Fun 4 The Children

50 Activities to Promote Resilience in Young Children

2012-05-10T07:45:00.000-04:00

"Mother's Day Gift To America's Moms From Devereux: 50 Free Resilience-Building Strategies For Your Children.Just in time for Mother's Day, Devereux offers 50 free resilience-building activities and strategies from their award-winning publication, Socially Strong, Emotionally Secure. All 50 activities are free and available for download online at www.devereux.org,

Parenting Guide: Using Chess Boards to Increase Cognitive Functioning in Children

2012-05-02T10:02:00.001-04:00

As a parent, it is important to ensure that you encourage activities that will optimize the cognitive functioning of your child. While many parents utilize strategies such as flash cards, books, and computer software that focus on learning, many parents are starting to discover that chess boards are highly beneficial in optimizing cognitive functioning among

Teaching Kids About Charity

2012-04-18T07:30:00.001-04:00

The importance of teaching children the value of charity work is hard to overestimate. While every single child should learn how to spell, read, write and do math, there is more to life than just these basics. In order for a child to grow into a responsible citizen, he or she needs to learn that life is about more than making money, going to

Parents Magazine two-year subscription for $5

2012-01-14T16:11:00.000-05:00

Eversave is offering you the chance to save big with a two-year subscription to Parents Magazine for $5. Parents Magazine offers parenting tips, advice and techniques for children of all ages from foremost childcare experts. Find healthy family recipes, product reviews, pregnancy guides and more.For every cough and cry, Parents is there with a soothing solution.

5 Free Disney Movie Rewards Points (New Code)

2012-01-10T07:13:00.000-05:00

For those of you that are Disney Movie Rewards Points members, here's a new code to get yourself 5 Free Disney Movie Rewards Points."Not A Member? Join Disney Movie Rewards! It's FREE, and you can start redeeming points immediately. It's easy to earn great rewards when you collect points available with participating Disney films." Freebie Fanatics will even help

Tutors: Not Only For Struggling Students

2012-01-09T06:30:00.001-05:00

One of the most important components of a student’s academic success is self-confidence. If a student is struggling, this confidence can be destroyed. If you feel you should wait until your child is having academic problems, you’re waiting too long. The fact is, there are three circumstances that call for a tutor. The time to find a tutor for your child is now. If

Home Depot Free Kids Workshop - Make a Savings Shed 1/7/12

2012-01-06T18:15:00.000-05:00

Home Depot will have their next Free Kids Workshop on Saturday, January 7, 2012 between 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. The craft that will be designed is a a Savings Shed (shown below). This super cool Savings Shed is a great place to store money.Here are the details for the Home Depot Free Kids Workshop :* FREE hands-on workshops designed for children ages 5 - 12 offered

Why you Should Let Your Kids Play With Lego

2012-01-03T09:30:00.000-05:00

Why you Should Let Your Kids Play With Lego is a guest post by Chris Zuckerman of D-Mac Industries.Lego is company created by Christiansen. It comes from the words leg godt – a phrase which means “play well.” This company primarily manufactures lego bricks, a type of toy which provides children with an avenue to be creative. Lego is not only fun to play with, it is

Staying In Touch With Your Children

2011-12-28T09:00:00.000-05:00

Staying In Touch With Your Children is a guest post by Mary Stewart, writer for NobelCom.Whether they’re taking off to college, away for summer vacation, attending boarding school, or furthering their experience abroad; losing contact with your children can be detrimental. Keeping the lines of communication open is essential to creating a solid support system for

Special Video Message from Santa Claus

2011-12-20T08:45:00.000-05:00

Send your loved ones a Free Personal Video Message from Santa Claus, sent directly from his village in the North Pole.In just a few easy steps, you can create a Special Video Message from Santa Claus for your children, friends, family members or colleagues by providing a few little details about the person.Get started by selecting who you would like to receive your

From Super Mario Party Supplies to Guest Lists, We Have Baby's Birthday Figured Out

2011-12-19T09:02:00.000-05:00

So it's your special little one's first birthday. Well first of all, happy birthday! Second of all, you're probably wondering how to celebrate the occasion. Who should be invited? How long should the party last? What sort of activities should there be? What type of food should I serve? You can throw a great bash for your little one and we know how. Whether you're

Free Personalized Phone Call from Santa 2011

2011-12-17T15:27:00.001-05:00

Back again for 2011 is your chance to have Santa call your children with a free personalized message! Scheduling your Free Personalized Phone Call from Santa is very easy. Enter your birthday and then agree to their terms of service. Next, you will enter some information about your child, as well as the phone number for the call and before long, your child will be

Organising a Family Ski Holiday

2011-12-13T07:00:00.001-05:00

Getting away from it all and hitting the slopes with your family can be a fantastic experience. Whilst the thought of organising a family ski holiday may be a bit daunting for some parents, especially if your children are very young, there's no reason why it can't be a great success. A great place to start is by looking at which resorts boast themselves as being

