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Make Your Own Fortune Cookies
summary Fortune cookies are fun for reading as well as eating. You don't have to go out to a Chinese restaurant to have them; with the help of a parent, you can make 'em and bake 'em right in your own oven, or poke paper
- 1-2
- 3-5
- 6-8
- 9-12
- teen
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Holiday Wish Cakes
summary Share your wishes with family and friends when you give holiday wish cakes to family and friends this season. Source: RIF CATEGORIES: Celebrations and Holidays AGES: MATERIALS: None TYPE: None TIME OF DAY: None MATERIALS:
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Hometown History Photo Book
summary You can consider yourself a local historian after visiting and researching some original landmarks in your city or town. Source: Reading Is Fundamental CATEGORIES: Arts and Crafts AGES: 9-12 teen MATERIALS: Minimal
- 9-12
- teen
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Lunch Notes
summary Create personalized notes for your kids and put them in their lunch bags. Source: Reading Is Fundamental CATEGORIES: Ideas for Every Season, Writing AGES: 3-5 6-8 9-12 MATERIALS: Minimal TYPE: Indoor, Outdoor TIME
- 3-5
- 6-8
- 9-12
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Keep a Travel Journal
summary Keep track of all the fun that you're having on your trips! Source: Reading Is Fundamental CATEGORIES: Reading, Writing AGES: 3-5 6-8 9-12 teen MATERIALS: Minimal TYPE: Indoor, Outdoor, Traveling TIME OF DAY: Play
- 3-5
- 6-8
- 9-12
- teen
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New Kid on the Block
summary Your kids and their friends can play welcome wagon by producing a packet of homemade maps, guides, and other materials to help the new kids learn their way around. Source: Reading Is Fundamental CATEGORIES: Ideas
- 3-5
- 6-8
- 9-12
- teen
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Joke Book
summary Make your own joke book. Source: Reading Is Fundamental CATEGORIES: Arts and Crafts, Exploring Nature, Ideas for Every Season AGES: 3-5 6-8 9-12 teen MATERIALS: Multiple TYPE: Indoor TIME OF DAY: Play Collect jokes
- 3-5
- 6-8
- 9-12
- teen
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Restaurant Menus
summary Work with a friend or family member to create a menu to use at your pretend restaurant. Source: The RIF Guide to Encouraging Young Readers CATEGORIES: Arts and Crafts, Rainy Day Fun, Reading, Writing AGES: 3-5 6-8
- 3-5
- 6-8
- 9-12
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Local Ghost Stories
summary Visit your local historical society and find famous ghosts. Source: Reading Is Fundamental CATEGORIES: History, Reading, Seasonal Activities, Writing AGES: teen MATERIALS: Minimal TYPE: Indoor, Outdoor TIME OF DAY:
- teen
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Historias en viaje
summary Puede grabar en cintas de audio varias de las historias preferidas de sus niños para escucharlas cuando viajen en automóvil. Source: The RIF Guide to Encouraging Young Readers CATEGORIES: Reading AGES: 1-2 3-5 6-8
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