Making Beeswax candles
In the first activity for children we will try to make beeswax candles. They are relatively easy to make. This is a quick and easy activity and most children will succeed in making these candles for their family. As usual, children should be supervised by their parents or an adult. If your kids are very young they shouldn't be allowed to light the candles, just play with them or give them as gifts because they just love to give and take gifts! They will just love this activity.

Activity materials:
- beeswax sheets
- wick
- scissors
- blow dryer

First of all gather all the materials for the activity in the playground. We are ready to begin. Decide how high you want your candles to be. Then cut a piece of wick at the appropriate height. Use the scissors to cut the beeswax sheet if needed (e.g. if it is too long). Now it's time to use the blow dryer. Start by warming the beeswax sheet enough so that it can be rolled. When it warm enough it will likely change color. Then it's the right time to put the wick on the warm side and start rolling. Use the blow dryer when needed to re-warm the sheet. Roll until the candle is finished. When the candle is almost finish make sure you warm the beeswax sheet more than enough in order to stuck well.

Draw smiling faces on a light bulb
This activity helps you use something you could easily throw away. You, with the help of your children, will draw smiling faces on a light bulb. This should be very easy for children to accomplish. They could draw a happy face on one side of the bulb and a sad face on the other. Then they can play with it or create a set of painted bulbs.

Activity materials:
- Light bulb
- acrylic colors
- sealer

Take the light bulb and paint it with the acrylic colors. You can divide it in two sections and draw two smiling faces. Let it dry for a while. Then use the sealer to cover the bulb. You want to do this so the paint won't peal. Let the sealer dry. You are ready! Now you have a smiling face on a light bulb. I am sure your children will enjoy this activity.

Are you looking for ways to motivate your children to exercise and take part in active play or hands-on music activities? This lovely book will provide you with just the inspiration you are looking for! Included are songs and ideas to keep your children active while having tons of fun with parachute play. This is a must have resource for anyone working with children. There's a whole world of fabulous new games to explore with your kids.

In this article I will recommend two activities which you can employ and have as fun as possible with your children. I found them searching online and I changed them a little bit to fit my personal standards. Keep reading.
Children's activity #1: Creating hats from paper board.
For this activity for children you will need scissors, colors, and colored paper board. First you must cut the paper board to the shape of the hat. You can also make a crown instead. You can find printable designs online but you can always draw your own hat. Then let the children cut the paper board hats. Urge them to start drawing on the hats. You can also use glue to stick small beads on the hat or crown. After the drawing is over add the finishing touch by sticking the two sides of the paper board together to form the hat. Next, children can wear the hats and have fun switching hats and running here and there. When they are finished ask them to help you clean the mess. Children will just love this activity!
Children's activity #2: Painting Easter Eggs
You can use this activity during Easter when you paint the eggs (usually red). If children like it then you can do many times a year. This is actually a Christian custom. I changed a little bit and I let my children draw on the eggs instead of painting them with one color. You will need eggs, acrylic paints and brushes. First of all boil the eggs. Let them cool down. Then gather the paints and brushes to the playground and let your kids draw happy faces on the eggs or just pick their own theme. Let the color dry. In the next step children play with the eggs hitting them to one another to find out which one is the strongest. The eggs that brake can be eaten. They will just love this part. Your children's activity is over. Clean up the up the mess with the help of your kids.
The above mentioned children's activities are just a sample of the thousands activity-recommendations you can find on the world wide web. I usually search for packs of printable craft and activity templates. I also invest money in buying these templates and then I re-model them to fit my children's needs and my own. I keep having fun with my children using new ideas. I wish you all the fun you can get with your kids.

Many people just buy a kids bunk bed or a midsleeper bed  to hold up the mattresses but it's good to get a bit more creative with it than that and looking for a bed for your child can be difficult unless you know what to look for
Here are a few points to consider when looking for a suitable bed for your child:
Room Size - It might sound obvious but you need to consider the room size - width x height and also shape. Honestly it would amaze you to know how many people buy a bed they like the look of only to find out that it doesn't fit in their room. The market has exploded in the last few years with lots of styles to choose from.
Bunk Beds and Midsleepers come in many colours and materials from metal, wood and even plastic. Beds can be a huge source of inspiration for a child, one day they are in a space ship or a pirate ship on their next big adventure and the following day you are being invited to a puppet show that is being performed underneath their Midsleeper. You can really get creative and dress them up with drapes and fabric. Endless fun for your youngsters.
Also consider the terms used for Childrens beds, Midsleeper - Cabin Beds -  Loft Beds - Bunk Beds are often the names given to a similar style of beds. So if you're in the market for a new kids bunk bed or a midsleeper now is your chance to get creative.

