Activities & Programs: Cariboo
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Seeking Ideas for Games, Crafts and Activities for Kids 10 and Younger
Asked by R.S. from Minneapolis
on March 9, 2008
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I am hosting an open house style event next week geared towards kids under 10, anywhere from babies on up. We have lots of treats and prizes, but would like to have a...
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- A really great website that Disney has is www.familyfun.com They have lots of great craft ideas that work for a variety of ages. There are also food and party ideas.
- A fun game that my children enjoy is Hullaballoo by Crainium. It doesn't take much room, is active, requires listening to instructions and the children have a great t...
- I have children at my home from ages 15 months to 12 years (ranging from 15 months, 4 years old, 5, 8, and 12). Somethings we do for family get togethers depend on the...
Things to Do Other than Watching TV
Asked by M.A. from Bismarck
on December 1, 2010
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Ok, so call me crazy or unrealistic (because I know that's exactly what my husband will do), but I want to TRY to go without TV, as a household, for a full week... yes...
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- We do watch a lot of tv at our house and it won't go away. However, we do other things as a family as well. We love to play the Wii sports together. My daughter a...
- Board games you can play as a family that are age specific for your wee ones. Books are awesome. Take up a craft or few--what about working on making a few of your o...
- We live north of you and our compromise is hardly any tv in the summer and a little more in the winter...just another idea to add to everyone else's!
Ideas for a Preschool Schedule
Asked by K.B. from Washington DC
on February 28, 2008
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Hi,
I just need some ideas for my will be 3yr old daughter (along w/8mo old daughter.) for a schedule. Like I am not sure what all it should even include?? OR for h...
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- Hi K.! If you're not putting your little bit in a daycare, I think that whatever works in your house is what you do. A good way to help your daughter learn words is t...
- K., I teach pre school in my home full time to 2 3 year olds and 2 two year olds. I follow the cirriculum by "Highreach". It is wonderful. A lot of the Fairfax CO. ...
- Read, Read, read and have conversations with your children...talk about colors..count things..role play (like you be the baby and she's the mommy)...cut paper or pictu...
Board Games- When and What?
Asked by S.C. from Los Angeles
on October 20, 2008
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When is it a good time to introduce board games and what are some good first games you played as a family? I think it would be really fun to play these with my daughte...
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- You could start with CandyLand or Brown Bear Panda Bear (based on the Eric Carle book), my son's favorite it the Neighborhood Matching game by Bloom (it can be played ...
- She can learn her colors with Candyland... an all time favorite!! Also, any dice game so she can count. Connect Four is good too. My kids learned that 4 in a row ...
- Definately try Bingo, its a great way for them to learn shapes and sizes and colors and abc's.
