Fun games to play for children 2-12 that enrich motor skills and use only recycled materials found around the house. Each chapter is dedicated to all the games possible with a particular material. For example there is a chapter on games with cans, another on cartons and another on mismatched socks. A list of the motor lessons each game teaches is given. Lessons on skills such as balance, eye-hand coordination and spatial relationships.
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This is definitely the book to have around when the "I don't have anything to do" whinnies hits. I am not exaggerating when I say that the book is packed with great ideas. --PurseStrings
I've used this book a lot! We've come up with great birthday party activities from this-- or rainy-day boredom busters. One 4-yr-old child who had just had a $400 chuck-e-cheese birthday asked if she could have her party in my back yard next year! The obstacle course suggestions alone are worth buying this book. This book will educate you to look at your recycables in a new way. After reading this-- my own ideas flourished as well. In fact, every item in your house will start to reveal it's play possibilities to you. Anyone who has watched a kid play with a cardboard box or tube for hours will appreciate this book. Some of the things we have made from recyclables and found objects have been played with more than most other toys in our house --chrisdono (Billerica, MA
I've used this book a lot! We've come up with great birthday party activities from this-- or rainy-day boredom busters. One 4-yr-old child who had just had a $400 chuck-e-cheese birthday asked if she could have her party in my back yard next year! The obstacle course suggestions alone are worth buying this book. This book will educate you to look at your recycables in a new way. After reading this-- my own ideas flourished as well. In fact, every item in your house will start to reveal it's play possibilities to you. Anyone who has watched a kid play with a cardboard box or tube for hours will appreciate this book. Some of the things we have made from recyclables and found objects have been played with more than most other toys in our house --chrisdono (Billerica, MA
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Author is a pediatric occupational therapist with over 30 years of experience. She gives workshops nationally and internationally.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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Great Birthday Party or Boredom resource book!,
By chrisdono (Billerica, MA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Extraordinary Play With Ordinary Things: Make-It-Yourself, Do-It-Yourself Activities That Encourage Your Child's Development (Paperback)
I've used this book a lot! We've come up with great birthday party activities from this-- or rainy-day boredom busters. One 4-yr-old child who had just had a $400 chuck-e-cheese birthday asked if she could have her party in my back yard next year! The obstacle course suggestions alone are worth buying this book. This book will educate you to look at your recycables in a new way. After reading this-- my own ideas flourished as well. In fact, every item in your house will start to reveal it's play possibilities to you. Anyone who has watched a kid play with a cardboard box or tube for hours will appreciate this book. Some of the things we have made from recyclables and found objects have been played with more than most other toys in our house.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The product description above is incorrect--this book is for all ages,
By barbara sher (saipan, northern mariana islands) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Extraordinary Play with Ordinary Things (Homegrown) (Paperback)
Extraordinary Play is divided into chapters depending upon which materials you have handy. Got mismatched socks? There's plenty of games to enhance children's eye-hand coordination, balance and many other motor skills. Got cardboard boxes--string? paper bag? There are plenty of games for any materials and an appendix in the back telling you which games help which skills. But from a kids point of view, the games are just plain fun. As an occupational therapist who has played these games with kids in many many countries, I can promise you and yours will be grinning!
Barbara Sher (author)
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