A high percentage of individuals don't build treehouses intended for kids in their gardens for the reason that they don't have a tree... well just as you don't have a tree it doesn't mean you can't build a tree house.
All you need to do is acquire four to six 4x4 fence posts (this depends on how vast you're going to go), lay a few extra preservative on the foot of them and concrete them in the ground to suite your tree house designs.
I in fact like building this type of tree house, it's trouble-free because after you build in or on a tree you're quite restricted with your treehouse designs but by building in this way you have the freedom to achieve what you would like.
Once your posts are in place you can build your platform on top of your posts and afterward infill to create your deck, make certain you position bracings on the out side corners from your post to the platform to reduce any swaying or movement of your deck. You're at this time prepared to build a tree house, treehouse castle, or tree house fort on the top of your deck.
When I get asked to build this type of tree house I each time hope it's meant for boys, that's for the reason that I love building tree forts this way and when the kids get a look at the design they can't wait for me to get going away on it.
What I mostly do is build them a tree house fort on the top deck with an access hatch in a single corner, with a ladder or steps, depending on their age, going down directly underneath.
I next fill in between the posts underneath the platform, with fort walls as well, screwing them to the posts but keeping them of the ground so they don't rot. I next fit a pair of small gates on the front.
This gives the children two areas to have fun in... up the top and underneath plus it in addition gives them some wear to take shelter from the sun or the rain. I generally finish off with some hefty bushes or shrubs in pots placed around the out side to allocate it a tad of cover and coaler.
Here's a little tip while creating your main decks... I know covering the platform with a fine solid weather proof timber can be really expensive especially if there treated green leaf decking planks.
But if you're on a bit of a awkward budget you can obtain damaged scaffold boards from scaffold companies very cheap, I have done this many times to keep the price down on behalf of friends you simply pick the ones that are damaged on the ends simply saw of the damaged peaces and you've got your self some really strong decking planks.

The success of a teenage party depends on how well it is planned. Suggestions from parents can be a big help but it does not mean that the parents will plan everything. The planning of theme or concept still relies on the celebrant. There are a lot of exciting party themes to choose from. Examples are the classic magical theme, fantasy theme like vampires and wizards, and cartoon theme.
A beach party is a great option especially during summer, topped with an all time favorite barbecue and summer ball games. Invitations may vary depending on the organizer's preference. One example is a deflated beach ball with a label on the information of the event. The menu may include hot dogs and corns. Desserts like cocktail fruits, salads and cakes can be added. The cake should be relevant to the concept since it is usually the center of attraction. I suggest ordering a cake with a beach volleyball design or any other water sports.
Another option is spa party. This ranges from local afternoon bonding up to late night extreme make over, facial, massage and others. The guests should be provided with flip-flops, bottled water and a diet snack. Compared to other parties, a spa party requires less food since majority of the time will be spent in spa session. It is best to offer delicious desserts to your guests and to enjoy the night with entertaining shows like stand-up comedy session or sing-along session.
Some prefer a house party. It is less expensive and at the same time it requires less preparation since most of the things you need are found inside the house. You can prepare any food that suits your taste since most of the house party concepts are the traditional casual concepts.The guests may come with their casual wear and food is served depending on the celebrant's preference.
Others like to spend parties in disco bars or other party places. Most of these parties include beer sessions. Nowadays, teenagers enjoy to hangout with friends in disco bars. Parents can make the venue exclusive just for the night to let their child enjoy the moment with their friends and at the same time to lessen the occurrence of teenage arguments due to the influence of alcohol.
A formal party in a hotel is also an option but it is quite expensive (unless you have a big budget for the party). Guests can come in costume such as dressing up like their favorite celebrities. Letting your teenage child experience what it takes to be a celebrity for the night is something that is memorable and fulfilling. In fact, the happiness of assuming another identity even for a night is totally enjoyable.
Whatever the theme, the important things to remember in ensuring a successful teenage party are early preparation, careful planning, enough food and activities and of course, the celebrant's preferences and the parents' guidance. It is proven not only in giving precious moments but also a lifetime experience.

