WONDERING HOW TO KEEP YOUR KIDS OCCUPIED OVER MARCH BREAK?
It's march break here where I live, and I'm really looking forward to using the activities in this month's edition of Make It Fun!, our quality time activities eguide.
Be sure to make time to spend with your kids this March break, and have some fun while you're doing it.
A Monthly Guide of Quality Time Ideas for You and Your Kids
By Lisa Marie Fletcher, E.C.E
As a work at home mom of 3 young sons Lisa Marie is an ongoing inspiration… Lisa helps me to keep things under control here at the KAOS center, as well as running a thriving Tupperware business and other things.
So I was very pleased when she told me that she wanted to put together a monthly guide full of fun things for families to do to encourage quality time.
As a mom of a tween and 2 bonafide teenagers myself, I can tell you that the time goes faster than you ever thought it would and to grab every minute while you can with no regrets.
If you get one message from this entire website, that would be it in a nutshell.
If I could turn back the time, I'd devour Lisa's guides every month and enjoy every minute of it. My kids would have been richer for it and so would have I.
The good news is, that even at their age, there are fun things included that we can do. When they're home that is!
Below is some info about the guide, as well as a table of contents so that you can see all of the fun activities she has put together for us this month.
You can purchase your own monthly subscription so that you won't miss a single month of fun and educational activities with your children.
You will automatically receive a new Make It Fun eGuide every month for 9.99 per month.
Remember, all you have to do today is love your kids.
MAKE IT FUN! MARCH EDITION
Family is the focus of this month – with activities to do together as a family, learning about ancestry, celebrating the people in your family and so much more.
It's a great way for children to grasp the concept of a nuclear and extended family, and their cultural backgrounds.
Don't forget about St. Patrick's Day either!
A few fun lucky, green activities to do with your children – even if you aren't Irish! Have a great month!
From the introduction:
"This guide will offer you a month's worth of ideas – ranging from quick and fun to activities that will need some advanced planning on your part. All the ideas in this guide can be adapted to fit your child's age and developmental stage.
Make sure you participate with your child!
I've tried to include a wide variety of skills and areas – art, language, social skills, math, science, technology … If your child is seeming to really become interested in one particular activity, expand on it, using your child as a guide. They know what they want to learn, what they want to do, what they want to play.
You will find that each month is planned around a specific theme and colour – and while not all the activities are based on that theme, you will find many that are. The idea is to make the things you do in each month flow, connect and web together – developing and encouraging discussions and learning opportunities as you explore together."
I also remind you to take lots of pictures. Remember these moments forever.
March's Theme: Family
March's Colour: Purple
Here are the activities and ideas included in this February guide:
1. Family Fun Night
2. Family Savings Jar
3. Penny Cleaning
4. Penny Toss
5. Family Portrait
6. A Study In Genealogy
7. Colour Day
8. Kitchen Magic
9. 20 Questions – Family Style
10. Sounds Tape
11. Family Tree
12. Playdough
13. Family Scrapbook
14. Pets
15. Leprechaun Trap
16. Scavenger Hunt
17. Shamrock Glasses
18. Straw Power
19. Baby Pictures
20. Nursing Home
21. Purple in a Bag
22. Restaurant
23. Bingo Dabber Madness
24. Clothespin Family
25. Marble Run
26. Picture Frame
27. Family Fridge Magnet
28. Country of Origin
29. DIY Lava Lamp
30. "What If…?"
31. Journal/Picture Album
You will automatically receive a new Make It Fun eGuide every month for 9.99 per month.
Want to try it out? Get the March edition and start having fun with your kids today.
Don't let some of the best years pass without having some fun – while you can.
A family reunion is an effective form of birth control