your Kids Activities & Positive Parenting Newsletter

Back to Back Issues Page

your Kids Activities & Positive Parenting Newsletter
August 10, 2010

“Positive Parenting Tips” newsletter August 10

Thank you for subscribing to our toddlers activity & kids games monthly newsletter

FreeToddlersActivity&DisciplineGuide INDEX:
Inspiring Quotes
Toddlers Activities & Games
Easy Kids Recipe
Child Arts & Crafts Activities:
Positive Parenting Resources
Sponsored Resources
Editor’s Note / Humour / new free books

"Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved." - Jeremy Kitson

"Buddha left a road map, Jesus left a road map, Krishna left a road map, Rand McNally left a road map. But you still have to travel the road yourself." - Stephin Levine

"If you want to feel rich, just count all of the things you have that money can't buy." - Anonymous

Kids Activities:

Not only do kids of all ages love to play games, games are a creative and inexpensive way to entertain children. With a little imagination you will soon have them making up their own games!

Whether you're looking for birthday party games or just something to keep the little ones busy for a little while, I think you'll find these games easy to learn and fun for all ages.

Activities for Toddlers and Their Parents

Balloon Tennis (paper plate; wooden paint stir stick; craft glue; balloon) Glue the wooden stir stick to the paper plate. This is your tennis racquet. Blow up the balloon, tie the end, and let the games begin!

Touch and Feel Book (construction paper; glue; materials of different textures, e.g., small piece of sandpaper, cotton balls, velvet, bubble wrap, felt, wax paper, etc., stapler)

Glue one textured material per page of construction paper. Staple the pages together. Have your toddler close her eyes and tell you what each feels like (rough, soft, etc.). Young children will enjoy discovering the many textures of the world around them.

Bread Art (white bread; food colorings; small drinking cups; milk; new paintbrush; toaster) You will need a drinking cup for each color you wish to use. Pour a small amount of milk into each cup. Add a few drops of food coloring to the cups (a different color for each). Using a paintbrush, paint designs or pictures onto the bread.

Don't soak the bread. Use just enough "paint" for the picture to show up. Now toast the bread for edible art!

Visit for our Free Kids Games & Activities from A to Z

Easy Kids Recipe:

Chocolate Chip Muffins

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour

• 1 cup chocolate chips

• 3/4 cup granulated sugar

• 1/3 cup cocoa, sifted if lumpy

• 1 tablespoon baking powder

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 1 egg

• 1 cup milk

• 1/3 cup cooking oil

• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Procedure

1. Combine all-purpose flour, chocolate chips, sugar, cocoa, salt and baking powder in a mixing bowl. Create a well in the center.

2. Beat egg in a small bowl. Add milk, cooking oil, and vanilla. Stir and pour into well. Stir until just moistened.

3. Grease 12 muffin cups with cooking spray. Fill cups 3/4 full.

4. Bake at 400°F (205°C) for 20 minutes until golden.

Notes, tips and variations

• Taste best when still warm.

• If you don't have cooking spray...simply use muffin cups (metal or paper work!)

Child Arts & Crafts Activities:

Learning Paper Tricks

Performing magic tricks has always been one of the most popular past times enjoyed by a lot of people from all walks of life.

There are various kinds of magic tricks. One of many kinds of the usual scene-stealing tricks is a paper trick. There could be innumerable ways to deliver a paper trick.

Here are a few of those paper tricks that can be easily learned by a new magic aficionado:

1. A paper-tearing trick is a clever method of tearing and bringing back the form of a sheet of paper. You can do this trick mostly on tissue papers. This could be a little different compared to other paper tricks.

You will hand out two kinds of tissue papers; it can be color white or black. You will tear both the papers and fold them into tiny squares. When he opens the paper, the two are still there, but surprisingly it is formed into a large white square and in the center, there is a black square.

You wonder why there are no torn traces on the paper. The have an idea on the trick, the restored paper is already formed by sticking a black square on each side of the large white paper. On a particular side, the black part is paste all three edges and one edge is left open.

The paper formed is then folded into a tiny square, and the outside have an opening. It is then laid on the table for about 5 seconds. You will get the restored form and place it behind his back.

The paper is divided into four pieces of squares, and the whole is bundle is again shown in the front, the tricky part on this is that you will make a little wave in his hands, making the two torn pieces together, and then slowly opening the restored torn paper.

This takes a narrow chance to poke the torn pieces into the secret pocket. Ending the trick with showing both hands and they will find nothing.

