Activity Village News
4th July 2008
 Hang the
Better Behavior Wheel on your kitchen wall, and the atmosphere
in your home will change overnight. It's guaranteed! Watch the
dramatic changes as homework gets done, clothes get picked up,
arguing stops...in short, the Better Behavior Wheel produces great
kids and a stress free environment!
Get the Wheel!
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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fat and get fit - diet and exercise program designed specially for busy moms!
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