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Summary: An outstanding resource
Review: This book is a wonderful collection of activities for you and your child. Whether you follow their weekly schedule of activities, or just pick it up from time to time for something new to do on a rainy day you won't be disappointed. My daughter has loved the activities (most of which are done with items from around the house) and I highly recommend it to all parents.
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Summary: Lots of HOMEMADE activities
Review: This is a great book with lots of ideas. Of course, you have to make everything yourself. That is what is hard since I don't have time to make toys. Besides the fact that I don't have a lot of thread spools lying around the house - it's not like we are all home sewing anymore. Nevertheless, it is an excellent book with a ton of activites for you to do with your baby or toddler.
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Summary: Best baby gift you can give a new parent
Review: This is an excellent resource for new parents from the moment they bring baby home. Each week from birth to age 5, the author suggests excellent age-appropriate activities you can initiate with your child. Some ideas may seem so obvious you may wonder why you didn't think of it yourself; others you're glad she included. I loved this book from birth to age 4. The whole 4th year is dedicated to learning the alphabet, which I thought was unnecessary and redundant, but the rest was great.
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Summary: A MUST HAVE FOR EARLY HOMESCHOOLING! :o)
Review: This is such a wonderful book, full of so many ideas and things to do! Daily/weekly plans from birth thru 5 years! You cannot beat it! A wonderful and, REALLY, and inexpensive investment in your child's education! GREAT CHOICE! :o)
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Summary: A MUST HAVE FOR EARLY HOMESCHOOLING! :o)
Review: This is such a wonderful book, full of so many ideas and things to do! Daily/weekly plans from birth thru 5 years! You cannot beat it! A wonderful and, REALLY, and inexpensive investment in your child's education! GREAT CHOICE! :o)
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Summary: Lots of HOMEMADE activities
Review: We purchased this excellent book after reading "The Well-Trained Mind". Our son is only four months old, but we have enjoyed the early activies and will most likely continue using it for the entire five years. Every week is given one developmental activity, including information about the learning goals and reason behind each one. The games are simple, and can be used to encourage you child to develop appropiately. There are lots of new ideas, plus old favorites like "Where is Thumbkin" that I had forgotten! The book does have a simple, self-published feel about it, but I actually found that charming. It's kind of like having a built-in grandma who knows lots about little ones right at your fingertips. One drawback that kept this from being a five star product for us: the "home-made" nature of many of the toys is a little over the top for me. I bought soft balls, rather than make ones out of old socks. And spools... this book must use spools in a dozen different ways! Who has spools anymore? I don't even know how to sew! Again, I substituted appropriately. But if you are the "crafty" type, you'll eat this up!
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Summary: A great resource for parent of young children
Review: We purchased this excellent book after reading "The Well-Trained Mind". Our son is only four months old, but we have enjoyed the early activies and will most likely continue using it for the entire five years. Every week is given one developmental activity, including information about the learning goals and reason behind each one. The games are simple, and can be used to encourage you child to develop appropiately. There are lots of new ideas, plus old favorites like "Where is Thumbkin" that I had forgotten! The book does have a simple, self-published feel about it, but I actually found that charming. It's kind of like having a built-in grandma who knows lots about little ones right at your fingertips. One drawback that kept this from being a five star product for us: the "home-made" nature of many of the toys is a little over the top for me. I bought soft balls, rather than make ones out of old socks. And spools... this book must use spools in a dozen different ways! Who has spools anymore? I don't even know how to sew! Again, I substituted appropriately. But if you are the "crafty" type, you'll eat this up!
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