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Summer Survival
Summer can be a tough time for caregivers- it may be too hot or stormy to take your little ones outside, or you may be balancing work with kids that are home for summer and full of energy! Whatever the case, keeping your kids entertained can be a full-time job. Thankfully, the library has plenty of ways to help. |
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Loose Parts 4: Inspiring 21st-century Learning
by Lisa Daly
In the newest installment of the popular, award-winning Loose Parts series, Lisa Daly and Miriam Beloglovsky focus on family engagement and competency building. Lisa and Miriam explain the value of loose parts, detail how to integrate loose parts into the environment and children's play, and specifically focus on loose parts for children in family environments.
Check out the entire Loose Parts series!
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1000 Hours Outside: Activites to Match Screen Time With Green Time
by Ginny Yurich
Challenge your family to spend 1,000 hours outside this year with this collection of games, crafts, and activities, organized by season to help you find something you can do every day. Play leaf pile games, take a hot chocolate hike, make corn husk dolls, go on an animal home hunt, and much more with hundreds of ideas for all ages, abilities, and family types. No matter how busy you are, this book gives you all the ideas, photos, activity instructions, and inspiration you need to get outdoors with your family all year round.
Also by Ginny Yurich- Until the Streetlights Come On: How a Return to Play Brightens Our Present and Prepares Kids for an Uncertain Future
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P.S.- We Made This!: Super Fun Crafts that Grow Smarter + Happier Kids!
by Erica Domesek
Inviting the whole family to join in the fun, the social media star and founder of P.S.—I Made This urges parents to step away from their screens and take part in colorful at-home projects that will keep kids entertained, curious and growing, while encouraging development and self-confidence.
Read the eBook here!
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The Curious Kid's Science Book: 100+ Creative Hands-On Activities for Ages 4-8
by Asia Citro
Provides over one hundred simple science experiments to do at home, including activities about plants and seeds, water and ice, molds, bacteria, fungus, engineering, food, baking soda and vinegar, the environment, and living things.
Also by Asia Citro- A Little Bit of Dirt: 55+ Science and Art Activities to Reconnect Children with Nature and the Zoe and Sassafras series.
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Play to Progress: Lead Your Child to Success Using the Power of Sensory Play
by Allie Ticktin
An occupational therapist with a specialty in sensory integration discusses the eight sensory systems and how a child uses them, offering fun activities that will encourage development so that they can be better able to respond to their emotions, build friendships, communicate their needs and thrive in school.
Read chapters like "Scent-sational: Getting the Olfactory System Engaged" and "Power At the Fingertips: Building Fine Motor Skills."
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