Explaining the Importance of Eye Health for Children

2011-12-06T06:52:00.001-05:00

The health of our children’s eyes is crucial to both their academic and physical development. To give our children the very best chance of achieving at school, it is extremely important that they have all the necessary tools available to do this. Having good vision will ensure that they are able to see the projector chart clearly and also read comfortably for long

Games, Gifts, and Gelt for the 8 nights of Chanukah

2011-12-05T09:00:00.000-05:00

Games, Gifts, and Gelt for the 8 nights of Chanukah by Rivka Slatkin of http://www.baby-monitors-reviews.comBeing Jewish and having never celebrated Xmas before, as a kid I always truly thought there were really 12 days of Xmas like 8 days of Chanukah. Well, I found out that there really aren’t 12 days of Christmas and it’s just a song, but there ARE 8 days of

The Ultimate Toy-Buying Checklist

2011-12-02T09:07:00.001-05:00

Today's parents are spoiled for choice when it comes to toys. Having almost every toy imaginable available with just a few clicks of the mouse and a credit card number is great for those of us who are looking for high-quality playthings that will help our children learn and grow as well as have fun is amazing, but it can also be overwhelming. Try this checklist

How Trivia Affects Children's Learning

2011-12-01T07:04:00.000-05:00

Playing trivia games can positively impact your child's learning in several ways. Games like Trivial Pursuit, Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader? and even media trivia like Scene It can provide incentive for learning and help develop learning and memory skills. These games are made to test your knowledge, not hone your learning, but

Send A Letter to Santa Free

2011-11-26T14:00:00.000-05:00

Toys "R" Us is letting your send a free letter to Santa.Make the holidays even more fun for your child - and easier on you - with a Letter to Santa Free! Help your child write the letter including their toy dreams and wishes and then enter your name and email address. After your child's letter is finished, hit "Submit" to send it off to the North Pole!Technorati

Kids' Holiday Activities on a Budget

2011-11-13T09:02:00.000-05:00

Fun 4 The Children Guest Post By: Anthony Garcia of Online Graduate Programs.The days leading up to the holidays can be filled with crazy, hectic rushing around. You're trying to find gifts for everyone on your list, getting everyone together for that perfect photo card, shopping, wrapping, cooking, baking, cleaning and everything around your work and school

National Gaming Day @ your library 2011

2011-11-08T08:15:00.000-05:00

Put Saturday, November 12, 2011, on your calendar now for National Gaming Day @ your library! Join FamilyandPartyGames.com for the ALA National Gaming Day @ your library to promote game play across thousands of American communities.This year’s event expects to draw more than 20,000 people at more than 1,200 libraries, young and old, and will feature popular board

Free Baby Portraits at Olan Mills

2011-11-05T18:15:00.000-04:00

Olan Mills is offering some coupons for you to get some Free Baby Portraits!! Free Baby Portraits - Print out this coupon and receive one 8 x 10, two 5 x 7s, and 8 wallet-sized Baby PortraitsAbsolutely Free. Offer valid for children 3 months and under only. Free Birthday Portrait - if you sign up for the Olan Mills' Birthday Club you will get a Free Favorite Pose

Free Designer Montage at Sears Portrait Studios

2011-11-03T16:15:00.001-04:00

Sears Portrait Studios is offering a coupon for a Free Designer Montage (value of $44.98).The Free Designer Montage has no session free and is limited to one free offer per family per session. With Christmas approaching, the Designer Montage will make a wonderful gift for loved ones!Technorati Tags: Free Designer Montage at Sears Portrait Studios children kids

Free Halloween Photo Card Templates

2011-10-09T11:34:00.001-04:00

Searching around the Internet this morning looking for Halloween card templates and came across a bunch of cute ones that I thought I would share with my fellow parents.These Halloween templates are all free to download and are very simple to use. Take some Halloween photos of your children, pets or other Halloween scenes to create some wonderful Halloween cards!

The Secret to Kid-Friendly Family Vacations

2011-09-08T06:46:00.001-04:00

Family vacations are all about the children. There are many kid-friendly resorts where a family can enjoy the wonderful bonding experience that only a family vacation can bring. But how to find those resorts, and how to afford them.There’s a secret. It’s called timeshare rental. Many people are not aware that when timeshare owners can’t use their weeks, they list

Kids Eat Free at IKEA on September 3-5, 2011

2011-09-02T15:35:00.000-04:00

"Kids Eat Free! September 3 - 5, 2011, Kids choose one combo meal valued at $2.49. Kids Mac & Cheese, Chicken tenders or Meatballs with a side (veggies, fries or mashed potatoes) and a drink (milk, lingonberry drink or fountain beverage). Children under 12 only. Child must be present. Limit one combo meal per child." Technorati Tags: Kids Eat Free at IKEA on