{"product_id":"the-preschoolers-busy-book-365-fun-creative-screen-free-learning-games-and-activities-to-stimulate-your-3-to-6-year-old-every-day-of-the-year-9780671316334","title":"The Preschooler's Busy Book: 365 Fun, Creative, Screen-Free Learning Games and Activities to Stimulate Your 3- To 6-Year-Old Every Day of the Year","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Preschooler's Busy Book\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e contains 365 activities (one for each day of the year) for three- to six-year-olds using things found around the home. It shows parents, baby-sitters, and daycare providers how to: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eSave money by making your own paints, play dough, craft clays, glue, paste and other supplies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePrevent boredom during even the longest stretches of rainy or cold weather with ideas for indoor play like newspaper golf, magnet magic, the listening game, red light\/green light, and hand puppets\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHelp children learn to have fun in the kitchen making fruit kebabs, popsicles, homemade peanut butter, a happy-face sandwich, alphabet cookies, animal pancakes, finger Jell-O, popcorn ball creatures, and the best chocolate chip cookies in the whole world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTeach your child practical skills like setting the table, putting away the silverware, sorting socks, sewing practice, and carpentry (hammering golf tees into Styrofoam, with a toy hammer)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduce your child to numbers and counting with activities like \"One-Two, Buckle My Shoe,\" telling time, coin and stamp collecting, sorting a mixed-up deck of cards by numbers and learning how to find today's date on a calendar\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePrepare your child for reading by working on an alphabet puzzle, making alphabet cookies, making an alphabet book, and connecting the dots in alphabetical order to make a picture\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGet your child started with music and rhythm by making a pie-plate tambourine, keeping the rhythm to a song on the radio with homemade rhythm blocks or shakers, or make music with musical glasses (filled with different amounts of water)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGet your child moving with dances like \"Hokey Pokey,\" \"Skip to My Lou,\" \"Ring Around the Rosie,\" and \"London Bridge\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEncourage your child to enjoy quiet activities like reading wordless picture books, working on puzzles, and watching clouds--and then drawing them\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduce children to nature with a variety of outdoor adventures from nature walks and picnics to backyard camping, bird feeding, mud painting and making waxed leaves\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStart children growing things by planting apple seeds, avocado seeds or garlic cloves; or learning how to grow carrots, beets or sweet potatoes by putting cuttings into water\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCelebrate holidays and other occasions with special projects and activities for Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, Easter and Passover\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eKeep children occupied on car trips by playing \"I See A-B-C\" or reciting \"30 Days Hath September\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-539918\"\u003eTrish Kuffner\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Meadowbrook Acquired\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 5.40w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780671316334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0671316338\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FAM\"\u003eFamily \u0026amp; Relationships\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FAM025000\"\u003eLife Stages | Infants \u0026amp; Toddlers | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FAM\"\u003eFamily \u0026amp; Relationships\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FAM002000\"\u003eActivities\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrish Kuffner\u003c\/b\u003e lives with her husband and five children just outside Vancouver, British Columbia. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Toddler's Busy Book, The Preschooler's Busy Book, The Children's Busy Book, The Arts \u0026amp; Crafts Busy Book\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Wiggle \u0026amp; Giggle Busy Book\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Meadowbrook Acquired","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43845317722251,"sku":"9780671316334","price":26.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_1cec70f2-e58b-4e2a-a3fd-ffa3c5237aad.jpg?v=1755879173","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/the-preschoolers-busy-book-365-fun-creative-screen-free-learning-games-and-activities-to-stimulate-your-3-to-6-year-old-every-day-of-the-year-9780671316334","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}