Zany Rainy Days: Indoor Ideas for Active Kids by Hallie Warshaw, Mark Shulman (Contributor), Morten Kettel (Photographer)
$13.97
Pray for rain so the kids can stay indoors and try these zany, zippy, zingy games! Start with Hall Bowling--a mix of bowling, pinball, and miniature golf. Velcro archery features velcro balls you throw at velcro targets (the more that stick, the funnier they look). Scavenger hunts send you after really weird stuff. Storytelling contests give prizes for the scariest and the funniest. Variety shows present singers, comedians, and puppeteers, plus bands with instruments you make yourself. Try the projects you can trade, sell, or use as gifts, such as fancy hats, masks, and costume jewelry, as well as Mexican Piņatas, Japanese Origami Butterflies, and Native American Button Blankets. Rainy-day kitchen feasts feature Italian Pizza Buns, Crazy Corn-Chip Chili, Bowwow Biscuits, and Delicious Dirt Pies. Everything is in color, from finished projects to steps along the way. Plus, you don't have to do them indoors. You don't even need rain!
Winnie The Pooh's Rainy-Day Activities by Sharee Hopler (author)
$10.39
Turn dreary rainy days into fun-filled days with a little help from Winnie the Pooh and his friends from the Hundred-Acre Wood. Featuring excerpts from your favorite Winnie the Pooh stories interwoven with appealing crafts and activities, this how-to book has 16 projects in all. The book contains simple instructions, full-color photographs, a page of stickers.
Kids Party Games and Activities by Penny Warner
$9.60
This book has so many great activities for kid's parties, you'll want to try them long before your child's next birthday. Here are hundreds of the most entertaining games and activities for kids ages 2-12 (more ideas than any other book!). There are enough wonderful ideas in this book to take you through years and years of party giving. You'll find clear step-by-step instructions plus helpful illustrations and trouble shooting tips to guarantee a successful party. Whether you're planning an elaborate event or want to throw a simple party without spending much time and money, this is the book for you. In addition, party expert Penny Warner suggests outings, events, and entertainment-with step-by-step instructions for foolproof success.
101 Activities for Kids in Tight Spaces: At the Doctor's Office, on Car, Train, and Plane Trips, Home Sick in Bed by x
$9.95
With a small space and a restless child, what is needed are 101 ingenious solutions--right away. Here they are--easy to implement, creative, fun for the three to seven year old. These ideas can turn tough moments into teachable, terrific ones.
On Stage: Theater Games and Activities for Kids by Lisa Bany-Winters
$10.47
Here's a theater game and activity book that covers basic theater vocabulary, puppetry and pantomime, sound effects, costumes, props, makeup, and more. Several play scripts are included. Bany-Winters, who has taught children's theater, has compiled a varied and interesting assortment of theater games that will stimulate the imagination and get young thespians ready to perform on stage. The games are divided into different categories, among them improvisation, creating characters, using and becoming objects, and ideas for pantomime and puppetry. There are also suggestions for monologues, scenes, and plays. A clean design, highlighted by ink drawings, makes the book accessible for kids who want to use this on their own (though parents, teachers, scout leaders and other interested adults may be the book's best audience).