Adolescent affluenza is very common nowadays. Affluenza is a mental state characterized by extreme desire for materialistic comforts without any regard for the aftereffects. Irrespective of financial capacity for being extravagant one indulges in shopping spree and finds enjoyment in possessing goods that are trends in market.
Adolescence is an age marked by immaturity in choices and decisions. One is merely intent upon satisfying immediate needs. Actually such an irresponsible spending spree can happen because of three reasons.
Dissatisfied childhood cravings may try for its accomplishment. To some affluenza is a means to compensate with their low self esteem. They identify themselves with their possession and take pride in them.
This may also give a vague feeling of security.
The second reason is easy availability of money. If an adolescent has unrestricted access to money he is likely to lose discipline in spending and this facilitate his chances for immediate satisfaction of his cravings. And cravings themselves invite more cravings and result in the formation of the trait called affluenza in the individual.
And the last one is failure of parents and teachers to inculcate a judicious respect for money. Those who try to teach adolescent a habit of saving for tomorrow is helping the adolescent to be rational in his shopping habits. This quality will help him later in the financial area of his life. We can see that one of the reasons for the poverty is ignorance about the necessity of keeping a balance between earning and spending.
For today's generation, compared to 19th century material needs are greater in number thanks to modern life and ever pervading consumerism that upholds material comfort over everything. Materialism is the disguised form of hedonism. Adolescent affluenza is very common among families where the norm that the way to happiness is amassing material comforts is cherished and lived with.
A cognitive restructuring of the adolescent addicted to extravaganza is the only solution. This should be followed by restructuring those dynamics in his environment that contribute to affluenza.

Wow Wee Paper Jamz Guitar is the best toy to start your little one's musical journey. It's easy to use especially for kids, it's entertaining and it's fun. And best of all it can teach your kid the basics about playing a guitar.
You know that your son or daughter is a budding musician when you hear them humming tunes they have heard or they have created themselves, see them banging on things in the house in an effort to make music, catch them making strumming actions on the mop handle, a hanger, a bat, or even on the air. If you see them imitate the music artists they see on TV or they hear on the radio, then you know they've got their mindset on making music. This may be noise for you right now, but if this interest is nurtured this can be wonderful music in the future.
The best way to jumpstart that music career is to learn the basics. Now, Paper Jamz can help you in that area and help you nurture your kids' musical talent. A series of Paper Musical Instruments have been released for the young ones so they can enjoy the beauty of playing music at a very young age. The Wow Wee Paper Jamz Guitar is one of these.
The Wow Wee Paper Jamz Guitar is a musical toy instrument that is made up of paper and cardboard. This one inch thick material is stringless. So how can you play music without strings? Easy. Paper Jamz has made the guitar touch sensitive. You would only have to tap the surface of the paper which is set with a special circuit to make sounds.
There are six guitar styles available with the Wow Wee Paper Jamz Guitar and each one comes with three different songs. Each style would work well with the corresponding drum set style. So if your kid has guitar style 1 and his friend has drum style 1, then they can have a jamming session.
Each guitar comes with three licensed songs and you can play this in the perfect play mode or on the other modes. In the perfect play, no matter where you tap the guitar you will still be able to produce the correct music and the right song will still be playing for you.
You can have more freedom on the other modes though. In the rhythm mode though the song still plays out for you, you can control the rhythm in every song. You will need to know what tempo to follow to be able to play out each song properly. In this way, your kid will know how to create the appropriate rhythm to any song.
There is also a karaoke mode where you can mute the volume of the vocals and even the backing tracts. This way your kid can hear them singing the song or playing some parts of the music.
The Freestyle mode though is where you can practice the most freedom in playing. Here you will play for yourselves without the help of the toy. Music that you produce from tapping the guitar will be the only one heard. This is the mode where your kid can go crazy. You can create wonderful music with your little one by using this mode.
The Freestyle mode is a good introduction into the mechanics of how to play a real guitar. You can pick a real chord just by tapping on the fret of the board. If you use one finger only this will produce a major, two fingers will get a major, and using three fingers will give you 7th.
With all these features in tow, these toys will not only provide enjoyable playtime and open-ended playing, it will teach your kids the basics and will equip them with knowledge on the mechanics of playing a real guitar. For the meantime, they enjoy playing their hearts out and making good music and in the long run they get to nurture their musically and they are prepared for great things to come.

