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Well-traveled outdoors writer Johnny Molloy has used his wealth of...

Creative art should offer children the opportunities for originality, creativity, fluency, flexibility, and sensitivity. Remember, there is no right or wrong way of doing things in art. This collection of activities focuses on the process and not the finished product, to allow for growth and fun. All activities are easily adaptable for children from age two to eight.

The 145 process-oriented art activities cover a wide range of media including painting, crayons, collage and sculpture, chalk, and printing. Activities are easy to prepare, to set-up, and to develop into project-approach...

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Best Tent Camping: Pennsylvania by author Matt Willen provides a guide to the 50 best places in the state to pitch a tent and spend the night--without being bothered by the noise of loud portable stereos, large recreational vehicles, and crowds. In addition to providing campers with essential information...

Art Workshop for Children is not just another book of straightforward art projects. The book's unique child-led approach provides a framework for cultivating creative thinking and encourages the wonder that comes when children are allowed to freely explore the creative process and their materials.

As children work through these open-ended workshops, adults are guided on how to be guides who provide questions, encourage deep thinking, and help spark an excitement for discovery.

Explore basic materials and workshops that use minimal supplies, and then gradually...

Playing games is a great way for kids to develop their focusing and attention skills and to become more mindful. Susan Kaiser Greenland has had a lot of success bringing mindfulness to the classroom, and in this book she shares her experience, showing how parents, caregivers, and teachers can cultivate these qualities at home or in a school setting. She includes fifty mindfulness games...

First published a half-century ago, Rachel Carson's award-winning The Sense of Wonder remains the classic guide to introducing children to the marvels of nature

In 1955, acclaimed conservationist Rachel Carson--author of Silent Spring--began work on an essay that she would come to consider one of her life's most important projects. Her grandnephew, Roger Christie, had visited Carson that summer at her cottage in Maine, and together they had wandered the surrounding woods and tide pools. Teaching Roger about the natural wonders around them, Carson...

Philippa Rice's enchanting Soppy comic is now a guided journal for two to complete. It's all about documenting your relationship, your feelings, and your lives together. You can fill it in in order or skip ahead and complete any page you like. You can write or draw your answers. If you both want to complete the same page, use different colored pens.

Keep this book around and fill it in...

"This book is a must for every parent's bookshelf. It reminds parents how rewarding potty training can be."-Dr. Fredric Daum, Chief of Pediatric Gastroenterology at Winthrop University Hospital in Mineola, NY.

The ups and downs of potty training your little one can drive you crazy and make you feel clueless. No one knows this better than Brandi Brucks, former nanny turned potty training consultant and behavioral specialist, who shares her hard-earned wisdom in Potty Training in 3 Days for you to get the job done. Providing an intensive 3-day plan with clear...

For anyone who enjoys kids and yoga and wants to make a positive difference in their lives, Go Go Yoga for Kids: A Complete Guide to Yoga With Kids is the book for you. It is a complete and creative guide for introducing kids to yoga through movement, mindfulness, fun, and games.

Go Go Yoga for Kids Includes:

• Over 150 fun and creative yoga games, activities, and challenges for all ages
• 15 ready to use unique yoga lesson plans that will have kids engaged from the start
• Ways to bring mindfulness and awareness to all children
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