See this assortment of stickers? There are so many creative things to do with them, and with more credit to my five-year-old granddaughter Ryan, she suggests making Sticker letters for KIDFUN. A fun way to learn the alphabet and a great activity to keep kids busy — even when waiting at a restaurant or doctor’s
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Maybe, one day, Ryan will become a sculptor because she loves creating art from all kinds of things — like forks! We were waiting at a restaurant and she just started playing with a couple forks and look at this! She said, “Grammy, it’s sculpture!” What can you use for building tools in your
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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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I should add Ryan’s name as an author of KIDFUN because lately she keeps coming up with KIDFUN ideas. This one is a KIDFUN Mystery! Ryan suggests having the kids get involved in a mystery — which is really a treasure hunt, where you they look for something — the mystery — and you tell
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Sugar for sculpting? Okay, it may not be everyone’s choice, but for us it was fun for Ryan to design an “R” in the plate when we went out for brunch yesterday! Honestly, I messed up my “S” a couple times! So, proceed with caution to avoid a messy trail but it could be a
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Now, this may be surprising to see a photo of someone on KIDFUN who is, well, not exactly a five year old! But, boy does he have the spirit! Phil demonstrated that anything can be a microphone and a great prop for sharing warm feelings (or singing or giving a speech). Try this at Thanksgiving!
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Last night I met old friends sitting at a nearby table at a local restaurant who were sitting with their kids and 2-year-old granddaughter, Rory. When I told them about KIDFUN, they asked about restaurant activities to keep her occupied. What are your favorites? We’d love to know. I know that we usually have little
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Practically anywhere you are, you can play copycat in all kinds of versions. Make it up yourself — have the kids make it up, too! You can jump three times while patting your head three times and have the kids copy you — which would be a great outside game. You can tap on the
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You’re stuck in traffic and all of a sudden from the backseat you hear a little drumming on the window. That’s what happened last night. Ryan was using this little plastic toy and tapping out a rhythm on the window. It sounded pretty good so I tried to copy her, just with my hand. Before
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Try this when having a meal with the kids. Change places! No not seats … but personalities. Pretend to be each other. Ask questions and see what the kids have to say when you ask, “What did you do today?” If he’s daddy, what WILL he say? Will he change his voice? Of course, daddy
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