Leapfrog is at it again with the Leapfrog Leapster Explorer Learning Game System. This new product will be your kid's best friend in no time and it also will be yours. With this great educational handheld, other Hand Held Games are out of the picture. Your kids will not only have playing with it, most importantly they learn new skills along the way.
Leapfrog has been in the business since 1995, and since then hasn't failed to provide kids with a great toy that they not only can play with but they can learn different skills with. The idea behind the company started with Michael Wood. As he struggled to find an educational toy that would help his son read, he decided that he didn't want to wait until someone provided it for him but he would resolve the issue himself. Various research and prototypes after, the Leapfrog Phonics Desk was released. The toy was such a success that it paved way for several other educational toys to be produced. Some of these are the LeapPad, Tag, Didj, ClickStart and iQuest and Leapster. All of the toys that Leapfrog produced centered on three major areas of learning: educational gaming, reading solutions and learning toys.
The newest addition to this family is the Leapfrog Leapster Explorer Learning Game System. It comes with over 40 games and learning activities with learning applications you can just download, accessories that you can upgrade to the handheld like the camera and video, and an access to an online world that will expand their playing and learning.
The handheld also has tons of physical features both the kids and parents will surely enjoy. It has a 3.2 inches touch screen display, a processor is capable to run flash, video and also 3D graphics. It is already equipped with a 512MB memory, but this is still expandable if you want to have more games and applications. Each Leapfrog Leapster Explorer Learning Game System also comes with a learning application download card, USB cable, and pet game.
Various games can be enjoyed in the Leapfrog Leapster Explorer Learning Game System. From games that have math and spelling skills to reading game applications. These are truly great ways to help them learn outside of a classroom setting. Your kid can choose to have a reading practice with the Toy Story characters, he can develop his creativity with Mr. Pencil and he can also enhance his math skills with the NFL RushZone.
The handheld can also play various e-Books with stories from Toy Story 3, Penguins of Madagascar and Disney Princess characters.
Aside from playing with the Leapster Explorer games, your child can also explore LeapWorld online. Using the handheld, they can go online and create a world of their own. They can create characters and build their own home. They can even have the pet they created on the handheld show its tricks to the online world.
Perhaps the best feature of the Leapster Explorer is the Learning Path. In this way, parents can monitor their kids' progress in playing the different educational games that they enjoy. They can see their kids' favorite games and they can also see what games they excel at or on what part they need additional support.
Instead of having your kids play with the different Hand Held Games that are out in the market right now that only provide fun and entertainment for them, why not get them the Leapfrog Leapster Explorer Learning Game System and have them learn too? This is clearly the best product that will help your kids develop school, creative and life skills. Even if they are outside of the classroom they would still be learning while being with their best tutor.

