Super Surfing Saturday: Face Time with the Kids!
Since our August “End ‘08 Great” Challenge is Face Time with the Kids, I thought I’d post my short list of ideas that may help you find ways to spend quality time with your children over the next month.
Read together. Need some ideas for great books? Check out these sites for inspiration.
Caldecott Medal and Honor books Newberry Medal and Honor books Read Aloud America (This book list is organized by grade level.) 1000 Good Books: (Books on this list that make especially good read-alouds are marked with “RA”)
Cook together. You’re probably already preparing meals, so why not have your child help you. Kids Cuisine has wonderful ideas for cooking with kids. Make sure you bookmark their site! And of course, Food Network (one of my favorite sites) also has tons of great information about cooking with kids. Letterbox together. Clicklhere for a brief description of letterboxing If you’ve never heard of it. (I wrote a post describing my family’s first time letterboxing here.) Letterboxing can also lead to crafting together, such as making rubber stamps and log books. Just don’t tell your kids letterboxing is also educational! Take pictures together. Grab a camera, go on a nature walk, and take pictures of the kids…or have them take pictures of you! Your kids might even like to learn a little bit about photography before you go.
AUTHOR | Joy Miller
Joy, one of the original 3 Moms at Happy to be at Home, is the wife of a music minister and spends her days homeschooling her three children (ages 6, 9, and 11), teaching piano lessons from her home, and trying to improve her cooking skills. You can read more about Joy on her personal blog, Five J's.
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These book lists look so fun! My mom would always search for the “Medal” books when she would take us to the library when we were kids. Thanks!
hill upon hill | August 3rd, 2008, at 12:15 am >>Amazing, you keep targeting areas in our life that need attention. Brilliant. Thankyou.
hill upon hill | August 4th, 2008, at 6:30 am >>Okay, I have the challenge in mind. I have started…..
August Challenge, Week 1: Face Time With The Kids | Happy to be at Home | August 4th, 2008, at 8:30 am >>http://hilluponhill.blogspot.com/2008/08/face-time-with-kids.html
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