoying nature but also will be inspired by it to spend more time protecting nature so that future generations can share in this enjoyment.

Editorial Review:

This companion volume to Joseph Cornell's classic, Sharing Nature With Children, is a treasury of some of Joseph’s favorite nature games for both adults and children. Joseph also introduces his remarkable technique of Flow Learning, showing how to match nature activities to the interest and energy levels of children, and to organize them in a way that works, placing them in thematic sequence to ensure a genuinely uplifting experience. Cornell's unique blend of knowledge and warmth creates a contagious atmosphere for learning.

How to Be Your Little Man's Dad: 365 Things to Do With Your Son

Dan Bolin, Ken Sutterfield

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Total reviews: 4 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Will take you back... 5 out of 5 stars.
17 of 19 people found this review helpful.

This is a short book of ideas on what you can do with your son to build his character and yours as a father. Not only will it make you think about how to raise a child, it will take you back to your childhood memories spent with your father.

I don't have a son today but hope to adopt soon. It's a great book for anyone who is a father or nervous about becoming one.

Editorial Review:

MOST YOUNG BOYS LOOK UP TO THEIR FATHER AS THE MOST IMPORTANT MAN IN THEIR LIFE AND LONG FOR A DEEP AND LOVING RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM. But even if you sincerely desire a special connection with your son, that kind of closeness can be hard to build.

How to Be Your Little Man's Dad offers 365 simple and creative father-son activities that will foster the kind of relationship you both want. Written by Dan Bolin, the author of How to Be Your Daughter's Daddy, and Ken Sutterfield, who fathers two sons, this book will encourage you to be the dad your little man needs most-a dad who takes the time to show his son he loves him.

Tooth Fairy Kit

Becky Kelly

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Total reviews: 4 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Huge Becky Kelly Fan! 5 out of 5 stars.
34 of 34 people found this review helpful.

The first time I saw Becky Kelly's artwork was on a Hallmark card, and instantly I was a fan! What I really love is the small journal that is included. It gives you the time frame of when your baby's teeth will come in and their names. The journal then goes on to what date your child lost their tooth, how was it lost and what did the tooth fairy bring! The kit also includes a light yellow tooth pillow, and small draw string back to keep it all in, if you do not want to keep it in the box.

The Tooth Fairy Kit Is The Greatest Gift For A Child Loosing A Tooth! 5 out of 5 stars.
18 of 20 people found this review helpful.

I recently purchased three Tooth Fairy Kits,
beautifully illustrated by Becky Kelly,
one for my friend Dawn Dowgiallo Hartson's
daughter, Meghan & one for my friend, Ann Wood's
daughter, Mae who had just lost a tooth.
I mailed it to Meghan & Mae, and to their delight
they were thrilled and overjoyed to receive
this as a gift. Often times, when a child looses
a tooth, it can cause a worry or two, but if
they receive this gift, it brings on a comforting
meaning & dimension to those children that
loose a tooth. The kit contains a tiny yellow
silk pillow, a white organza pouch and a journal
to record when the Tooth Fairy visited.

Editorial Review:

The magic of childhood transitions comes out with that first lost tooth . . . and the Tooth Fairy. This kit captures that magic and sets the tone for fun and memorable times for the whole family.

How to Teach Your Baby to Read (Gentle Revolution)

Glenn Doman

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Total reviews: 47 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Not as impressive as the review 2 out of 5 stars.
1 of 4 people found this review helpful.

I've read through this book although not the whole page and find it over-rated.

The REAL contents are really little and there's no useful info until Chapter 7. All it does is just tell you WHY it's important to start baby to read early(like i don't know that) and it is POSSIBLE(maybe back in 64", people didn't think it was possible..but hey, this is 2005, there's no point putting half of the book on justification now to convince modern parents). I think this have to be one of the most over-hyped books for decades!

It's not the whole book is crap. It DOES have it contents, but which is not too special and probably any child expert can give you a hint or too...and sometimes, common sense.

All in all, i'm not impressed. Definitely NOT a must buy.

Editorial Review:

This bestselling classic--with more than one million copies sold in hardcover--illustrates just how easy it is for children to learn to read. Doman shows clearly, and illustrates with fascinating case histories, just how to teach young children to read--and what a great benefit early reading is to both children and their parents.

Young at Art: Teaching Toddlers Self-Expression, Problem-Solving Skills, and an Appreciation for Art

Susan Striker

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Total reviews: 13 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

Filled with great ideas and enthralling art activities, Young at Art introduces parents and caregivers to a fascinating world that Montessori teachers will find wonderfully familiar. Author Susan Striker created the delightfully different Anti-Coloring Book series and now turns her considerable talents to explaining concepts of child development in a manner that all of us can enjoy. She passionately believes that children can use artistic tools and methods as gateways to all forms of learning, from vocabulary building to early math skills and improved dexterity, and cautions parents to rethink the way we look at art materials. Pipe cleaners form wire sculptures far more detailed than their typical role as bug antenna, and toddlers can have a better experience painting with only one or two colors than they would with an entire palette that instantly turns a muddy brown. Including a wide range of group and individual activities for all age ranges (and even songs to sing during cleanup time), this book is a priceless addition to an art-loving family. Jill Lightner

Baking Bread With Children (Crafts Series)

Warren Lee Cohen

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A Great Book about Baking Bread & Young Children's Development and Education 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

I very highly recommend Bread Baking with Children. It has a great wealth of information on how to and what you need to prepare dough and bake bread, how to do this successfully with children, and why it is beneficial to do so for the children and your home or classroom. It is also very interesting and enjoyable to read and is filled with lovely anecdotes, sketches, and photographs. Any teacher, parent, or caregiver of children could benefit from and enjoy working with this book, even those with a great deal of experience. The writing is very clear, warm, and simple. From recipes, equipment, and ingredients, to mixing, rising, and kneading, to stories, songs, and poems, all is provided for someone to become a true baker and leader of children baking bread. Emphasis is given to the educational and developmental benefits for children's physical, intellectual, and spiritual growth and on ways to incorporate children's bread baking into various school subjects and for different ages. Health related issues concerning bread, wheat, and food in general, such things as sensitivities, allergies, and intolerances, alternatives to wheat, fertilizers, pesticides, and fungicides, natural and artificial ingredients, genetically modified food, and factory-baked bread are also discussed and a useful measurement conversion chart is provided. Details are even given for how to build your own earthen oven. After reading Bread Baking with Children, you will know well why some breads are good, and why other breads are not. You will know how to bake bread yourself and how to lead children in the bread baking process. And, you will know how to do both enjoyably and in ways that are healthful for you and your children's body, mind, and soul. Again, I very highly recommend this book for all who help take care of and educate our children and for anyone who would like to learn how to bake bread and why baking your own bread is so much better than buying it at the supermarket.

Editorial Review:

Here is an invitation to share the magic of baking bread with children of all ages and everything you need to get started: bread basics for beginners, a variety of delicious recipes, and a rich store of multicultural stories, songs and blessings to enliven the whole experience.This book covers: food; baking; festivals; and children.It is suitable for families; child carers; early years educators; kindergartens; schools; and after-school clubs.It contains reviews and features from parenting, education, and food magazines; national, regional and local newspapers; and ongoing workshops by the author.