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FUN WAYS TO KEEP YOUR CHILD’S MIND ENGAGED YEAR-ROUND By: Smart Coos WWW.SMARTCOOS.COM

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Fun Ways To Keep Your Child’s Mind Engaged Year-Round by Smart Coos http://smartcoos.com Exciting and educational Activities 1. Family Book Reading time 2. Movie Fun Night with Neighbors and friends Everyone loves a good book, so why not set apart time to read some of the classics as a family? Or how about organizing movie nights with neighbors and friends? No matter the age of your child, listening to, reading aloud or watching a good story unfold are great ways to encourage an active mind. It is important to make sure that the story or movie is age-appropriate so that the maximum amount of enjoyment and absorbency is achieved. To help you decide with what to start, here are a few suggestions that are considered to be the top grossing movies and best selling children’s books ever: Top 10 KID BOOKS (Ages 0-5) The top ten best selling children’s books for this age range include: 1. The Poky Little Puppy by Janette Sebring Lowrey 2. The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter 3. Tootle by Gertrude Crampton 4. Pat the Bunny by Dorothy Kunhardt 5. Saggy Baggy Elephant by Kathryn and Byron Jackson 6. Scuffy the Tugboat by Gertrude Crampton 7. One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss 8. Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss 9. Dr. Seuss’s ABC by Dr. Seuss 10. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle TOP 10 KID BOOKS (Ages 6-10) The top ten best selling children’s books for this age range include: 1. The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter 2. Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss 3. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling 4. The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss 5. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling 6. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling 7. Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein 8. One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss 9. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein 10. The Littlest Angel by Charles Tazewell TOP 10 KID BOOKS ADAPTED INTO FILMS 1. Alice In Wonderland 2. Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone 3. How The Grinch Stole Christmas 4. The Wizard of Oz 5. The Lorax 6. Charlie and The Chocolate Factory 7. 101 Dalmatians 8. The Jungle Book 9. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian 10. Mary Poppins [1] http://www.imdb.com/search/title?at=0&genres=family&sort=boxoffice_gross_us [2] http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=101dalmations.htm 10 BESTSELLING KIDS MOVIES [1][2] 1. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 2. The Lion King 3. Toy Story 3 4. Finding Nemo 5. Aladdin 6. Toy Story 2 7. Monster’s Inc. 8. Monster’s University 9. Cars 10. Wall-E [1] http://www.imdb.com/list/ls004902417/ [2] http://www.cnbc.com/id/42592128/page/9 TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS ADAPTED INTO FILMS (Of all time) http://blog.smartcoos.com/fun-ways-to-keep-your-childs-mind-engaged-year-round/ Also visit at www.smartcoos.com

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Page 1: Fun ways to keep your child engaged year round

FUN WAYS TO KEEP YOUR CHILD’S MIND ENGAGED

YEAR-ROUND

By: Smart Coos

WWW.SMARTCOOS.COM

Page 2: Fun ways to keep your child engaged year round

Exciting and educational Activities

1. Family Book Reading time

2. Movie Fun Night with Neighbors and friends

Page 3: Fun ways to keep your child engaged year round

Exciting and educational Activities

Everyone loves a good book, so why not set apart time to read some of the classics as a family? Or how about organizing movie nights with neighbors and friends? No matter the age of your child, listening to, reading aloud or watching a good story unfold are great ways to encourage an active mind.

Page 4: Fun ways to keep your child engaged year round

Exciting and educational Activities

It is important to make sure that the story or movie is age-appropriate so that the maximum amount of enjoyment and absorbency is achieved.

Page 5: Fun ways to keep your child engaged year round

Exciting and educational Activities

To help you decide with what to start, here are a few suggestions that are considered to be the top grossing movies and best selling children’s books ever:

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Now that you have our suggested list, what books or movies are you planning to read/watch as a family?

Let us know at blog.smartcoos.com

HAVE FUN!!!