365 Games Smart Toddlers Play

Hundreds of smart ideas to develop terrific toddlers.

Shares hundreds of ideas on how to play, grow, and bond with a toddler, in aollection of craft, home decoration, and floor-time activity ideas forarents and grandparents.

"A marvelously simple, clear and practical guide to parenting in the first days, months and years!"-Diana Huss Green, Parents' Choice "Wonderful ways to help parents and babies enrich each other's lives."-Sesame Street Parents Each day with your baby brings new moments of caring, teaching, holding and growing through baby's first experiences. Filled with magical ways to create and enhance those special everyday moments, 365 Games Smart Babies Play will help you celebrate each once-in-a-lifetime opportunity you and your baby share. Illustrated by children.

Ready to Read tubs are designed for use with youth aged 0-3 to promote early reading and language skills. Each tub contains 30 to 50 books (picture books and board books), a resource guide, and a DVD. Tubs may be checked out by organizations that serve babies and toddlers (such as day care centers, licensed family child care providers, libraries, parenting classes, health clinics, and faith organizations). Tubs must be checked out with an Anchorage Public Library corporate card.

• Storytime outlines, craft ideas, surveys, and questionnaires for use with teen parents • Ready-to-use flannel board story patterns • A contribution from Maryann Mori, a nationally recognized expert on presenting "Every Child Ready to Read" workshops to teen parents • Extensive bibliographies and lists, including recommended books to read aloud, recorded music, fingerplays, and resources—both books and websites—for teen parent program development

With enriching ideas in easy-to-navigate sections such as music, nature, floor time and water play, Ellison gives parent, grandparents and caregivers fun, safe and creative games to help every baby grow.

Make the most out of precious playtime! For busy parentsaand childrenaThe Pocket Idiotas Guidea[ to Play Groups offers suggestions and advice on forming and organizing play groups and keeping them going. This book covers such issues as setting up rules for caregiver and parent attendance, child anxieties, uncooperative parents, and much more. a[First information-packed guide on the market a[Features great ideas for indoor and outdoor activities for play groups of various sizes

From making a monster mask to going on a bike photo safari, 365 Smart Afterschool Activities will let kids' imaginations soar with terrifically fun things to do during those valuable afterschool hours and beyond. 365 Smart Afterschool Activities is perfect for parents, teachers, grandparents, babysitters and youth leaders. Illustrated by children, a terrific variety of adventures await you, including activities for: • Crafts • Dance and movement • Drama • Games • Hobbies • Nature • Self-Esteem • Writing "Engaging and fun-filled activities that are sure to keep kids playing, imagining and creating all year long!"—Brenda Pilson, Creative Classroom magazine