Great Explorations [Paperback]

Amy Nolan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 1997

This wonderful new book offers parents creative ideas to help their children learn and grow through play--from Playspace at the Boston Children's Museum, the biggest and most popular children's museum in the world. The 100 inexpensive activities include games for boys and girls up to age five. Illustrations.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Great Explorations is ideal for keeping kids occupied on a rainy day. Kids and parents learn best through play and fun. For close to 20 years, Playspace, the activity and resource center at the Children's Museum in Boston, Massachusetts, has been using that philosophy to provide kids and parents with activities and learning support. In Great Explorations, author Amy Nolan and illustrator Kim Gulino present 100 Playspace activities and play ideas for home use. These terrific projects span indoor and outdoor activities, cooking, arts and crafts, science, music and movement, and quiet play. The directions are easy, the supplies are often on hand, and the activities can be set up in minutes. Every project description includes a discussion of what the child should be learning, and includes instructions on how to tailor the activity for different ages, numbers of children, and kids with special needs.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Pocket (December 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671528572
• ISBN-13: 978-0671528577
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 7.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,938,639 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Preschool Idea book I've found, February 16, 2000

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This review is from: Great Explorations (Paperback)

I received this as a gift, and it is the best book I've found for projects for my preschool son. We have made relief prints from real fish, butterflies and flowers from coffee filters, snowy day paintings, potato prints, and lots more. This is what I pull out when I'm going to babysit for friends!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best kids' activity book, January 10, 2003

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This review is from: Great Explorations (Paperback)

I've read quite a few books suggesting activities with young kids (18 months - 4 years) and this one was definitely the best. All the ideas are simple, everything I've tried has been enjoyable for both my son and myself, and most use ingredients and equipment that I already have in the home. Most of them were new ideas to me also (and those that weren't still had good suggestions for a novel spin). This is a great book and I highly recommend it to anyone with preschoolers.

5.0 out of 5 stars good ideas in Great Explorations book, March 20, 2010

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J. T. Valeri (Brooklyn, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Great Explorations (Paperback)

The book has some good ideas for working with young children.
The instructions for each activity are specific and some drawings
are included to illustrate the activities.
I have used some of these activities and they worked out well.