I'm the program developer at a gymnastics club, and my latest assignment has be wracking my brain. We have outside daycare groups come and visit us once a week for around an hour, and my boss wants us to add on an additional activity to make us a more appealing choice. Help?
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posted by hasna
on Jan 29, 2013 -
19 answers
What are your favourite books for children with activities that they can do with minimal supervision? So far on the list, I have The Silver Spoon for Children (cooking), the Ed Emberley books (drawing), maybe Wreck This Journal or How to Be an Explorer of the World (random creative activities)?
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posted by AnnaRat
on Nov 8, 2012 -
11 answers
Suggest a novel activity for small (2 & 3.5 yo) kids for a (preferably east-) Bay Area Saturday morning.
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posted by colin_l
on Aug 24, 2012 -
12 answers
How can I best support my wife, a stay-at-home-mom, during the summer when she's home alone with a sometimes difficult ten year old boy?
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 14, 2012 -
27 answers
Help us keep our sanity! What can we do with a hyperactive 2 year old in Boston on Thanksgiving?
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posted by synapse
on Nov 23, 2011 -
11 answers
What kind of activities can I put my daughters in that, if pursued to a certain end, have the potential to end up on a resume? Example: “ability to swim” is not something you’d put on a resume. But “Certified Lifeguard” is.
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posted by yawper
on Nov 4, 2011 -
55 answers
Northern California filter: I'm going to be spending the next 2-4 weeks in the San Francisco bay area with my 8-year-old son. We'll be free every Saturday, Sunday and Monday, and I need ideas for places to take him and adventures to have together.
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posted by BlahLaLa
on Jul 4, 2011 -
22 answers
Help me find fun activities near Spruce Pine N.C. for two kids (6 & 4) and their grandparents when it's pouring down rain.
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posted by victoriab
on Jun 20, 2011 -
4 answers
I've been asked to brainstorm for themes in which I can run a weekly or twice-weekly activity for an urban day camp for kids. Please help me come up with ideas!
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posted by greta simone
on Jun 16, 2011 -
8 answers
This summer, my 7-year-old niece will be staying with my wife and me for two weeks while she goes to a summer school/science camp. Her classes don't start until 1p. I need ideas for short activities and things to do in or near Berkeley, before her classes, from ~9a - 12p.
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posted by mattdidthat
on May 6, 2011 -
15 answers
What games, puzzles, and activities would you recommend for my almost 5 year-old son who is currently obsessed with Monopoly (real life version) and Plants vs Zombies (iOS)?
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posted by alms
on Feb 2, 2011 -
21 answers
We're having a neighborhood Halloween party- have lots of ideas for music, food, decorations, but what should we do? There will be adults and kids from one to nine there.
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posted by leotrotsky
on Oct 28, 2010 -
6 answers
My 7 year old nephew is a real city kid who rarely gets out of his Brooklyn neighborhood. I'm thinking of renting a car this Saturday, and busting him out of the city. What are great places to visit or activites to do within an hour and a half drive of the city?
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posted by bonsai forest
on Sep 16, 2010 -
16 answers
I work with kids in an afterschool program ranging in age from 3-10. I'm contemplating having themes for a week where we do a lot of creative activities revolving around the theme. So, one week the theme might be "jungle animals" and we could make animal masks from paper plates, draw animals, make jungle animal puppets and do a puppet show, play a game outside involving jungle animals, read a picture book about jungle animals, etc.
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posted by booksherpa
on Sep 3, 2010 -
11 answers
What kind of activities can a 5-year-old do alone to entertain herself? My daughter goes to my mom's 2 days a week, from 9 am to 3 pm. She’s getting really, really bored.
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posted by yawper
on Nov 17, 2009 -
33 answers
Marbella filter: does anybody know great places (or even good or just ok ones) to take kids to in or around the Marbella area?
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posted by dimon
on Sep 25, 2009 -
1 answer
Concrete ideas of things to do with a nine-year-old boy in the Baltimore, MD area. I am going to be the Big Sister of a boy in the Big Brothers/Big Sisters program, and as much as I love doing things this kid likes and things kids like in general, I'm having a heck of a time trying to come up with specific activities--for example, I can't exactly schedule an activity day for sword-fighting or reading.
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posted by schroedinger
on Nov 4, 2008 -
11 answers
Midnight activities for a 4-year-old that he wouldn't get a chance to do during the day? My son is having an EEG tomorrow during the day. They want him sleep-deprived so he'll sleep without sedation. I'm supposed to get him up for the day at 3:30 am. He's not a morning person at all, so to keep him awake I'm looking for exciting things to do/observe/etc. that wouldn't be possible during his normal waking hours. We're in the east end of Toronto near the Don Valley, so both big-city and nature/wildlife type activities may be possibilities.
posted by winston
on Sep 21, 2008 -
20 answers
Gym for 18-month-old children? I have been hired to teach a 45 min gym class to 18 month-old children and their parents once a week. I don't like gym.
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posted by saucysault
on Oct 10, 2007 -
17 answers
I will be spending the day in White Plains, New York, and I'm looking for some activities for my 3&4 year old kids. Anyone know of an online resource that could help, or perhaps familiar with the area?
posted by curiocity
on Sep 29, 2007 -
7 answers
I'm helping to plan a birthday party for my girlfriend's daughter, and I need some serious help. We're talking five or six girls, all 8 - 9 years of age, all coming together on a Saturday afternoon. How can I help make this an awesome party?
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posted by kbanas
on Jun 6, 2007 -
17 answers
We have a block party in our (Chicago) neighborhood every year and I've been asked to help with kids' games. I'm not a fan of traditional competitive games. So, I'm looking for some unusual ideas that will appeal to kids and adults alike...
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posted by jeanmari
on May 14, 2007 -
13 answers
ParentFilter: I've a 17 mo old child, and I'd like suggestions as to activities to educate and entertain him.
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posted by Zinger
on Nov 21, 2005 -
14 answers
