Gifted Girls: Activities Guide for 365 Days of the Year: Fun Things to Do for Kids and Grown-Ups That'll Develop Creativity, Social Skills and Self-Confidence! (Gifted Girls) (Paperback)

by Kailin Gow (Author) "Starting a new project can be scary, but is always exciting..." (more)
Key Phrases: splashing syrup, teaspoon into cold water, grainy candy, Kailin Gow Directions, Kanin Gow Directions, Gifted Girl (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Review
Combines lessons in life, history, and culture to provide positive themes for girls growing up today. --Positive Child Guidance by Darla Ferris Miller

Product Description
In this companion to the popular Gifted Girls series, author Kailin Gow offers a host of activities to offset the dreaded call, "Mom, I’m boooored!" No matter what their interests or experience level, girls can open any page of this book to find an activity to stir the imagination. Subjects range from crafts—including instructions for creating a wall mural and making flower-shaped pincushions—to new games. And what girl doesn’t love to eat sweet treats? Gow offers lots of fairly easy recipes for girls to make and share.

As the author states in the book's introduction, starting a new project can be scary. Gow suggests that girls work together with their friends or parents. She also uses the characters from her Gifted Girls series as guides. Because each of Gow’s characters has a unique and prodigious talent, these characters make a handy way of dividing activities—Lucy excels at crafts, Emily art projects, Jackie nature projects, Daniella recipes and cooking, and Rose the performing arts.

While the book is for girls seven and older, seven-year-olds are unlikely to be able to handle the projects alone. Older girls can read and follow the instructions without help, although Gow encourages parents to be involved or supervise activities.

While some of the more complicated projects would benefit from illustrations, the straightforward steps are clearly written and easy to understand. Some activities involve cost—going to a hockey game, for example, or taking tap dancing lessons. Others are low- or no-cost.

Gow’s guide follows nicely in the footsteps of such works as The American Girls Handy Book and complements a long tradition of make-your-own fun. The book is a wonderful antidote for rainy-day boredom, especially for girls who have read the Gifted Girls series.

Kailin Gow also writes under the name Victoria London. Her work includes the Gifted Girls series, the Queen B Superheroine series for teens, and the Tiffany T. series for young readers.

-Bookwire Reviews, March 10, 2006

Product Details

• Paperback: 167 pages
• Publisher: Sparklesoup LLC (November 30, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0971477663
• ISBN-13: 978-0971477667
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #427,921 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful Activities and Positive, October 28, 2004

By	Linda I. Liang, "School Teacher" (Sacramento) - See all my reviews

As an elementary school teacher, I recommend this book for its delightful activities. The book's age range is "age 7 to adult" so it covers a range of activities. Some are so simple, it is meant for the lower age of the range, while the more complex ones are meant for groups or for the older readers. For anyone who has read the Gifted Girls books, this activities book ties in nicely. I disagree with one of the reviewers who suggest the book is just jumping onto the "girl" bandwagon. Obviously she has not done her research or kept up with any girl's readings since the Gifted Girls books has been around for a while and is even recommended on the reading lists at schools. There are plenty of activities that deal with developing self-esteem and social awareness in here. For that and its positive message, I give it 5 stars.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Good, October 13, 2004

By	Susan Meyers "Mom of Sam" (California) - See all my reviews

Cute book, but more importantly, the book does give you 365 days of activities to do. It has recipes, crafts projects, team-building exercises, community awareness projects, even self-esteem-building exercises. Generally, a pretty good book that balances these activities, while being a good companion to the fiction series (Gifted Girls) for girls, a series that has been around for years. I'm a parent and can be critical, but I found I enjoyed this book just as much as my daughter Sam.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I like this book, January 17, 2005

By	Tia (Colorado) - See all my reviews

All my girlfriends and I do the activity in the book. I have gone through 57 days already!