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Greetings!
March is the 1 Year Anniversary of "Kidz Reading Tips"!
As a thank you for being a loyal fan of reading, a 25% savings on all Personalized Deluxe Books goes out to you this month. Click: www.carlabooks.com In the coupon box type, friend103 (no space or capital) for your discount! Hmmm, who's having a birthday or perhaps Easter gift, in the next few months?
Booking It!
Carla Pennington Kirby
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| Tip 1 Book in a Blanket | |
Cozy up with a "book in a blanket" with your children when March winds howl. This nurturing snuggle is welcome at every age and the memories last a lifetime. Decades later, I still visualize fondly, stormy nights in Canada cuddled snuggly in a blanket with grandparents, reading such books as "Teenie Weenie Neighbors" and "Father Goose". Memories like these are invaluable and go a long way to the lifelong enjoyment of reading.
The photo above is of a whimsical, child-like, fleece blanket a girlfriend recently sent me, as a surprise. To see how to make your own cuddly "no sew" reading blanket view side column!
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| Tip 2 St. Patrick's Day | |
The luck of the Blarney Stone just struck if you need St. Patrick's Day fun for Preschool - 8th grade! Click:
to print up to 20 different unique ideas for all ages.
Activities include: coloring, cloze activities, reading comprehension, tracing, puppets, stationery, poetry, word scramble, homework passes, history and greeting cards ... All gold at the end of the rainbow!
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| Tip 3 Books and Babies | |
Studies show that the number of different words a baby hears each day is one of the most important predictors of later intelligence, social competence and school success, if those words come from one of baby's special people - mother, father, grandma, nanny - rather thanT.V. Reading counts!
Babies benefit greatly when you read to them! By showing the pictures, you are helping them develop their eye muscles and each time a word is heard by your child, it becomes imprinted more strongly in the brain. This makes it easier to remember for when he/she is ready to start talking. Each time babies hear, see or feel, this sends a message to the brain. Eventually, the messages sent to the brain are strong enough to form skills and create a piece of knowledge.
To read a story properly, you need to be in a calm and cozy, relaxed environment. Start with poetry, as the rhythmic beat is like a mothers heart. Listening to "Mother Goose" or "Read Aloud Rhymes for the Very Young" can be soothing for a baby/toddler. Check out how to make the "no sew" reading blanket in the side column and cozy up with a book, a blanket and a baby!
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Personalized Book of the Month |
 My First Book
"This book is about ME!"
Newborn Baby Gift
This delightful newborn baby book is a record keeping book for mom, while being personalized at the same time with: babies full name, birth place, date of birth and your name, saved forever as the "giftgiver".
$14.95 - Deluxe Hardbound Book
Prices are reduced to $11.20 for March orders only. At
check out use Coupon Code: friend103
Click below to order & view more books!
www.carlabooks.com
Phone orders welcome: (208) 255- 2530
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HOW TO MAKE A
"No Sew"
READING BLANKET
- Cut 2 pieces of 5' x 5' fleece fabric.
- Around the perimeter, every inch, cut a 5 inch slice.
- Tie each top and bottom strip in a knot all the way around the perimeter of blanket.
- Voila! You've got a "Reading Blanket"!
Thank you Pam, for the awesome gift!
GOT KIDS, GOT SNOW
WHERE TO CRAFT
WHEN MARCH WINDS BLOW?
Shery Meekings from Sandpoint, Idaho has filled that need with "CREATIONS", a kid friendly family learning spot, nestled in the Cedar Street Bridge!
Instructional and Parent Guided Arts and Crafts provided on a Donation Basis
Tues & Th 10-12 Art/Craft Instruction for Kids
Tues - Sat 12-5 Open Craft w/ Parental Guidance for Kids
Wed - 1:30 Disabled Art Show for Adults
Plans and dreams are also in the making for an indoor playground complete with a "train" play structure. Shery's on the right "track" for Sandpoint!
~Drop on by~
(208) 304-7384
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Valentine Box Winners!
1. Tammy P.
2. Tammy H.
3. Jane H.
4. Nicole A.
5. Karla P.
Congratulations on being the Early Bird book buyers in February! ______________________
TALK TO ME!!
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