2. Another trick is called the generous offer. You will need a piece of paper and hand it out to a person. Ask him to tear it into quarters. It must be torn equally, you will then get the papers and give him back a quarter of it. He then thinks that the task is easy enough, and then he may ask for a prize for doing it.

You will then applaud him and give his prize of another quarter of the paper. From there you gave the person one of the four pieces of the paper, which was supposed to be a quarter also of the sheet of paper.

You can use a different way to approach this trick in using slang expressions of offering or donate “two bits”. In this approach two pieces of paper is given to him, as it presents the two bits you said.

3. The next trick you may learn is the look easy trick. Find a sheet of paper and tear it in two thirds. It is required not totally tear the end sections. It should be a little loose, and the outcome will be a slit parallel sheet of paper with three flaps.

Give it to the person and tell him to have a hold on the edge of the flaps and hide one in each hand. From the center of the paper, you will make him tear the end flaps. It seems to be a piece of cake, but it is not. When he tries to work on it, only one edge of the flap is torn. The pull is purposely even distributed.

4. The floating paper ball needs to be performed under proper situations because it requires a little experiment. You need to crumple one piece of paper into a ball and you will have to hold it using your left hand with your right hand on top of it.

You will remove your left hand, and have the paper just floated in the air moving upward to your right hand.

The trick is done because of the black silk thread. The thread is placed over your right ear forming a loop in one of the ends. The other end is tied loosely to your black coat button. They do not have the idea that you squeezed it around on the loose end, before the paper ball is formed.

When you move your right hand upward, you will use your right thumb to catch the thread. You will then draw the thread tightly so that when you take off your hand, the ball automatically floats. Move your hand forward, then raise the ball.

Bringing it back lowers it. On the last part, you will have to get the ball on your left hand and untying it from the thread. The right hand brushing your hair will lift the loop from your ear, and the thread just falls down on the floor, without one noticing it.

Stun and Amaze your kids when you learn a couple of magic trick to entertain them and their friends! You can now be the star of your kids birthday parties, with a couple of clever tricks up your sleeve….. visit our site to learn more magic tricks today!

Positive Parenting Resources:

Parents, Kids And Time Alone

“What are some of the ways in which you explain to kids that mom and dad need time alone, without feeling guilty about it?”

A journalist, writing an article on having time alone and couple time when you have kids, asked me this question.

Parents will feel guilty only when they believe that they are doing something wrong by spending time alone and couple time without their children.

This is a false belief.

The truth is that children grow up far healthier emotionally when their parents are happy and fulfilled, even if it means that their parents spend less time with them. When parents understand that they are being good parents by talking loving care of themselves and their relationship, their children will understand this.

One way of helping children understand this is to introduce the concept of “time alone” very early in a child’s life. By the time a child is three, he or she can easily understand the concept of time alone. If, each time you spend time alone with your child, you say, “This is our time alone,” your child will begin to understand the concept. When you have time to yourself, you can say, “This is my time alone with myself.” When you spend time with your partner, you can say, “This is Mom and Dad’s time alone together.” Parents can tell their children, as soon as they are capable of understanding the words, “We need time alone with you, with each other, and with ourselves. All of us need to respect this about each other.”

Our three children fully understood the concept of “time alone” because we spent time alone with each them. They came to understand and respect at a very young age the need for time alone.

If you put yourself aside and don’t spend time with yourself and with your partner, you are giving your children unhealthy role modeling. You are teaching them that others are always responsible for meeting their needs. You are teaching them to feel entitled to your time and attention rather than helping them learn to respect others’ time. You are teaching them that it is okay to demand that others put themselves aside for them, which may create narcissistic behavior.

Healthy parenting means finding a balance between being with your children, being with your partner, and being with yourself. For your children to grow up taking responsibility for their own needs and feelings, they need to see you taking responsibility for your needs and feelings. Constantly sacrificing yourself for your children does not role model personal responsibility.

Read more online “Parents, Kids And Time Alone”

Free Toddlers Activity & Child Discipline Guide
Free parenting resources to help you use positive parenting in your child’s development, toddlers activities & games, toddler arts & crafts, kids easy recipes, free kids books for bedtime reading and even child discipline help!
http://free-toddlers-activity-and-discipline-guide.com

Editor’s notes & humour:

FreeToddlersActivity&DisciplineGuide

Signs You're Already a Grown-up

• Your potted plants stay alive.

• Having sex in a twin sized bed is absurd.

• You keep more food than beer in the fridge.

• 6:00 AM is when you get up, not when you go to sleep.

