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Making Ordinary Days Extraordinary: Great Ideas for Building Family Fun and Togetherness (Let's Make a Memory Series) [Hardcover]

Gloria Gaither (Author), Shirley Dobson (Author), Carrie Hartman (Illustrator)
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Let's Make a Memory Series May 6, 2004
Modern families face increasing demands, from seemingly endless activities for kids to heavy requirements for working parents. More than ever, families need resources to strengthen their bonds with each other by creating and celebrating special memories. Complete with heartwarming vignettes from well-known Christian personalities, this charming book includes a wealth of creative memory-building activities. It's packed with potential for year-round fun!

Make these moments last!

It’s the simple moments that knit you together as a family—shared experiences that keep you close over the years. But these special times won’t just happen on their own, with today’s kids and parents all going in separate directions.

Making Ordinary Days Extraordinary is packed with creative activities that will help your own family make meaningful, long-lasting memories. You’ll find irresistible ideas such as film festivals, goofy golf, neighborhood circuses, instant parties, stealth love notes, ugly bug pageants, family websites, and pinata planets—along with fun twists on familiar pastimes. All you have to supply is a little of your time...and lots of love!

Story Behind the Book

Over 20 years ago, Let’s Make a Memory was published in paperback and has become a classic now with over _ million copies sold. Now, Multnomah Publishers will repack and update this bestseller along with material from Hide it in Your Heart to create the Let’s Make a Memory series. Making Ordinary Days Extraordinary will be the first book in this series with three additional titles to follow over the next two years. Gloria Gaither and Shirley Dobson share creative ways to spend time with families. This beautiful four-color book will give moms creative ideas and activities to share with their young ones especially during those summer months between school!

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About the Author

Gloria Gaither

Gloria Gaither is a many-faceted communicator—speaker, teacher, award-winning lyricist, recording artist, and performer. She is also the author of numerous books and magazine articles. She and her husband, Bill, also have their own magazine, Homecoming. Gloria and Bill are the parents of three grown children and the grandparents of five grandchildren.

Shirley Dobson

Shirley Dobson is chairman of the National Day of Prayer Task Force and a member of the Focus on the Family board of directors. An award-winning author of several books, Mrs. Dobson is recognized for her contributions to women’s concerns, Christian organizations, and the institution of the family. Shirley and James Dobson have two grown children.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 128 pages
  • Publisher: Multnomah Books; Revised edition (May 6, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 159052358X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1590523582
  • Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 0.6 x 8.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #645,219 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars I LOVE this book!!, March 27, 2009
This review is from: Making Ordinary Days Extraordinary: Great Ideas for Building Family Fun and Togetherness (Let's Make a Memory Series) (Hardcover)
I love this book! If you are looking for ways to have memorable fun with your family, this is the book for you.

The book chapters are:
Out and About
Just Because
Around the House
I"m Hungry Let's Eat
Arts & Crafts
Game Time
Backyard Fun
Holiday Happenings
Technology Or Not!
Sharing Our Worlds(Parents and Children, that is)

Some of my favorites:
Breakfast Picnic and watch the sunrise
Hide and seek in the dark
Love Treasure Hunt
Family Cookoff
Sleeping under the stars
School Day Surprise

This book has excellent ideas that are inexspensive. It colaborates you family's time and love for each other.

This is part of the series "Let's make a memory". Don't forget to check out the rest of them. Other books that I like that are good too are: Let's Hide the Word by Gaither & Dobson and Family Night Tool Chest Book Series.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Ideas, March 22, 2007
This review is from: Making Ordinary Days Extraordinary: Great Ideas for Building Family Fun and Togetherness (Let's Make a Memory Series) (Hardcover)
This book has great ideas for the family! I also have the Creating Family Traditions book and it's just as informative.
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