The Great Big Book of Childrens Games features
more than 450 indoor and outdoor games for kids.
Arranged according to appropriate agegroup, the games run the gamut
in theme and mood. There are games designed for quiet times and intellectual stimulation
as well as those that contribute to physical development, such as strength and wrestling
games and races and relays. This book presents parents with a vast array of games for
children of all ages, including:
- Card games
- Word games
- Sidewalk and blacktop games
- Tabletop games
- Party games, road games, and more
The perfect antidote for rainy-day sulks and backseat boredom
Your kids are buzzing bundles of energy, ever eager for new
experiences and new challenges. And one of your toughest jobs as a parent is finding ways
to channel kids energies that promote healthy development while keeping them entertained.
Good news, your job just got a little easier.
Great for car trips, rainy days, and even power outages, the Great
Big Book of Childrens Games is a treasury of games and activities for all occasions,
every setting and every mood. Youll find indoor games and outdoor games, party games and
solo games, sidewalk games, beach games, ball games and water games. There are games that
stimulate young minds and those that promote physical development. Youll find
skill-building games and games designed to sharpen individual faculties, card games and
word games, and an abundance of pencil-and-paper games. And to help you do your part to
keep our highways safe (and your sanity intact), theres an entire section devoted to games
to be played while on the road.
Fair weather or foul, the Great Big Book of Childrens Games
helps you keep the peace and banish bad moods with:
- 450 indoor and outdoor games for pre-school to middle-school age kids
arranged by age group
- Games for every occasion, setting and number of players
- Solo games, team games, party games, and family games, many including
innovative twists on old favorites
- Colorful text, 375 illustrations, and amusing game trivia that add to
the fun and make the book easy to use
Debra Wise is a writer specializing in womens and childrens
topics, and has written for the New York Times, Cosmopolitan, Glamour,
and GQ.
Sandy Forrest has designed and illustrated over 40 books and
won a Parents Choice Award for Illustration.
Debra Wise is a freelance writer specializing in womens and
childrens topics. She has written for magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Glamour, and GQ
and also for the New York Times Style section.
Sandy Forrest has designed and illustrated more than 40 books
and won a Parents Choice Award for Illustration.
