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Activity Village News21st November 2008 A Message From LindsayI wish a warm welcome to all our new newsletter subscribers, and to those of you who have just discovered Activity Village for the first time! I'm glad that you have found us now, at this exciting time of year - we have so many new activities, crafts, coloring pages and printables in the pipeline that we hope to be keeping your kids busy well into the new year and beyond! Having said that, some of you will have noticed that there hasn't been a newsletter for the past few weeks. Many apologies for that - we have had some unexpected events in my house over the last few weeks and I just haven't had as much time to get onto the computer as normal. That means I have a huge backlog of new crafts, printables, coloring pages, AV Baby pages and much more waiting to get up onto the net, which I will be putting up as fast as I can over the next few days. And in the meantime, there is rather a hodgepodge of "new stuff" this week! I hope to be catching up with Kids Thinkers and Diary of a New Mum soon, too. Will you be travelling this Thanksgiving or Christmas? Start to plan ahead and scroll down for this week's Reader Tip, which has a great idea to make the journey easier. Next week we will be concentrating on "Advent", with a host of craft ideas for you to get the kids involved in making their own advent calendars (so much nicer than the shop-bought chocolate variety, we think!) We have a large new section of advice and ideas to help you stretch your pennies further - useful in these troubled times. And we are also working on some fantastic "fairy tale" activities which will be coming your way soon... What's New At Activity Village?
Obviously not everyone is celebrating Thanksgiving, so we have a few other activities to keep you busy this week!
New at AV Baby this week: A Giggle!"Children nowadays are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble
their food and tyrannise their teachers." Recommended Product
If you have any behavioral issues with your kids, you might want
to check out the
Better Behavior Wheel,
from Robert and Julie Butler. We've been recommending it at Activity
Village for over two years now and have had great feedback from
purchasers (as well as resorting to it ourselves on occasion!)
Available as a digital
download, the Better Behavior Wheel allows you to set consequences for
undesirable behavior that fit your family - and the unusual and very
clever twist of having to spin the wheel to discover your punishment
works wonders to take the stress out of the situation for the parent and
reinforce the message for the child. This is an excellent product and we
recommend it highly. Reader Tip(Thanks to Karen for this idea) Keep an “activity box” for each child in your car, for those long car journeys or unexpected traffic jams. Any flat box will do, but you may be able to buy a plastic-moulded box which doubles as a clipboard as well from your office supply company – these are ideal. Fill it with plain white paper, coloured paper, magazines, clippings, puzzles, crosswords, colouring pictures etc according to the age of the child (print some out from Activity Village or the other websites mentioned in our newsletter!) Include a selection of pencils (perhaps a pack of miniature colouring pencils, one or two normal pencils and some special gel pens for a treat). Older children may enjoy newspaper clippings and print-outs from the internet – anything which they haven’t time for now but would like to “read later”. Cut out any "funnies" you see that are suitable. A quiz for them to do themselves or try out on their younger siblings always goes down well. Other things to include in the activity boxes are stickers, stencils, plastic novelty puzzles (the type you get in crackers or as party-bag presents), pre-cut cardboard models to assemble, paper dolls, and perhaps a sheet or two of foil kitchen paper cut to size for modelling fun. Have You Seen?
Something To Think About.."My father didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him
do it." Back to Newsletter Archives
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Lindsay's Web PicksThere are some really wonderful online games here, for a wide range
of ages - well worth a good look! Bright and cheerful flashcards to print These
gorgeous printable puppets
can be used with paper bags
or craft sticks and printed
either in black and white or
in colour.
Little girls can have fun with their favourite fairies at the Felicity
Wishes website. There are Felicity Wishes colouring pages and a maze to
print out, a magic wand craft to make, an online map to explore and much
more! The website is of course satisfyingly pink and pretty! Our only
criticism is the rather annoying music ... but you can turn it down (or
off) by sliding the control at the top right hand side of the page.
Try some online Kakuro puzzles (maths related) - great fun and good
practise, too! Choose from different levels of puzzles Latest Articles...
Though most of us will tell our babysitters to call if they need anything, I do
not know many people who really want their cell phones ringing three or four
times a night while out at dinner, a movie, a party etc. By leaving the
babysitter the information contained in this article, you will decrease your
chances of having your night out interrupted by phone calls with questions about
how to turn the DVD player on or what snacks are allowed before bed.
Use it or lose it! If you don't use your brain for a long time, it might lose
some of it sharpness - and this is what often occurs during the summer
break. Find out how you can help your kids retain what they have learned in the
previous year!
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