Reading aloud as a family has been important to me. In the past it has sometimes fallen by the wayside of crazy schedules, general fatigue and my own forgetfulness. I decided to start the
Little House on the Prairie series with the boys with the goal of getting through the first two books before school starts. With the occasional help from grandma, we are making good progress and should finish
Little House in the Big Woods this week.
I learned something from this recent reading quest:
If it is a book that I enjoy, I am much more likely to read it to the boys.
It seems obvious, but I used to look for books that I thought they would like. Many of them didn’t interest me and it was hard to keep my reading momentum going.
For me it has been easier to get a family ritual of
reading to STICK if it is fun.
And now for some more
fun…
VTech is helping families make reading fun through the VReader and I am giving one away!
Yep. It is the
new VTech Animated VReader (your choice blue or pink) and a surprise book/game cartridge.
To enter:
- Leave a comment below about how your family reads together or ideas you have to encourage a family reading ritual.
- Additional entries (please leave a comment below for each):
THIS CONTEST WILL CLOSE WEDNESDAY JULY 14 at MIDNIGHT (CST).
So hurry and enter!
I will notify the winner on Thursday via email to obtain their mailing address to forward on to VTech who is sponsoring this giveaway.
Thanks VTech!
So hurry and enter!
I will notify the winner on Thursday via email to obtain their mailing address to forward on to VTech who is sponsoring this giveaway.
Thanks VTech!
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Oh, I really hope this is open to Canadians!
We have been reading to our kids every single night since birth. I am not kidding you: even before their eyes could see clearly, they had stories read to them. Now, I still read every night and more stories during the day. They read by themselves a lot too, they really enjoy it!
Mandatory – We normally read books at bedtime.
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We read Elmo’s interactive books online. My son is a huge elmo fan!
And I subscribed to the blog as well!
Jamie
I tweeted this giveaway, too!
We read a story at bedtime each night and then mommy and daddy team-tell a story, which is lots of fun!
I facebooked the giveaway!
We read every night before bed and each day before nap. I LOOOOVVVEEE to read so this has always been an easy one for me. Now, brushing teeth? Not so much.
Thanks, Holly! =0)