Yep, this IS KIDFUN. Have you ever tried to teach very young children to break words into syllables. It’s really all about rhythm. Teach your children to speak chop-py. Try the word “rab-bit.” Then ask them to count the syllables with you. Say “rabbit,” slowly — Rab-bit! 2! Then try “pho-to-graph.” You may need to use fingers
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This game is a memory game I call “What was on the tray?” It was so much fun when we played it in Ryan’s preschool. First we found objects like keys, a ball, a rubber band … you could add a pencil, a small pad of paper. Whatever you find. Show everyone the tray and
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Today it is so easy to record your kids singing! Between SmartPhones and computers, we can save the most precious voices of our children. I just heard Juliana Jost (about to become a mom herself) sing Hark! The Herald Angels Sing when she was four. Her voice was beautiful … so delicate and YOUNG! Her
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I wasn’t too sure what to call this but, have you noticed how young children have a very special relationship with their stuffed animals? And, then there’s one that often becomes “it,” the one they take everywhere. Well, what does your child know about that plush toy, that very special “Pal” and many of his
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Do your kids believe in the tooth fairy? To some children, “she” is very special and her arrival for the very first time is something to savor. When Hannah McCarthy lost her first tooth this weekend she not only waited eagerly to see what the tooth fairy would bring her, she requested a surprise for
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Storytelling — what an art! You can instill an appreciation for storytelling at a very young age by making up stories about someone a child loves … or even about himself! Jackee Swartz shared this idea with us. She loves to tell her grandkids stories about their father. “Once upon a time there was a
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Hi .. I’d like to bring you up-to-date with KIDFUN, which actually is something we should do with our children, too … even young ones. Bring them up-to-date! Talk to them about you, their relatives, your family plans. Not a lot of detail but just enough to keep them informed. For children, it’s a huge
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Share a bit of yourself with your child … a bit of your childhood. After all, what would make him more curious than imagining YOU the first time you rode a bike, your first day of school, you playing with a sibling or a cousin, and on and on. And, do this anytime — in
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