365 TV-Free Activities You Can Do With Your Child: Plus 50 All-New Bonus Activities [Paperback]

Steven J. Bennett (Author), Ruth Bennett (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1580627552 | ISBN-13: 978-1580627559 | Publication Date: October 1, 2002 | Edition: 3

Smart parents know that TV-free play is good for a child's physical health and great for parent/child bonding. Steve and Ruth Bennett have updated their bestselling book to include 50 all-new activities - there are now a total of 415 in all - with extensive indexing to make it easy to find the best activity for any day according to simple criteria such as age group, exhaustion factor, indoors vs. outdoors, materials required, skills already learned, and more.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A rich source to ward off boredom." -- USA Today

About the Author

Husband-and-wife writing team, the Bennett's have written over fifty books on parenting and related topics

Product Details

• Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: Adams Media; 3 edition (October 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580627552
• ISBN-13: 978-1580627559
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #451,100 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars PARENTS - BUY THIS BOOK!, March 8, 2001

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Misha (Staten Island, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 365 TV-Free Activities You Can Do with Your Child (Paperback)

I have read literally hundreds of books on how to be a better parent (much less a good one), and have NEVER read one that puts all the tools in my hand better than this one. Buy this book!

There are more than a handful of obvious choices, of course - #126, playing dress up; #229, paper, scissors, rock - but there are lasting treasures here, too - drawing an outline of your child's body on a large sheet of paper for later preservation; growing celery and carrots; drawing a silhouette of your child's head. There isn't enough room here for me to show it all.

The true joy of the book isn't in the ideas - after all, anyone could throw 365 ideas together on a couple of sheets of paper and hey presto! You've got a book...! What the Bennetts do is present the material with a warm humor (expertly offered with grin-cracking illustrations the kids will appreciate, too). This is a book for all ages - I bought mine in 1991, when my oldest was 4, and we still get great ideas from it.

Turn off the TV, pluck the youngsters from in front of it (I'm telling you, they'll still watch it even when it's turned off!) and bust open this book. Stand by for smiles!

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Handy, Compact, Portable and Packed..., June 12, 2000

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Quaker Annie "reader" - See all my reviews

This review is from: 365 TV-Free Activities You Can Do with Your Child (Paperback)

A small, but thick book with lots of activities, for kids of all ages. This one can fit into a backpack, or hang out on the kitchen table for those moments when there's "nothing to do". The descriptions are enough to fit on one page, but include the 'ingredients' you'll need - sometimes just your mind - to keep the TV off! Activities are arranged alphabetically by activity name, so the best way to use this useful book, is to open to a page grab-bag style. You can also refer to types of activities in the back (Creativity; Indoor Play; Math; Words and Language; Toy Making, etc) and find something suitable for your child, your energy and your resources. A great gift item!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great addition to a family's library, March 26, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: 365 TV-Free Activities You Can Do with Your Child (Paperback)

This book was recommended in the book Living the Simple Life. I'm so glad I took the time to get it. It's a wonderful resource for busy families looking to spend some quality time together. So turn that TV off and buy this book. Encourages you and your child's imagination and they learn through playing with simple things around the house and the bonus is that by not watching that TV, you've spent memorable time with each other...what could be better?