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Tuesday, October 18, 2011

FREE Workshops for Kids and Parents in NYC

The Jewish Museum - High School Video Workshop
In this after-school program, students learn the basic skills of video production including storyboarding, shooting with a digital video camera and editing. Workshop participants collaborate in the creation of an original film. The final productions are shown at a special screening and reception for family and friends at The Jewish Museum.

Kids Creative - Free Weekend Workshops
Kids Creative offers free weekend workshops on music and recording, acting, etc.


Advocates for Children of New York - Trainings and Workshop
Advocates for Children of New York provide parents and professionals information to enable them to advocate on behalf of their children.






Animal Sounds Farm

Your little darling would surely love the Fisher-Price Little People Animal Sounds Farm. Each gate in the barn make an animal sound to guide him where to put a particular animal so it would be fun for him to learn animal sounds as you show him what part of the barn each animal should go. What's more there are two yellow sliding windows on the side of the barn. The upper one shows eggs with mother hen and rooster and when you slide it to the left your child will see eggs hatched, a good opportunity to tell your little one that chicks come from eggs. The lower window show father and mother rabbit then on the right with bunnies with them already which will be a good opening that animals had babies too just like him with Mommy and Daddy. The farm includes Farmer Jed, cow, sheep, horse and pig; the chicken stays attached to the barn.  All pieces can be stored inside. This playset also comes with a special free sampler DVD featuring three charming stories of the Little People friends.

Toy Cell phone

Like having pretend conversations with your baby?  This Fisher Price Brilliant Basics Friendly Flip Phonelets you introduce your baby to telephone conversations. It says hello when he flips it open and goodbye when he closes it. Each time your baby flips the phone open, the screen cycles between three exciting friends for them to chat with. Show your baby how to open and close the phone, and the rewards will encourage an understanding of cause and effect. Pressing the buttons plays one of three ringtones, or musical key tones. This great education toy encourages the development of motor skills. Flipping the phone open and pressing the buttons teaches hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills. It also enhances learning through discovery by encouraging you baby to vocalize and develop language skills.




If your child still grab your phone when you are using it or still playing with it when you forgot to put it away then giving him the Motorola Q Dummy Display Toy Cell Phone Good for Store Display, or for Kids to Play
might be a good idea. It looks and feel like a real phone but will not connect to any network so you will avoid all those call to nowhere or accidental dialing of your friends' numbers on your real phone when you let your child play with it.


Toy Remote Control

When your baby already how to switch channels and you are hankering to enjoy your TV programs in peace, buying your growing baby his own toy remote control will be a good idea. The Fisher-Price Sesame Street Silly Sounds Remote let's your baby hear over 35 silly sounds and fun phrases as he presses the buttons just like those on a real remote. He can also make Elmo's eyes open and close by pressing the button on the uppermost right part of the toy.


Books on Manners

If you are looking for a book that would introduce your toddler to sharing, try the I Can Share: A Lift-the-Flap Book. With the simple, repetitive text and adorable toddlers, this playful little book is the perfect way to introduce the concept of sharing. However this book is not about sharing items directly but is instead of sharing experiences such as playing or working peacefully along side a friend without conflict.This book honors your child's feeling instead of indirectly sending the message to her that anyone can just take away her toys away when they ask for it. For toddlers, sharing can be a hard concept to grasp, but with the help of this book, they’ll learn that sharing can also be fun!


If you want a book that promotes social skills and right attitude, try the book Be Polite and Kind (Learning To Get Along). This book introduces the topic of manners, shows examples of manners in actions, as well as the benefits of being gracious with expressive drawings of children and adults from many ethnic groups. The concepts are simply stated and are dealt with in a variety of ways. It encourages kids to think through things themselves. Also, the author shows what happens when we do not use good manners and how we can make amends. The book is about considering options when things don't work out as expected and emphasizing the importance of talking and listening with respect as well as playing fair.

Adjustable Gym

The more you stimulate your baby, the more brain synapses he would develop. The more synapses he would develop, the more intelligent he would be. It is also rewarding to watch your child learn something.  The Little Tikes 5-in-1 Adjustable Gym would help him learn more motor skills from birth to 3 years. Watch him as he learns how to kick the parts of this adjustable gym as a baby and hear his delight as it makes the sound, either the music or the notes. Guide him how to turn the spinning toys as he gained more fine motor skills. This adjustable gym will surely engage your child's senses with lights, music, and things to touch and play with. The gym transforms into five different play centers as your little darling grow: traditional play gym, seated activity center, stand-up center, play table, and easel. It has three caregiver-selected play modes: "motion activated," "songs," or "piano", as well as sleep mode to extend battery life.
 


Monday, October 17, 2011

Jewish Books for Young Children

It is important to read books to your children books that contains his cultural heritage. For young Jewish children, Before You Were Born, a beautiful retelling of a story from Jewish folk tradition, is a good start. Your child's imagination would surely be captivated by the wonderful story of a soul's journey from the Treasury of Souls in highest heaven to its earthly body in its mother's womb,

Another book that is worth considering is Rabbi Joe Black's Afikomen Mambo (Passover) which will enliven the afikomen hunt at your seder. It comes with lively pictures and a sing-along CD.

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Visiting Queens County Farm

Queens County Farm has a lot to offer young children, from hay ride to pony rides to pumpkin patch or corn maze, my toddler enjoy herself. If your child is too young for pony rides then maybe he or she can just watch the horses in their corral. I don't understand why they have to have electric fences though considering there are many children walking around.