Grab a tape recorder and blank cassette, find a story you love, and make your own storybook tape! Each child can play the part of a particular character, or take turns reading. It's a great way to get kids interested in books and an effective learning tool to help them improve their reading skills. By replaying the tape children can hear their mistakes and work on correcting them. Unlike a play, a tape is something that children can keep and...more
Obstacle courses, story tapes, and plays oh my! You can even go for a hot air balloon ride! Mum and dads, here are 4 great ideas you can sell to your kids!1.Build an obstacle courseEver watched Saturday morning television featuring the most amazing obstacle courses and wished you could do them? Well now you can! Grab your pillows and mattresses and get started. Begin by riding your mattress down the stairs and out the door. Run through lined up...more
Educators know that children need active play in order to develop naturally and be physically healthy. Sadly, more children than ever are considered to be obese, facing the danger of developing diabetes. Lifestyle choices that limit the amount of childhood active play are the predominant factors resulting in this alarming trend.The Link between Active Play and Mental PlayActive play is made up of the wide variety of physical activities that children naturally engage in during the course of a normal day. These activities shift as developmental markers are reached, but a short list includes standing, crawling, rolling, swinging, running, jumping, swimming, rollerblading and bike riding. Many studies link the amount and quality of childhood active play to both brain size and brain development.The Modern Sedentary LifestyleEven if your children don't spend hours each day in the coma-like trance brought on by watching television programs, they likely spend excessive amounts of time sitting in front of a computer screen playing video games. These virtual games often substitute for active play with friends in the neighborhood and at the park. The fact that children are taught to use the...more
4 Foolproof Ways to Deal with Your Children and Divorce Going through a divorce is a stressful enough ordeal for many people. However, one must never lose sight of the fact that if adults are having a hard time with the divorce, their children are also making adjustments. No matter what age your children are, it's bound to be a rough...more
When it comes to dressing for success, many individuals instinctively think of adults. With that in mind, if you are a teenager, you may also be interested in dressing for success. Teenagers regularly need to dress for success for job interviews, scholarship interviews, and well as college admission interviews. For more information on how you...more
While upgrading the bedroom of your youngster with bunk beds, you can embellish them by following a meadow theme, decorate bunk beds to resemble a palace, install decorative lights or recreate a tree-house using the bunk bed.If your children sleep on bunk beds in their room, you can modify your kids bunk beds so they will look whimsical and fun. There are several great bunk bed options that you can try, but remember to ask suggestions from your kids regarding what they want their room or bed to look like.You can decorate a bunk bed so it resembles a meadow sceneA meadow decor for their bunk beds may be a fun idea especially for your little girls. Paint the upper bunk with a sky blue color so that it resembles the sky and add details like clouds and a sun. You can either paste pictures of clouds and a sun, or utilize stencils to make the shapes on the sky-blue background. You can make the lower bunk look like the ground by painting it with green and brown colors. Butterflies and flowers could be painted upon the surface of the bottom bed frame. In addition, flower garlands can be terrific props to decorate the bed's guardrails and posts. Make sure you do not hang the props too low...more
4 Creative Bunk Bed Ideas For Your Child's Bedroom To decorate a kid's bedroom using bunk beds, you can decorate a bunk bed so it resembles a meadow scene, bunk beds can be fashioned to be like a palace, put some multi-colored lighting or...more
4 Beneficial Ways to Help a Troubled Teenager Coping with a troubled youth is definitely a demanding and sensitive task. That's why, many parents or guardians do not know what to do as well as specifically where to look for assistance....more
Payment options for military schools include grants, scholarships, financial loans, and in-house financing.Being trained in a military school can provide so many benefits that a kid can rarely get from any other school. Nonetheless, one of the issues...more
Like they are here in the U.S., toys are a huge part of China's culture. They teach children life lessons, introduce art and history, and represent the long history of the country.2 Categories of Ancient Chinese toys to find: Ornamental...more
It is common for expectant mothers to put themselves and their unborn child in the hands of a physician who will help them through childbirth. It may frequently take a fair amount of time after the patient is admitted to the hospital...more
3D Wooden Puzzles: Makes You And Your Child Creative 3D Wooden Puzzles: Makes You And Your Child Creative.3D wooden puzzles are good time pass. It keeps you totally busy. If somebody tell you about 3D wooden puzzles the first thing that hits...more