Activity Village News

4th July 2008

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A Message From Lindsay

Happy Fourth of July to all our American readers! I hope the weather is great today for all your picnics and celebrations. If you need any last minute inspiration or printables to keep your kids busy, head on over to our Fourth of July pages. We've added a few last minute Fourth of July coloring pages and Fourth of July printables and freshened up the "Links" page, too.

If you are worried about your children getting bored and losing some of their newly-learned skills over the holidays, I can personally recommend a subscription to Maths-Whizz (and now Math-Whizz in the US too). This is a program my daughter joined a couple of years ago when she had lost her confidence in maths at school, and I have raved about it to all-and-sundry ever since. They are launching their special summer program, too, which was run for the first time last year with great success. Please go and have a look at the website, details of the summer program, an article on summer learning loss, and this segment from a Seattle television show which gives a really good overview of the system - I really can't recommend Maths-Whizz highly enough! I am also delighted to say that they have agreed to give Activity Village referrals half price on the first month's fees - just type "activityvillage" into the referral box on the final payment page, and your fee will be recalculated).

Now, what else this week? We have been piling up the summer activities on the website and have some fun new summer coloring pages and crafts - details below. We also have more on the Olympics, and some ideas for encouraging your children to read over the summer. Until next week!

What's New At Activity Village?

Summer coloring pages Lots NEW!

Olympic Recipes! NEW!
Encourage kids to get involved with the Olympic Games by serving up an Olympic treat or two! 

Olympic Crafts for Kids Lots NEW!

Toys coloring pages NEW!
We've got dolls and bikes, games and yo-yos, and a lot more favorite toys besides!

Summer crafts for kids Lots NEW!
In England, summer means strawberries! We have some fun new strawberry crafts and lots of other ideas to help you make the most of the summer weather.

Reader Tip...

This tip comes from Lola, in California. Thanks Lola!

Color code everything! Lunch boxes, drinks bottles, socks, underwear, towels and wash cloths, placemats - even T-shirts, if you like! It makes washing and sorting and distribution so much easier, and the kids will be able to help you themselves from a very early age. And it stops a lot of squabbling over possessions, too.

Do you have any child-related “Reader Tips” to make life easier for other parents, teachers and grandparents? Send them to us (suggestions@...) - and we may publish them in a future edition of the newsletter.

Have You Seen?

Encouraging Reading
Encouraging your child to read a wide variety of books is probably the best education you can give them - but sometimes it seems an uphill struggle! We have put together a collection of tips and tricks to encourage reading which may give you some ideas, as well as pulling together a collection of free printable bookmarks which can make the process more fun.

A Giggle!

"Children are natural mimics: they act like their parents
in spite of every attempt to teach them good manners."
Author Unknown

Something To Cook With Your Kids This Weekend..

Oaty shortbread
These shortbreads are not too sweet, crumbly and very more-ish! You get a really good amount with this recipe, and they store well in a biscuit tin (and freeze well too). They are also incredibly quick and easy to make with a food processor. A perfect family recipe!

Something To Think About..

"Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward."
Kurt Vonnegut

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