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1) The Children's Busy Book: 365 Creative Learning Games and Activities to Keep Your 6- to 10-Year-Old Busy (Busy Books). By Trish Kuffner (Apr 16, 2013), 448 pages, sold by Simon and Schuster Digital Sales Inc, save $9.95, published by Meadowbrook.
US site - http://www.amazon.com/Childrens-Busy-Book-Activities-10-Year…
AU site - http://www.amazon.com.au/Childrens-Busy-Book-Activities-10-Y…
Amazon’s Book Description:
365 fun, creative activities to stimulate your child every day of the year. The Children's Busy Book is from the line of all-time #1 selling line of Busy Books.
365 fun, creative activities to stimulate your child every day of the year This book contains 365 activities (one for each day of the year) for six- to ten-year-olds using things found around the home. It shows parents and day-care providers how to:
- Prevent boredom during bad weather with games, kitchen activities, and arts-and-crafts projects.
- Stimulate a child’s natural curiosity with entertaining math, reading, writing, science, geography, and fine-arts activities.
- Encourage a child’s physical growth with fun outdoor activities.
- Foster a child’s emotional growth with fun family-centered and social activities.
- Celebrate holidays and other occasions with special projects.
- Keep children occupied during long car trips.
The Children’s Busy Book is written with warmth and sprinkled with humor and insight. It should be required reading for anyone raising or teaching school-age children.
2)The Playdate Busy Book: 200 Fun Activities for Kids of Different Ages (Busy Books). By Lisa Hanson and Heather Kempskie (Dec 17, 2013), 448 pages, sold by Simon and Schuster Digital Sales Inc, save $9.95, published by Meadowbrook.
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AU site - http://www.amazon.com.au/Playdate-Busy-Book-Activities-Diffe…
Amazon’s Book Description:
In The Playdate Busy Book (previously titled The Siblings’ Busy Book) authors Hanson and Kempskie have outlined 200 activities that all the kids can enjoy together (ages 3 months to 9 years). Each activity write-up includes ways for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age kids to join in the fun. As in other Busy Books, the activities range from arts & crafts, seasonal decorating, outdoor adventures, and imagination stretchers to making music, learning together, and rainy-day family fun.
3)The Fitness Fun Busy Book: 365 Creative Games & Activities to Keep Your Child Moving and Learning (Busy Books. By Trish Kuffner (Dec 17, 2013), 360 pages, sold by Simon and Schuster Digital Sales Inc, save $9.95, published by Meadowbrook.
Thanks to jrt2020 and quarrymaster for mentioning this free book.
US site - http://www.amazon.com/Fitness-Fun-Busy-Book-Activities-ebook…
AU site - http://www.amazon.com.au/Fitness-Fun-Busy-Book-Activities-eb…
Amazon's Book Description:
The Fitness Fun Busy Book (previously titled The Wiggle & Giggle Busy Book) contains 365 creative, lively games and activities to keep toddlers and preschoolers busy and active. It provides great alternatives to watching television, playing video games, or doing other sedentary activities. This book will get your young child up and moving for hours! The Fitness Fun Busy Book shows parents and daycare providers how to: instill a love of physical exercise through games and activities that encourage a child to move; focus a child’s energy constructively; encourage a child to strengthen large and small motor skills; connect music and rhyme with physical expression to develop a child’s creativity; and celebrate holidays and other special occasions with games and activities that get everyone moving. This book is written with warmth and sprinkled with humor and insight.
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thanks, more likely keep parents busy:)