The Wild Planet Spy Video Car is one toy that will surely be a hit for your kids you love playing with remote controlled toys and love playing spy. This Spy Gear For Kids even has tons of features that makes it worth every penny.
There are a lot of RC toys that swamp the market nowadays. From RC planes and trucks that are controlled by infrared to robots who walk and shoot missiles. These are also best sellers and are a hit every holiday season or every time a birthday comes up. Parents think that their kids have got the best toys when they have these. After all they work perfectly fine and their kids seem to having a lot of fun playing with it. But all these toys really do is run around the room, hover a little bit up in the air and walk. You can actually still get more out of an RC toy. How about one that has a spy video on it with image you can view on an LCD lens that you can wear like glasses? This is for sure the ultimate product when it comes to remote toys for kids. Even adults will have a great time playing with it.
There are also a lot of spy gear toys that are available now in the market. Kids who are naturally curious and love to investigate and spy on simple things inside or even outside the house are enthralled with these spy gadgets. Even though these spy gear toys don't have the same quality as the real spy gears, kids love playing pretend and have hours of playtime with these toys anyways. Now, with their Wild Planet Spy Video Car they can have tons of more fun. This Spy Gear For Kids also has a lot of other features that your kids will surely enjoy. They can add this up to their collection. Or if your kid is still set to start one, then this toy will be a great way to start it.
Every kid will enjoy playing with these toys spying on things. The best thing about it is that it can be played with during day and also during the night. The infrared night vision feature of this toy makes it possible to use even during nighttime. In fact, the Wild Planet Spy Video Car is the first RC toy that has infrared night vision. This is perhaps the best feature of the toy. Your kids will remain unseen in the dark but they can clearly see the people that they are spying on.
Its hand-held transmitter has a range that reaches up to 75 feet. So your kids will not have to be in close proximity with it just to have it function. This is an important factor in spying, because if you will need to follow it around then you will be discovered by the people you are spying on.
You won't have to worry about the toy surviving rigorous play from your kids. The Wild Planet Spy Video Car is built with strong tires that are made for rough play. Your kids can have these toys running up and around the house and still it will remain in one piece. Spying can go a long way with these durable RC toys.
Surely your kids' playtime will be a different one with this high-tech RC spy gear toy. This is the ultimate RC toy for your little ones and a great spy gear for them to play with.

Silly Bandz Pets are great affordable rubber bands your kids will surely enjoy. Not only will they love the bands' animal shapes, they will love countless number of things that they can do with it too.
Every kid loves pets. There is always something special about a pet that draws kids to them. If a kid already has one, this pet will surely be a constant playmate. They will spend almost every second of their day with their pets. If your kid has a dog then he will be spending his every time with him playing catch, running around the yard, and you would see them wrestling with each other. Their pet turtle or rabbit will also be given much attention. They will be feeding these pet themselves and taking care of them on their own. The kid loves playing with them constantly and adores them so much that they will consider them their best friends.
If a kid doesn't have a pet yet, then for sure parents will be bombarded with requests, demands or pleas for them to have one. Does anyone remember the kid movie Beethoven? The kids would even go behind their parents' back just to be able to take care of a pet that has caught their attention. And what about the movie Marley and Me? Even if Marley is one pet that cannot be trained. He still is very much loved by his human family.
This human love for animals is perhaps one of the reasons that Silly Bandz decided to have pets as one of their designs. In each pack of Silly Bandz Pets you get a dog, cat, rabbit, duck, pig and turtle shaped bands.
And they didn't go wrong with this decision. Kids are going crazy over the Silly Bandz Pets. These Rubber Band Bracelets are a sure hit for every youngster.
The bands come in different colors that are a sure way to attract little kids. Each pack comes with purple, green, pink, turquoise, and yellow-colored bands.
The vibrant colors in these bands are enough reason to want to have one of these and wear them on your wrists. These will go with anything that you wear and can even make your outfit livelier. These will really stand out and you will be an envy among your friends.
Another great thing about the Silly Bandz Pets is that you can do a lot of things with them. These aren't just your conventional bracelets. Aside from wearing them on your arms, you can also use it to tie your hair. You don't have to worry that it will get deformed, the bands are die-molded and made out of silicone. The bands are elastic and what's so great about it is after using them for one thing or another it will still go back to its original shape.
These bands can even be traded with friends. If you think you have more duck shaped animal bands that you can handle and that you don't have much of the dog shaped ones, then just trade them up with your friends.
These elastic bracelets are also a great way to meet new friends. These serve as great conversational pieces. Because every young kid knows what a Silly Bandz is, when they see yours they will surely come up to you to talk about it.
Aside from these bands, there are also other designs that you can get with it. There are also Zoo animals-shapes, Dinosaur-shapes, as well as Sea Creatures-shapes. Your Silly Bandz Pets plus these other designs will be a great collection.
So if your kid is a pet lover, then these rubber band bracelets will be a great gift for them these holiday season. They will love these designs and it would be like they're bringing their pets with them wherever they go and they have them right on their wrists.