Keeping Your Kids Smart over the Summer Giveaway!
Want to keep your kids smart this summer? Hoping to avoid what I have come to known as “brain drain”, when it seems everything they learned all year just evaporates?
Well, Target Mommy Ambassador and author Soleil Moon Frye (AKA Punky Brewster, remember her?!) calls it the “Summer Slide”. She spoke with me recently and shared some great tips and tricks she uses with her own kids.
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Do you want a bit of money and some books to help keep your kids from the summer slide? Target is providing me with a $50 Target gift card and 10 (age appropriate) books to give away right here on this site. All you have to do is “like” Stress Free Baby on Facebook and leave a comment below about what you do to keep your child smart over the summer. You have until midnight EST on June 30th to comment. A winner will be drawn at random on July 1st. This sweepstakes is only open to U.S. residents 18 years or older. Please note that we cannot ship product to a P.O. Box. Good luck!
June 15, 2012 @ 2:10 am
I like you on Facebook and what we do over the summer is use workbooks at home and take trips to the library and bookstore story hours.
June 16, 2012 @ 1:23 pm
I liked you on fb (Jennifer Messner M). To encourage reading and learning over the summer months I let the kids pick out their own books at the library. I have found that if they are truly interested in the books they are more likely to read them.
June 16, 2012 @ 2:24 pm
I’ve been you Facebook fan for awhile now.
Summer camp and visits to the museum, aquarium and zoo help keep my 2 year old smart all summer.
I also follow his lead when it comes to his favorite books and activities.
June 18, 2012 @ 12:23 pm
I recently created a “portable art classroom” (as someone termed it), that we used in our driveway — it allowed my 3 year old daughter to paint, practice fine and gross motor skills, and explore textures in nature. We also utilize various water toys in a similar fashion. AND, since our local library has continued its programs for young kids over the summer, we are taking full advantage. (In the past, due to budgetary restrictions, summer programs were suspended.)
…oh, and I “like” you on FB, too. (BarbaraMaysBurns and AtlantasFrugalMom) :o)
June 18, 2012 @ 1:19 pm
I love what you said about an Active mind is an active body. The girls are spending a great deal of time outside this summer. It’s great to keep them from sitting around wanting to watch TV all day but I would like to see K do a bit more reading. She loves it but her activities schedule does not allow for it right now.
June 19, 2012 @ 2:22 am
Liked your page on fb!
My daughter and I have a reading plan in place and I downloaded some great math fact apps on our iPad! Gotta keep their brais challenged!
Love initiative to prevent #summerslide!
June 20, 2012 @ 12:03 am
Already LIKED!
To help my kids over the summer keep their brains bright, I have them get on Multiplication.com and play math games to keep them sharp. My 6-year-old it’s like pulling teeth to get her interested in reading she really enjoys Starfall.com because the story highlights the words, and reads to her and she can read along. They also have interactive games that my 3-year-old can actually play. And my kids go to summer camp so they are active and swim once a week,go to museums and a fieldtrip once a week and do a lot of physical activity.
June 21, 2012 @ 4:36 am
Like on facebook (michelle barrett) and during the summer I enroll my kids in art and educational summer camps, we take educational field trips and they participate in the summer reading program at our local library and at Barnes and Nobles.
June 29, 2012 @ 1:29 pm
We read books and do arts and crafts during the summer to keep everyone busy and active and to keep that mind working. 🙂
June 29, 2012 @ 3:00 pm
I like you on FB!
We signed up the kids for summer classes to keep their minds active!
June 29, 2012 @ 3:39 pm
My 7yr old is going into 3rd grade this coming school year, she still reads 30min – 1 hr a day and she works in review workbooks (math & writing) daily through out the summer!
July 1, 2012 @ 3:29 am
I liked you on FB. I keep my girls smart over the summer by doing workbooks, playing educational games online and on iPad, going to the library, reading at home and doing fun crafts/ activities.
July 8, 2012 @ 9:05 pm
Congrats to Joyce at MommyTalkShow. Your comment was drawn at random and you are our winner! You will be notified via email how to receive your prize. Thanks to everyone else for your comments and happy summer!