• You hear your favorite song on an elevator.

• You carry an umbrella.

• You watch the Weather Channel.

• Your friends marry and divorce instead of hookup and breakup.

• You go from 130 days of vacation time to 7.

• Jeans and a sweater no longer qualify as 'dressed up.'

• You're the one calling the police because those darn kids next door don't know how to turn down the stereo.

• Older relatives feel comfortable telling sex jokes around you.

• You don't know what time Taco Bell closes anymore.

• Your car insurance goes down and your car payments go up.

• You feed your dog Science Diet instead of McDonald's.

• Sleeping on the couch makes your back hurt.

• You no longer take naps from noon to 6 p.m.

• Dinner and a movie - The whole date instead of the beginning of one.

• MTV News is no longer your primary source for information.

• You go to the drugstore for Ibuprofen and antacids, not condoms and pregnancy test kits.

• A $4.00 bottle of wine is no longer 'pretty good stuff'.

• You actually eat breakfast foods at breakfast time.

• Grocery lists are longer than macaroni & cheese, diet Pepsi & Ding Dongs.

• "I just can't drink the way I used to" replaces "I'm never going to drink that much again."

• Over 90% of the time you spend in front of a computer is for real work.

• You don't drink at home to save money before going to a bar.

• You read this entire list looking for one sign that doesn't apply to you.

Get your free parenting & kids e-book here...

Just use "right mouse button" on the link below, then select "save target as" from the window that appears, to download the book to your desktop.

How to Play Checkers - free kids books download

Book of Magic Card Tricks - free kids books download

For more books, visit our Free Kids Books Directory page

Thank you for joining us this month, I hope that you have found some extra motivation and inspiration for your positive parenting.

Visit today for latest Toddlers Activity & Child Discipline Guide articles.
Free parenting resources added each week to help you use positive parenting in your child’s development, toddlers activities & games, toddler arts & crafts, kids easy recipes, free kids books for bedtime reading and even child discipline help!
http://free-toddlers-activity-and-discipline-guide.com

Your Editor,
Theresea Hughes.
http://free-toddlers-activity-and-discipline-guide.com

FREE! Powerful Daily Motivation
The power to change anything in your life that you want to change. The rare ability to control your own behaviour on a daily basis to create and maintain a lifestyle by YOUR exact design. Get your copy of “365 Daily Success Quotes” free self help book. IT’S TIME that YOU enjoyed a feeling of happiness and excitement about your life!
http://free-daily-motivational-self-improvement.com

================================================================
DISCLAIMER: The free toddlers activity and child discipline guide site resources on this site are not intended to be a substitute for professional advice. While all attempts have been made to verify information provided in this publication, neither the author nor the publisher assumes any responsibility for errors, omissions or contrary interpretation of the subject matter herein. There is no guarantee of validity of accuracy. Any perceived slight of specific people or organizations is unintentional. This free toddlers activity and discipline guide site resources website and its creators are not responsible for the content of any sites linked to.

The free toddlers activity and child discipline guide site resources contents are solely the opinion of the authors and should not be considered as a form of advice, direction and/or recommendation of any kind. If expert advice or counselling is needed, services of a competent professional should be sought. The author and the Publisher assume no responsibility or liability and specifically disclaim any warranty, express or implied for any products or services mentioned, or any techniques or practices described. The purchaser or reader of this publication assumes responsibility for the use of these materials and information. Neither the author nor the Publisher assumes any responsibility or liability whatsoever on the behalf of any purchaser or reader of these materials.

This free toddlers activity and child discipline guide site content description: This free toddlers activity and discipline guide site has articles about with positive parenting tips, free kids games, recipes, arts & crafts, free .pdf book downloads, child discipline articles about potty training, temper tantrums, kids sleep problems, strategies for fussy eaters, including free child development parenting resources for parents .

This free toddlers activity and child discipline guide site article links include Parent Magazine, Child Development, toddler discipline, discipline for kids, articles on how to use positive parenting resources to discipline child and use your good parenting skills, inspiring parenting & childhood famous quotes, parenting toddler time out techniques, early childhood child behaviour problem parenting tips with free behavior chart, toddlers arts & crafts, toddlers songs, fussy eating & kid recipes for child nutrition help, free kid game ideas, child development training math for kid study resources, party games, child book downloads, mother parenting perfect child discipline guide to reduce child anxiety, angry kids fears, insomnia, child self esteem, toilet training and other relationship problem child issues with positive parent tips.
================================================================