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Ways To Keep Kids Busy During the Holiday Break

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As the holiday season is now over and the kids are at home on break, it can get a little hectic for parents. The appeal of new holiday toys will wear off by the second and third day after Christmas and if you have more than one in the house they will get on each other’s nerves.  Parents say “What Do I Do?”

Well we have compiled a list of things to do to keep your kids busy and out of your hair!

1. Un-Decorate the House

  • The decorations have to come down so you might as well get the kids to help you.  Involve all the kids the younger ones and older ones.  Give them appropriate tasks – smaller children can take down the ornaments at the lower part of the tree,  the older ones on the top, pick up and carry boxes.  Better yet make a competition of it!  See who can take down the most ornaments in 3 minutes or who can pack everything away the fastest.  Not only does it make it fun for them you get your un-decorating tasks done faster!
2. Purge any Old Toys and Clothes to bring in the NEW
  • As most can attest your children simply have too many toys.  Perfect time to get the kids to look through their toys and see if there is anything broken or have missing pieces that can be tossed out.  They can go through toys that they are no longer playing with and teach them to be charitable at the same time.  They can donate to less fortunate children, a childcare center or shelter.  It helps them keep busy while cleaning and helping others.  You can’t get better than that!
3. Write Gift Thank-You Notes
  • They can write their notes all at once or over the course of several days.  What would be even better if they take a picture of their gift and send the note via snail mail or electronically.  You can even top that suggestion with a video of them saying thank you featured with their gift, which will create even more excitement for the kids and bring a smile to the gift giver.
4. Let the Kids Go Outside
  • Bottled up in the house will make them go crazy.  Yes it’s cold in some parts of the United States or snowy but let them go outside.  Kids are okay as long as they are bundled up and if it’s snowing, even better.  The endless possibilities of games and things to do in the snow is unbelievable.  If it’s warmer where you are located hiking, biking or even visiting the park can give them and yourself a break too.
5. READ
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Personalized Books

  • Take time and read with your kids.  If they are older set apart some time in the day where everyone drops everything and read.  If they got new books for the holidays they can start reading those or visit the local library and pick up some books. Kids usually don’t want anything associated with school and reading is one of them but make it fun and interactive.  Act out character voices, dress the part, or make a play from the story.  The goal is to get them excited about reading.  
How can I get them excited about reading you say?  We can help in this area.  We have personalized kids books where children become the star of their very own story which will get them excited about reading.  Our kids books far outweigh traditional books because children read about themselves and not about others in the stories.  Our books range from birth to about 12 years of age and we have books for both boys and girls.  Check out our large library at www.KDNovelties.com.

KD Novelties featured on CBS NY Morning Show The Couch

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We are proud to announce that our personalized music CDs and personalized kids books were featured on the CBS NY morning show The Couch.  The segment consisted of their personalized holiday gifts for children.

Personalized Sesame Street Books

Personalized Children’s Music CDs can give kids a new unique experience with some of their most beloved characters. Growing up, kids form important relationships with the characters they’ve grown to know and love. Not only do they provide entertainment, but they teach kids valuable lessons, whether it be basic storytelling, problem-solving or even early life skills, kids have a special connection with these fictional friends. Our personalized music CDs brings that friendship to life. Kids’ names are inserted into the CD so they can hear their favorite characters say their names and feel that much closer to them. Not only can they clutch their characters to their hearts in toy-form, but they can cherish the memory of feeling included and important to their characters as well.

There is still time to purchase your little one a personalized gift that will last for a lifetime!
Christmas deadline is December 20, 2013.

National Read A Book Day

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Today, September 6, 2013 marks National Read A Book Day.  It’s a day about dropping all technology and curling up with a good read. So turn off the television, computer and electronic devices and choose a great book to read and relax with.  Encourage your children to read their favorite books or read with them.

It’s important for kids to see YOU read as well which will promote good reading habits in your household.  Reading with your kids builds strong bonds between parent and child and helps improve logical thinking skills. Reading is the most important thing you can instill in a child’s life because it helps improve their vocabulary, memory and concentration.  You can make your reading session entertaining with your children by acting out the characters voices and reading with emphasis.  You can even dress the part or act out the storyline.  When you make reading fun they will always want to read!

Getting them a personalized book to add to their collection is a unique keepsake and they will want to keep that book forever.  Books come and go as they outgrow them, but a personalized children’s book will last for a lifetime.  It’s a book about them and they will think it is so cool.  They become the stars of their very own story and will build their self-esteem.

To get you started on purchasing this unique gift we are offering a 10% sale on personalized books today through September 8, 2013 which marks International Literacy Day.  Use coupon code Read-a-book at checkout.

How important is it to read to your child or instill the love of reading in them?  According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) who initiated International Literacy Day in the year 1965, some 775 million adults lack minimum literacy skills, one in five adults is still not literate and two-thirds of them are women, 60.7 million children are out of school or drop out.

We urge parents to make sure that their children do not become part of these statistics. Read everyday for 15 to 20 minutes with your child or have them read on their own is all that it takes.