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We are pleased to welcome Clarendon Hills, IL to our Kid Rock family! Quote Of The Month Don't tell your two year old she's
driving you nuts. She just might say, 'Mama nuts', to everyone she meets. Editorial
This year is the 10th anniversary, or "birthday" as I like to refer to it, of Rock-It Productions, Inc. I personally am celebrating my 4th year with Rock-It Productions as a Kid Rock instructor. It is so rewarding to be a part of something that touches so many children and so many families in such a positive way. To be able to guide the creative play of children and to be able to assist in the bonding of imagination between a parent and child is priceless and always rewarding. In the day of the electronic baby-sitter called "television" it is vitally important for us to spend time developing the imaginations of our children. Imagination will assist your child as they enter school. It will help to take the "I'm bored!" out of a rainy day. And best yet, it will leave your child with wonderful memories of childhood that don't focus on what his/her favorite TV show was. I have some wonderful memories of seeing the circus as a child, then coming home to have a circus of my own. My stuffed animals became wild circus beasts, my dolls dressed as clowns, and I, of course, took the roll of ringmaster/gymnast/tight rope walker/lion tamer/elephant trainer/anything else I considered a cool circus job. I was fortunate enough to have parents, a grandmother and a sister who didn't mind watching my performance at least a dozen times each. But even without an audience, I could entertain myself for quite some time as I made up daring feats and funny antics for my circus. I hope that this issue helps to spark some great imaginary circus play for you and your child! With the warmer weather approaching, I have found myself looking at cute spring and summer clothes, not only for myself (okay, mostly for myself), but also for my children. I have boys, so it's not quite as much fun for me as if I had a girl to dress, but it is a necessity of the year. Clothes for warmer weather certainly mean less coverage, and less coverage leaves less room for a diaper or pullup. It seems that recently I have been having a lot of discussions with my Kid Rock parents about potty training techniques, leading me to believe that very few parents are anxious to hit the summer with a huge diaper bag. I ran across a fun, little potty training strategy and I decided to add it as our article of the month. Your new problem might be trying to get your child OFF the potty! Thanks for reading my rambling! I would love to have pictures of your child completing any of the activities from the AmuseLetter or enjoying a Kid Rock class or party...if you have any, please share! I promise to find a wonderful home for them on our website and announce them here. Also, let me hear your feedback! I know that people are reading, but would you believe that no one ever writes? I get a bit lonely, especially on breaks between our Kid Rock sessions. All my contact information can be found below. I'll be looking forward to hearing from you! Be sure to look for our next issue to come out the first of May...we have a fun contest for you! Until next time! P.S. Speaking of shopping....I LOVE Target and just recently found Target Kids online. It's a great way to get your kid's shopping done from the comfort of home. You can also create a "Wish List" of stuff you want, just in case your child is lucky enough to have an out-of-town Grandma who is dying to do a little shopping for them. You might even be able to find something for yourself without anyone telling you they are bored. Reading Rocks! Recommendations
Kid Rock "Party In The Spotlight" Circus Fun Do you ever get the feeling that your child might just be a wild animal? Great! Give them the chance to show off their talents at the circus! Host a circus party and make sure that all the animals and clowns have a wonderful time by inviting Kid Rock. This party theme may include the following songs or other circus fun tunes:
Reserve your party date today! Email to parties@rockitkids.com or call us at 847-961-6584. Craft Of The Month Elephant Craft Materials:
Instructions:
Having a party? Don't forget to invite Kid Rock! If you are in our neighborhood, we happily provide stress-free, interactive children's party entertainment for any function. Or, make it a Kid Rock day no matter where you live, with our perfectly assembled gift bags and party favors! Visit the official Kid Rock website at http://www.rockitkids.com/ Snack Of The Month Circus Train Ingredients:
Directions:
Tip: Use a jelly roll tray or a cookie sheet with sides to lay out your train. If you'd like to get fancy, you could even add some small trees, houses or people along the train route! Music Rocks! Recommendations
Motor Activity Of The Month Black Bear (fingerplay)
Black Bear, Black Bear, Turn around. (turn around) Black Bear, Black
Bear, Go upstairs. (walk like climbing) (Substitute Black Bear with lion, tiger, elephant, ringmaster.. etc.) Tightrope Walking Put a long masking tape line on the floor for your child to walk and balance on. Practice standing on one foot, turning around, walking on tippy toes, taking giant steps, hopping, etc. Special Guest Article Creative Potty Training First, make sure your child is ready for potty training, shows interest, wants "big kids pants" etc. If they show no signs of readiness, it may be best to let them mature a bit more. Make this a game, make it fun and you will not run into stubborn opposition (after all it is the child's body). Go out and buy or find around the house items you don't normally let your child play with. Some examples might be toys that can be used in water (3 or 4 things), like little plastic pitchers, balls, tiny cups, whatever, but make them SPECIAL. The only real rule to this game is these special "potty" toys can only be played with while the child is sitting on the potty! This is very important; no breaking this one rule, or it won't work. Once the child is sitting on the potty fill a large bowl or small bucket with lukewarm or tepid water, place the new "potty" toys in the bowl and set the bowl of water in front of the child. On the floor if the potty seat is low, or if it's a potty seat that sits on top of the regular toilet, set the bowl of water on a TV tray or something that provides a step, in front of the child. When the child places his/her hands in the lukewarm water to play with the toys, if the child needs to physically go, they nearly instantly go potty (it's almost an instinctive type of physical reaction), then cheer, cheer, cheer! Give lots of praise, and if you wish to give some type of a treat, go ahead. Let them play as long as they want, as long as they sit on the potty. When they are done playing, put the toys away for next time. This is really great because it makes it fun for them so they cooperate, it totally ends all power struggles, and also no more waiting and waiting for them to go only to have them go potty as soon as the diaper goes back on. They also feel good because they have immediate success. Potty training no. 2 was more difficult I found, that just came with some time and patience and them learning in their own space and way, relax, it will happen. Do you want to know how I get this idea? It's kind of a funny thing, my husband used to be in the military and when he was young in boot camp they used to always play jokes on each other in the night by dipping the hand of someone who was sleeping, into a pan of lukewarm water, thus making the person wet the bed. It just seemed like a natural progression to use this trick for good use in the potty training area and it worked great! Valerie Garner
is a mother, grandmother and candlemaker as owner of Joyful Designs in Soy http://www.joyfuldesignsinsoy.com
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