- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Workman Publishing Company; illustrated edition edition (April 3 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0761134484
- ISBN-13: 978-0761134480
- Product Dimensions: 13.7 x 12.1 x 2.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 249 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #327,837 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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It's instant fun. Activities to do in minutes. Super-quick games to roll out at a moment's notice. Filling a need that every parent of young children has, 324 Anytime, Anywhere Activities! for Kids is a perfect antidote to those "booooring" car rides, endless waits in the doctor's office, restaurant fidgetiness, and assorted child-unfriendly chores. And you don't need to bring along any special props. Several years ago, Cynthia Copeland shared the wisdom of her three children in Really Important Stuff My Kids Have Taught Me, which has 356,000 copies in print. Now she's written a parents' survival guide for those times when kids seem more at wit's end than wise. In the car? Try Red Car, Blue Car, Old Car, New Car; How Far, How Fast?; Raindrop Race; or I Heard It!, where the first one to hear the secret word on the radio wins. While waiting for the pediatrician, try Sock' Em, Cents of Hearing, or Body Double--draw the outline of your child lying on the examination table paper, then let him or her fill it in. Stuck at the bus stop? Gather the kids to play Simon Does, Knot Happening, or Blind Man Walking. There are mind benders, story-telling games (including It Was a Dark and Stormy Night)--in all, hundreds of ways guaranteed to engage their imagination and lift their spirits. Not to mention yours.
About the Author
Cynthia L. Copeland lives in a New Hampshire farmhouse where she is a mom to three kids and a stepmom to three more. Her books for Workman have over 580,000 copies in print.
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Should be delivered by a stork to every parent 3 years after birth!!!, Nov 5 2007
By Rob Marquess - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Fun on the Run!: 324 Instant Family Activities (Paperback)
Coming in at a small size of 4-inches wide, 6-inches tall and about an inch thick... this book is worth quantum times more than its size. It should be delivered by your family's stork on your kids' third birthdays! It's a must have for every diaper bag! It's even as critical in your minivan as gasoline!The opening line is a quote from Cesare Pavese, "We do not remember days... we remember moments." And, this book is meant to create a lifetime of childhood memories in those everyday life events where we all have a few moments to spare (many of which you don't realize you have!): waiting for food in restaurant, waiting in line at grocery store, waiting in a waiting room, long drives, short drives, even when mom and dad are just plain ol' busy, etc.
Here's some examples that I'm gonna randomly open the book and include:
Once the waiter takes your drink order, choose one family member as a guesser. The rest pass a penny from person to person underneath the table until the drinks arive. Once they do, everyone puts their closed hands on the table. The guesser then must guess who holds the penny. It's not rocket science. It's quick. It's fun. And, it beats watching the kids try to color on the back of the menu with the lousy yellow restaurant crayon that breaks into 50 small pieces!
Waiting forever for the doctor to arrive? Have your child draw their body double on the crinkly white paper that covers the examination table. Color in eyes, nose, clothing, where it hurts, etc. This makes the time go faster and distracts the discomfort your little one might be having that brought them to the doctor in the first place.
Got a drive the kid's aren't looking forward to? Have one come up with a secret category in their head (billboards, blue pickup trucks, cars with something on their roof). Each time you pass it on your drive, your child counts out loud the number of times they see their category item. Everyone else must guess the category. The correct guesser goes next.
The book's even loaded with cool little tips. Got kids who can't sit still? Keep them in the car as you drive through the drive-through. Once you get your food, unload them. Go inside and eat immediately from the sack vs. the tray!
Buy the book to get the other 321 great ideas. It's cheaper than one hour's worth of babysitting! And, your kids will remember these moments with you forever!!!
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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No-whining zone, Jan 30 2005
By Mei Mei - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Fun on the Run!: 324 Instant Family Activities (Paperback)
I received this book as a gift, and carry it in my purse for quick reference. The games have entertained my 4-year-old daughter--and me!--at the doctor's office, in restaurants, in the grocery store, and in the car.The games are easy, fun, and much more creative than anything I could come up with on my own. (And it sure beats the whining.)
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Greatest little book!!, May 25 2007
By dee - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Fun on the Run!: 324 Instant Family Activities (Paperback)
This book has helped with both my 3 yr old and my 13 yr old!!! It is a great little book with loads of ideas!
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