365 Unplugged Family Fun Activities: A Year's Worth of Ideas for TV-Free, Video-Free, and Computer Game-Free Entertainment

by Steven J. Bennett, Ruth Bennett

Overview

Recent studies show that too much time spent in front of the television can lead to attention deficit disorder in children. But most parents don't need science to tell them that there are better ways to entertain kids than to prop them in front of "electronic babysitters." Full of amazingly simple, easy-to-implement suggestions, The Ultimate Book of Unplugged Family Activities provides a year's worth of inspiring alternatives.Here are ideas for entertaining kids while you cook or for turning sick days into indoor crafts days; ideas for distracting kids while waiting in a long line or for engaging them in games during a long car trip. With The Ultimate Book of Unplugged Family Activities, parents can turn spare time into share time, as well as too-much-time-on their hands into time well spent. Comprehensive and constantly creative, it is a book every household should have within reach.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738210001
Publisher:	Hachette Books
Publication date:	12/27/2004
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	4.98(w) x 7.98(h) x 0.38(d)

About the Author

Steve Bennett is the author of numerous books designed to help busy parents spend quality time with their children. His best-selling title, with Ruth Bennett, is 365 TV-Free Activities You Can Do With Your Child, and has sold nearly 1 million copies. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.