Jamming with Jude is cheap, and requires no musical background or ability! Simply turn over a few buckets, pitchers or flat-surfaced objects, grab something to bang with, and sit yourself down. (Jude's first choice for sitting was the dog, but he quickly found out that dogs like to move to the beat of a drum, too!) Since I wasn't too terribly coordinated to drum, Jude handed me two wooden blocks for clapping to his tapping, which worked out great! Please share some of your musical meetings with your grandbabies! Making music, Bubbie and Jude
Taking the little ones shopping for groceries doesn't have to be a problem, especially if you follow the rules: 1. Shop at off-hours (2 a.m. to 5 a.m.) 2. Let children buy whatever they want. 3. Allow children to eat whatever they want as you shop. All joking aside, here are a few tips that worked for me: - Before shopping everyone was fed, went to the bathroom and already napped. - I organized my shopping list clustering items on same aisles together (best I could). - Tried to shop at less busy times. - Had the kids help find items on grocery list. - Brought or bought a healthy snack for kids to eat while paying, to avoid the candy temptation at check-out. How about sharing some favorites that worked for you? Keeping it fun, Bubbie and Jude Related Articles: Grocery Shopping With Toddlers Simple Grocery Shopping Games
Jude has a captivated audience today, as he sits down and discusses his 'play plans' with some Sesame Street characters. Although Jude did do all the talking, his friends remained attentive and with broad smiles throughout their five minute chat. They seemed to understand what Jude was saying much better than myself. I've got to start coming to more of these meetings! With some 'googling' I've discovered that Sesame Street has been on the air entertaining and teaching our children since 1969. Over the past year I've had the most fun reconnecting with some of my favorite Sesame Street segments through YouTube. (Oh, Jude likes them too!) Below, if interested, you can watch a short video on "The History of Sesame Street:
P.S. Which children's show(s) holds your grandchild's attention today?
"Language is a complex set of behaviors. It involves much more than learning words and their meaning. A child needs to have the psycho-motor skills to be ready to learn languages. Playing with bubbles encourages a variety of opportunities to coordinate breathing and movements with the mouth and tongue." Who knew? And we thought we were just having fun! What an added bonus to know we're contributing to our little-one's language skills. It is pretty amazing to see how quickly the youngest and newest kids on the block figure out, after just a few tries, how to blow a bubble! (Biggest Bubble Blown This Day went to Jude!) Ta Dah, Bubbie and Jude P.S. Please share ways you've found to help promote language with your grand kids and/or kids? Related Articles: Blowing Bubbles (Watch the video...adorable!) Playing With Bubbles Bubbles to Improve Language Development Bubbles For Learning (Terrific for older kids)
Although SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome), was a concern when raising my children, it wasn't until the early 1990's that doctors learned it was best to put babies to sleep on their backs, to reduce the risk of SIDS. "While this advice has saved thousands of babies' lives, experts have noticed a fivefold increase in misshapen heads since then." Staring at my lovely new grand daughter, sleeping soundly in this position, my daughter mentioned how she often repositions Katie on her back, to avoid this issue. (Click on links below for information on this topic.) Love from one curious grandmom, always wanting to know, "What's new?" Bubbie Related Article: Flattened Head(Positional Plagiocephaly) Babies with Flat Heads on the Rise How to Correct Positional Plagiocephaly
Scenario: You're in the pool, having a great time...playing with your turtle float, playing with your scoops and hoops, when suddenly out of nowhere you notice this dark hand on the cement slab, staring you in the face...and this hand, just so happens to be controlled by your own hand! Question: What should you do? Solution: Fortunately, this was happening to Jude and he figured he'd play along with the joke, so he poured some water on it for a bit, then walked away hoping it would too...and it did! Keeping cool, Bubbie and Jude P.S. Any advice for 'pool play' with the grandkids? Related Articles: Pool Safety Do Swimming Lessons Keep Children Safe in the Water?
Baily is an irresistibly, lovable creation by Harry Bliss; a New York Times best selling illustrator, an award-winning cartoonist and cover artist for the New Yorker magazine. After reading this book with several delighted kindergardeners, I'm confident that Bailey will entertain all who get to spend the day with him! If you have or know a little one who loves books and lives to giggle, be sure to enter this give-a-way contest. Scholastic Press will send three (3) lucky winners a hardcover copy of Bailey. (Please find contest rules at the bottom of this page. Entering is as easy as submitting a comment with a method of contact. That's all there is to it!) Contest ended October 7th, 2011/11:59 p.m. (PST)
Bailey by Harry Bliss ages 4-8
Meet Bailey, a dog who surprises and charms his fellow human classmates with his irrepressible antics.
Follow Bailey the dog as he gets ready and goes to school. Should he wear the red or blue collar? Both are so fashionable! Will he be late? That squirrel is a distraction! And what about Bailey's homework? Would you believe he ate it? That is what dogs do, after all.
In this funny new book from the best-selling children's illustrator Harry Bliss, school proves to be an unexpected place for Bailey to do all sorts of things he loves: reading, fetching, painting, digging, singing — and making friends! Related Link: Bailey/The Scholastic Store
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