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125 Brain Games for Babies – Jackie Silberg

This is a fun filled collection of ways to develop the brain capacity of babies – the building blocks of future learning.  Included are everyday opportunities to nurture brain development in the critical period from birth to twelve months.  Each game has information on the latest brain research as well as a discussion of how the activity promotes brain power.

125 Brain Games for Toddlers And Twos: Simple games to promote early brain development - Jackie Silberg

This book is a fun-filled collection of ways to lay the groundwork for your child’s future.  Each game is accompanied by a description of how the activity promotes brain power in your 12-36 month old child. 

365 Activities you and your baby will love - Susan Elisabeth Davis

You will enjoy this activity-a-day for your baby's first year book which focuses on concentration, awareness, co-ordination and strengthening muscles.

365 Things to do with your kids ... before they're too old to enjoy them - Bill Adler Jr.

A great book with lots of ideas from building a tree house, to casting handprints, to baking together.

1001 Rhymes & Fingerplays - Totline Publications

A great reference book-with 1001 tips, prop ideas, or poems to get projects going in the right direction.  Rhymes and poems for all reasons and seasons and including subject and first line indexes.

Baby Play – 100 Fun-filled Activities – Dr. Wendy Masi & Dr. Ron Leiderman

This book was designed to help parents  engage their infant in activities that will encourage developmental skills.  From the 1st month through the 12th,  Baby Play offers doctor approved, age appropriate activities that stimulate discovery, begin communication and nurture parental bonding. 

Big Activities for Little Hands: Veronica Terrill

Week by week projects using for various themes and seasons.

Big Activities for Little Hands: Fall - Veronica Terrill

Week by week projects using for various themes and seasons.

Big Activities for Little Hands: Winter - Veronica Terrill

Week by week projects using for various themes and seasons.

Busy Bees Fall:  Fun for Two's and Three's - by Elizabeth McKinnon & Gayle Bittinger

Busy Bees Spring:  Fun for Two's and Three's - by Elizabeth McKinnon & Gayle Bittinger

Busy Bees Summer:  Fun for Two's and Three's - by Elizabeth McKinnon & Gayle Bittinger

Busy Bees Winter:  Fun for Two's and Three's - by Elizabeth McKinnon & Gayle Bittinger

Hands-on project and movement games just right for two and three year olds.  Desgined to help young children discover the world around them through their senses.  Simple songs, rhymes, snacks and movement activities, plus beginning art and science projects.  Attention-getting activities that add a spark to springtime learning.

Child's Play - Silken Laumann

A practical approach to encouraging unstructured play and activity for our children; this book is packed with simple ideas for parents who want their children away from television.  Laumann reminds us of the benefits of being physically active and the need for getting and keeping our children involved in creative healthy play. 

Creative Children's Parties - by Alison Boteler

This book introduces parents to a few recipes that are sure to please young partygoers, including Tasmanian devil dogs on boomerang buns, paprika pink ringmaster fries and pirate ship pizza; also includes tips for making invitations, party favors, games and decorations. 

Felt Board Fun: For Everyday Fun & Activities - Liz & Dick Wilmes

Expand the use of your flannel board and go beyond stories to ideas and activities which you can use everyday.

Fun with Mommy and Me - Cindy Nurik

This book provides over 300 fun activities to do with your child from birth to age 5 using common household items. 

100 Games for Summer - by Josep M Allue

100 organized play activities to keep kids amused and physically active.  Each game comes with instructions, recommended age levels for participants, required number of players, extra materials needed and the average amount of time needed to play the game. 

Games to Play with Toddlers – Jackie Silberg

This indispensable book helps you develop the areas most important for the growth of your 12-24 months old.  Toddlers will learn essential skills that include balance, coordination, problem solving and fine motor skills.  

(The) Giant Encyclopedia of Art & Craft Activities - by Kathleen Charner

Teacher created, classroom-tested art activities to actively engage a child's imagination!  Some themes include alphabet, circus, cooking, dinosaurs, farms,  insects, sports and weather.

Grandma & Grandpa’s Big Book of Fun: Great things to make and do with grandkids - by Jean Luttrell

This book provides more than 200 ideas of indoor and outdoor games and things to make with your grandkids. It also includes activities you can do together and ideas for celebrating special days. (pre /school)

Great Big Holiday Celebrations - by Elizabeth McKinnon

Children love celebrations! - This series presents easy, instant ideas for celebrating themes and special days, plus ideas for turning the ordinary into the ultimate party.

Hospital activity book

This book provides a variety of activities that a child ages 4-6 years can do confined to a bed, including mazes, colouring, drawing and rhyming.

Let’s Celebrate: Canada’s Special Days - Caroline Parry

This book is a year-long calendar of Canadian celebrations. You’ll learn more about holidays such as  Christmas, Halloween, and Chanukah.  It also contains games, crafts, science experiments, poems and riddles to go with each celebration.

Parties kids will love - by Mike Artell and Pam Schiller

Take your next kid's party up a notch with ideas from this guide which outlines a dozen party themes for birthdays, holidays or no occasion at all and includes creative invitations, decorations, games, favors and menu items.    

Quick games from trash - by Chris Sowada

Create skill-based activities from practically nothing - turn milk jug caps, laundry soap scoops, and other recyclable items into games pieces.  Includes over 40 activities that review language arts and math concepts. 

Rattle time, face to face and many other activities for infants - Judy Herr & Terri Swim

This book provides fun activities for infants, and is divided up by age groups.

Small World Celebrations - by Jean Warren

Children love celebrations! This series presents easy, instant ideas for celebrating themes and special days, plus ideas for turning the ordinary into a party.

Special day celebrations - by Elizabeth McKinnon

A great book with seasonal mini celebration to enjoy with young children.

Tangling with Toddlers - Mary Lou Kinney & Patricia Witt Ahrens

A book which offers age-appropriate activities that helps toddlers learn by imitation, repetition and interaction. 

Thinking Games for Kids - Cheryl Tuttle

This updated edition includes more games for older children and the latest brain research to help your child develop phonemic awareness, understand the language of math, enhance comprehension and critical thinking, improve memory and clearly explain ideas and thoughts in writing.

Trouble-free travel with Children - Vicki Lansky

From planning a trip, to packing, eating out, sleeping away from home, and traveling different ways, this book has many tips to make traveling with your children easier - from newborn to school age.

Toddler Play: 100 activities to maximize your toddler’s potential - Dr. Wendi Masi

Children are naturally ready to learn, and parents are eager to teach them. Toddler Play  was created specifically to help parents teach their children through age-appropriate play that is fun and relaxed. Based on the content of the successful Gymboree programs, this book is a "recipe book" of games, finger rhymes, nursery songs, and craft exercises that parents can use to help their children develop physical, cognitive, emotional, and social skills. Filled with fabulous colour photos, the book is structured chronologically to match key stages in a child's physical and intellectual development. Written with busy parents in mind, the book contains many quick-reference features, such as a skills checklist, cross-referencing of similar activities, and an index listing games by type of activity.

Words and music games for toddlers and twos - Bonnie Macmillan

This book has many fun activities to do with toddlers. The activities are divided by age group, and include information about toddler development. This book is great to pick up and try an activity.

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