Sunday
Aug262007
10 Ways to Entertain Kids for $1 or Less (Without TV)
Sunday, August 26, 2007 at 10:05AM
I have been researching on the Internet this morning, trying (so far, unsuccessfully) to find re-useable water bottles for the kids to take water to school and bring home to wash & reuse, instead of adding hundreds of 12oz Aquafina bottles to the landfill this year (the ones that don't make it to the recycling bin). As I said, no luck so far -- I am not paying $12 - $15 for state-of-the-art plastic or stainless steel water bottles that are: a) too big; b) too heavy; c) not dishwasher-safe; and d) destined to be accidentally thrown out, lost or left behind frequently enough that I need to buy in bulk...
Anyway, I did find something else in my surfing, which is wonderful:
10 Ways to Entertain Young Children for $1 or Less (Without TV)
Please check it out on FetchRex.com, my favorite social networking site for non-techies!
Just last night, we were going a little stir-crazy in the condo, after an aborted attempt to take the kids over to Piedmont Park. It is still WAY TOO HOT in Atlanta to spend much time outdoors. We came home, and they settled into the typical TV/Nintendo/Computer routine, but our 7yo (ADHD Phenom) was still antsy and needed to DO something. I pulled out the dominoes (the little tiles, not the pizza!) and, together, we built and tumbled patterns, designs and architecture for an hour. It was really fun, and a good reminder to unplug and find something else to do. The 10 Ways article has 10 great ideas, and then there are dozens more down in the comments.
Have Fun!
Anyway, I did find something else in my surfing, which is wonderful:
10 Ways to Entertain Young Children for $1 or Less (Without TV)
Please check it out on FetchRex.com, my favorite social networking site for non-techies!
Just last night, we were going a little stir-crazy in the condo, after an aborted attempt to take the kids over to Piedmont Park. It is still WAY TOO HOT in Atlanta to spend much time outdoors. We came home, and they settled into the typical TV/Nintendo/Computer routine, but our 7yo (ADHD Phenom) was still antsy and needed to DO something. I pulled out the dominoes (the little tiles, not the pizza!) and, together, we built and tumbled patterns, designs and architecture for an hour. It was really fun, and a good reminder to unplug and find something else to do. The 10 Ways article has 10 great ideas, and then there are dozens more down in the comments.
Have Fun!
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