The Fun Book for Moms: 102 Ways to Celebrate Family [Hardcover]

Melina Gerosa Bellows (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2007

In addition to Mother's Day, there are more than four million births each year. The Fun Book for Moms is tailored especially to commemorate such occasions.

Ideas range from fun and free to indulgent and lavish and are accompanied by whimsical artwork, quotes, and recipes certain to captivate Mom's eye and entertain her spirit:

Help your kids catch fireflies. Teach them kindness by letting them go. "It goes without saying that you should never have more children than you have car windows." —Erma Bombeck Fly first-class while your husband and kids fly coach. When you hear howls from the rear of the craft, pretend you don't know them. "The real menace in dealing with a five-year-old is that in no time at all you begin to sound like a five-year-old." —Jean Kerr

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About the Author

Melina Gerosa Bellows is the editor-in-chief of National Geographic Kids and a former senior editor for Ladies' Home Journal. She has received coverage from The View, Entertainment Weekly, Glamour, USA Today Weekend, and more. She and her husband, Keith, are the proud and busy parents of two young children. The Bellows family lives in Washington, D.C.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing (February 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0740763601
• ISBN-13: 978-0740763601
• Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 6.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,392,264 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Melina Gerosa Bellows is the editor-in-chief of National Geographic Kids and a former senior editor for Ladies' Home Journal. She has received coverage from The View, Entertainment Weekly, Glamour, USA Today Weekend, and more. She and her husband, Keith, are the proud and busy parents of two young children. The Bellows family lives in Washington, D.C.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love this book!!, October 21, 2007

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M. Skinner (Columbus, Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Fun Book for Moms: 102 Ways to Celebrate Family (Hardcover)

This book is so much fun and really gave me some wonderful ideas. Definitely a book I will buy for friends.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Mommy smiles, July 4, 2008

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Story Reader "Momma read this please" (San Francisco) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Fun Book for Moms: 102 Ways to Celebrate Family (Hardcover)

This is a sweet book with just darling illustrations that forces a tired smile of 'Oh that would be fun.' It's more of a dreamy coffee table book rather than a resource of ideas.

5 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Contains a Racial Slur, October 28, 2007

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Mike "Cool Dad" (Salt Lake City, UT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Fun Book for Moms: 102 Ways to Celebrate Family (Hardcover)

When I first saw this book I thought it looked like a good book to buy for my wife. After I read a few pages from the excerpt, I changed my mind. One of the suggestions is that you do a Chinese Fire Drill with your kids. First of all, the term "Chinese Fire Drill" originated as a racial slur, and I certainly don't want my kids to use terms like that. Second, I don't think it is a very safe activity for children to be doing. Including an activity that is dangerous and includes a racial slur certainly changed my mind about wanting this book.