RockIt Times AmuseLetter
Winter Fun!
Preschool activities and crafts with a fun winter theme.
 Keep the good times rolling for your preschooler!
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Editorial Winter is here at last! Time for hats and mittens, hot cocoa and warm cookies, good books and snuggles. I love the warmer weather the most, but the benefits of having my children stuck at home can sometimes outweigh the fact that I also feel stuck at home! My boys are getting older...now 13 and 7. It means the shoes by the door are a lot bigger, and the friends are a lot louder and harder to control. I can still get a group of teenaged boys to help me make chocolate chip cookies, though. Sometimes, it's all about the "presentation". "Hey, if you guys want cookies, then you need to come help", is much more effective than, "Do you guys want to help me make cookies?". Your time is coming! It seems like just yesterday that my oldest son was just entering 1st grade and my youngest was just being born. I never cease to find it amazing that they could have gotten so old while I have stayed exactly the same age! At any rate, your time with your preschooler is a valuable commodity and should be treated as such. Find lots of ways to spend time with your child this winter. Create some memories, forge strong bonds that will get you through tougher years ahead. Be silly and make sure your child knows that you LIKE being silly, even though you are grown up. Show your child that learning new things can be fun and exciting. There are priceless lessons to be learned at this age. Have a wonderful holiday season! We are now changing our publication schedule to every other month (I'm teaching a bit more and monthly has gotten a bit out of hand for my schedule), so look for your new issue at the beginning of February! I will be looking for ways to add more to each issue, so please don't hesitate to contact me with any ideas or suggestions you might have! Thanks for another great year of readership. We appreciate our readers so very much. Knowing that someone is out there enjoying some of our activities with their little one makes my job so rewarding. Have a great new year! See you in 2007! Mari P. S. If you are in the Chicagoland area, be sure to check out our new one-day event, Winterpalooza! Not all of our normal locations will be hosting a Winterpalooza event, so check our class schedule page for a Winterpalooza event near you! Hope to see you there! Reading Rocks! Recommendations
Kid Rock "Party In The Spotlight" Winter Fun! Warm up your winter with some energetic indoor fun! Our "Winter Fun" party brings all the excitement inside, as the children pretend to catch snowflakes, build snowmen and even ice skate! This party theme may include the following songs or other wintry tunes:
Reserve your party date today! Email to parties@rockitkids.com or call us at 847-961-6584. Craft Of The Month Jell-O/Kool-Aid Art Materials:
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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 Crystal Pops In this issue, we will be adding some science learning to our snack time! Depending on where you live, the approach of winter means that we start to see things freeze. It's not easy to see the crystalline structure that forms when water freezes; however, simply adding some fruit juice to the water changes the structure of the ice enough that you can see noticeable crystals forming. Some of the words you will want to introduce your child to during this activity are: freeze, frozen, crystals, popsicle, liquid, solid, handle, melt, dissolve, cold, colder, hard. Encourage your child to think of other words as they observe their popsicles. Materials:
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Music Rocks! Recommendations
Motor Activity Of The Month Magic Skating Clear out your living room and go ice skating inside! Your child will love this. This activity will help your preschooler with his or her gross motors skills as well as encouraging them to "feel" the music that is playing. Materials:
Directions: Explain to your child that the paper is slippery and that the "magical skates" will work best of they keep their feet firmly planted on the paper and "glide" or push their feet one at a time. They should also move slowly. Put on the music and encourage your child to listen to the music and skate along. Once your child gets the hang of it, you can skate along, too! This works great on carpet or tile floors. Five Little Snowmen Fingerplays and poems are wonderful tools for your child's learning. Rhyming is an important part of early literacy. The actions help develop fine motor control (use of fingers and smaller muscle groups) and are beneficial for pre-writing skills. Five Little Snowmen fat, (pat tummy) Special Guest Article Discipline With Love How can a parent correct or discipline without making a child belittled, as if he or she is a bad or worthless person? The answer is "very carefully." The important message is to first remember that you're trying to teach your child, not get back at him or her for misbehaving. Your choice of words can sometimes make all the difference. Do you start sentences with "I" or with "you"?
Basically, I think talking to your child as you would talk to an adult solves a lot of problems. It comes down to showing respect for your child and concern for his or her feelings. You love the child; it's a particular action you don't like. Be sure your child understands that very clearly. Subscriber Talk! Do you have comments or suggestions for us? We love to hear and share what our readers think! Please send your feedback to us at: Great Links and Freebies Check out these great links for parents and caregivers!
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