The Toddlers Busy Book
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By: Trish Kuffner
Format: Paperback
From: Meadowbrook
Pub. Date: October 1999
From: Meadowbrook
Pub. Date: October 1999
Product Details:
Catalog: Book
Release Date: 1999-11-01
Media: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 508
Ean: 9780671317744
Isbn: 0671317741
Upc: 038332168693
Catalog: Book
Release Date: 1999-11-01
Media: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 508
Ean: 9780671317744
Isbn: 0671317741
Upc: 038332168693
ABOUT THE BOOK
EDITORIAL REVIEW
365 fun, creative activities to stimulate your toddler every day of the year.
This book contains 365 activities (one for each day of the year) for one-and-a-half to three-year-olds using things found around the home. It shows parents and day-care providers how to:
The Toddler's Busy Book is written with warmth and sprinkled with humor and insight. It should be required reading for anyone raising or teaching toddlers.
This book contains 365 activities (one for each day of the year) for one-and-a-half to three-year-olds using things found around the home. It shows parents and day-care providers how to:
- Prevent boredom during the longest stretches of indoor weather with ideas for indoor play, kitchen activities, and arts and crafts projects.
- Stimulate a child's natural curiosity with entertaining math, language, and motor-skills activities.
- Encourage a child's physical, mental, and emotional growth with ideas for fun music, food, water, and outdoor activities.
- Keep toddlers occupied during long car trips or cross-town errands.
The Toddler's Busy Book is written with warmth and sprinkled with humor and insight. It should be required reading for anyone raising or teaching toddlers.
USER REVIEWS
"I found this book very helpfull. I'm a first time mom living far from family and sometimes I just don't know what to do with my daughter. This book gave me some excellent ideas. My only complaint is that my child is still a little young for most of the ideas, but she'll grow into it. "
~ Written on 2008-12-01
~ Written on 2008-12-01
"This is a great book. It has all sorts of ideas for busy toddlers. My daughter and son-in-law have tried many of the ideas with my granddaughter and love it."
~ Written on 2008-11-29
~ Written on 2008-11-29
"I purchased this book to quell my daughters' incessant pleas to "play with me," because I had rapidly run out of games to play. The book is full of simple, common sense ideas for toddler activities. As I was reading the book, I found myself thinking, "Now why didn't I think of that?"
The book is divided into sections such as "Rainy Day Play," "Outdoors Play," "Music and Movement," "Out and About" (for activities in the car), and "Seasonal Crafts" (decorations for holidays, including Hannukah and Kwaanza, and homemade gift ideas). Most of the activities require some preparation beforehand, but it is minimal. The book also contains a list of items that the author suggests you keep handy.
In the first chapter, before getting into detailed activities, the author describes some general ideas (e.g. a rainy day box, a chore jar, a baker's box for the kitchen during meal preparation, etc.) that don't require a great deal of supervision (although, it is emphasized that toddlers in general require supervision). The author also gives suggestions for organizing activity times, arranging activities for your babysitter to do with your children, and taking advantage of unexpected free time in order to do activities with your children.
The majority of the activities are extremely practical. Some projects allow a great deal of hands-on interaction between parents and children, while other activities foster independent play. I have a 2-year-old and a 3-year-old, and I have found that most of the projects and activities keep my children occupied for at least 30 minutes, if not longer."
~ Written on 2008-08-23
The book is divided into sections such as "Rainy Day Play," "Outdoors Play," "Music and Movement," "Out and About" (for activities in the car), and "Seasonal Crafts" (decorations for holidays, including Hannukah and Kwaanza, and homemade gift ideas). Most of the activities require some preparation beforehand, but it is minimal. The book also contains a list of items that the author suggests you keep handy.
In the first chapter, before getting into detailed activities, the author describes some general ideas (e.g. a rainy day box, a chore jar, a baker's box for the kitchen during meal preparation, etc.) that don't require a great deal of supervision (although, it is emphasized that toddlers in general require supervision). The author also gives suggestions for organizing activity times, arranging activities for your babysitter to do with your children, and taking advantage of unexpected free time in order to do activities with your children.
The majority of the activities are extremely practical. Some projects allow a great deal of hands-on interaction between parents and children, while other activities foster independent play. I have a 2-year-old and a 3-year-old, and I have found that most of the projects and activities keep my children occupied for at least 30 minutes, if not longer."
~ Written on 2008-08-23
"I appreciate this book because it's full of ideas that are actually for twos and threes! Most "toddler and preschool" activity books I've found are over a toddler's head, but not this one.
We love all the different ideas.....some are worth hours of play and some just 5 minutes, but the book is full of great ideas!
My 2 yr old has had so much fun with all the activities I've pulled out of this book. It's saved me on rainy days!"
~ Written on 2008-08-20
We love all the different ideas.....some are worth hours of play and some just 5 minutes, but the book is full of great ideas!
My 2 yr old has had so much fun with all the activities I've pulled out of this book. It's saved me on rainy days!"
~ Written on 2008-08-20
"Most of the suggestions in this book were not useful to me. Many of them were totally obvious. First, quite a few were different versions of "make a box of toys for a rainy day", or different versions of "gather kitchen tools, tupperware, pots and pans". Second, a lot of the activities take a lot of time to prepare and then keep the kid entertain for just a couple of minutes. Third, some suggestions are just home-made versions of very cheap toys that I just rather buy than spend so much effort and make a mess at home preparing them. In this class you'll find home-made playdoh, bubbles, stacking cups, markers, puzzles, etc. Overall I found this book a waste of money and time. Not a single original idea that I could use."
~ Written on 2008-06-20
~ Written on 2008-06-20