Do you have kids? Have grandkids? Have friends with kids? Teach kids? Care for Kids?
I have a great gift idea for you!
{disclaimer ~ I was sent the book free of charge to review}
The new book, 150+ Screen Free Activities for Kids, from Asia of Fun at Home with Kids is simply awesome. The book alone would make an incredible gift, or you can get SUPER fun and create a gift basket with supplies to go along with the book. Asia provides ideas here on her blog, and there’s a page in the Amazon preview sharing the 15 items recommended for a gift basket or a simple get-started list. I compiled many of them here for you to glance through.
150+ Screen Free Activities for Kids contains ~
- 50% all NEW activities never before featured on Asia’s blog. It also contains favorites from the blog!
- 120 activities can be completed using items found at a regular grocery store.
- Most of the activities were designed to encourage multi-age/sibling play.
- All activities are coded and marked with allergy codes to make things easier for those of you with kids who have allergies.
The book is divided into 7 sections, each section contains multiple ideas!
- How to Use the Book
- Slimes
- Doughs
- Paints
- Small World Play
- Simple Sensory Activities
- Do-It-Yourself Toys
We have already done many of Asia’s ideas, but when I presented the book to my daughter who is 5, she immediately saw the image on the front cover of the Frog World and wanted to make that, she loves frogs and water.
I must be honest and tell you that the night she asked wasn’t a night I really wanted to dye water blue and cut out foam lily pads. It had been a long emotional day and I was tired. But, I said yes. It didn’t take me long to set both of my kids up with their frog worlds and it gave me about an hour of peace as they played.
They both went on to play with the bins again the next day. The effort I put in at the beginning proved to be totally worth it in the end.
Sometimes I am super creative on my own and other times I feel my brain is dead and completely emptied of all things creative. Asia’s book is a reminder that it doesn’t take much to do something creative like this.
My kids are 5, 8, and 12. The 5 and 8 year old played with the Frog World, extensively. The 12 year old wasn’t home that night but probably would have joined them. My 12 year old has looked through the book and found many ideas he wants to try. It really is a book for a VERY wide age range.
It is a recipe book for me. An easy tool to pull off of the shelf to stimulate my thinking and give me the idea and the recipe all in one place. I am so thankful to Asia for taking the time to write this and know it will bless many people out there, including me!
See more here ~
This awesome book is available worldwide, most of my readers will happily find it on Amazon, there’s a link here to Amazon.