Personalized Buffalo Dip Bowls
These look so good and are easy to make. Wouldn't they be great for a Saturday brunch before the big game. Servings: 3 Prep Time: 30 min (not including thaw time) Bake Time: 15 min Ingredients 6 Rhodes Warm-N-Serv™ Soft Dinner Rolls, baked according to directions...
An Apple a Day
You’ve heard the saying “An apple a day keeps the doctor away,” well this apple can help to build self-esteem by recognizing each individual in the family and what they do well. 1. Download and cut out apple pattern for each member of your family.2. At dinner or...
Boosting Children’s Confidence
Here are some ideas from an article entitled Boosting Children's Confidence by Carleton Kendrick Parents should often ask their children to recall positive events in their lives. Talking about your kids' accomplishments can ground them in optimism as they grow and...
Make An Alphabet Book
Your child can make an alphabet book. It's as easy as ABC. Just download the the letters, color and make into a book. You could even just print the letters in your child's name and display on their wall or door. Download Alphabet Pages
Meet the Green Family
This is a great site that kids can go to with their families to learn about "being green". There's fun games, short videos, free downloads and lots of activities to do as a family. Everything on the site teaches you how you can keep our planet green. The Greens
When I Was Your Age
Write a note to your child or grandchild sharing with them something that you remember about being their age and beginning a new school year. Tell them how you felt. Maybe you were excited, scared or embarrassed. Also add a photograph of yourself when you were their...
Lemonade for Sale – by Stuart J. Murphy
Step right up for some lip-smacking lemonade and fun with bar graphs! Follow along as some kids and their parrot run a crazy lemonade stand and keep track of their sales. Extension activities for adults and kids included. Math Start Book for ages 7 & up
All Sorts of Sorts
This is a great activity for kids 3-12. Sorting get kids thinking about data, attributes and patterns and how things can be organized in different ways. These are skills they need for math. 1. Collect many different kinds of things to sort (buttons, rocks, shells...
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PB & J Truffle
These turned out to be a fun lunch when my grandkids visited. They were easy to make and no cooking. We rolled then in crushed Rice Krispies. I also divided the recipe in half because we didn't need 24. . You will need: 6 slices whole-wheat bread 1 ½ cups peanut...
Paper Plate Shaker
I get excited when I can use something I already have to make something new. Kids can make a shaker then create rhythms to sing and dance to. It would be fun to make then at a family reunion, neighborhood, church, or community party and have a parade. You’ll...
Reading, Writing, Recycling
This is a great rainy day activity or when it's too hot to play outside. Gather old magazines and newspapers, let your kids use them to create stories or books. You’ll need magazines, newspapers scissors, glue, blank paper and a pencil. They can cut out pictures and...
Bubble Party
Decorations: Use balloons with swirling, bubble like colors. Food: Bake a cake in a round mold or a metal mixing bowl. Frost it smoothly with white frosting. Save 3 or 4 tablespoons of frosting to color then swirl the different colors of frosting through the white...
Paper Sack Journal
This is a unique and fun way for your grandchildren to keep up on their writing skills while camping or traveling. They can keep postcards, brochures or other items in the paper sack and write or draw about their adventures.You'll need: lunch size paper sacks, staples...
Piggybook by Anthony Browne
This book is hilarious. Mrs. Piggott is tired of playing domestic drudge to her unappreciative husband and sons, so she disappears, leaving them to fend for themselves. That's when the Piggott household undergoes the most extraordinary transformation, they slowly...
Frozen Banana Pops
Kids of all ages will love these. Frozen Banana Pops You will need: ¼ banana for each child ¾ c. chocolate chips 3 T. margarine Optional - coconut, crushed nuts, graham crackers or sprinkles 1. Cover a cookie sheet with waxed paper. 2. Peel each banana and cut into...
Easy Button Headbands
Here's a way to use those random buttons that you can't bare to part with because you know you'll need them someday. I bought some headbands at the dollar store and had my granddaughters create their own. Megan wanted hers to be simple but Kate wanted every button she...
Playing Safely With Children
Great tips about safe ways to play with your children/grandchildren from Parent’s Magazine. 1. Don’t toss your baby in the air. Instead hold him/her close against your chest and jump up and down. It’s still exciting but there’s no risk of hurting baby. 2. Never tickle...
Dear Mrs. LaRue by Mark Teague
This is a humorous story written from the perspective of a dog that is sent to obedience school by his owner Mrs. LaRue. He writes letters to her each day trying to convince her that he needs to come home. The illustrations show that he is really living the life of...
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