What to do with a child on Christmas holidays: what to read and what to play

Family games

Winter evenings seemed set for board games. Outside the window, snow and cold, and the house is warm, cozy and smells of baking. Free up a large table with all extra - time to play!

"Winter has come!" Sasha Crewe

Inside - a cube, hourglass, chips, playing field, a description of the rules, cards with exercises and... lots and lots of winter beauty! Rules of the game are simple: you throw the dice, "you come" in one of the houses and pull a card with a job (to explain the word using picture or mime, repeat written on the card, and so on - a total of six types of jobs).

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"A Thousand and One Story," a series of developing games Erickson

Beautiful family board game, based on the storytelling. It develops the language and narrative skills, imagination and creativity. Create the most bizarre stories: for example, you can send the pirates on the moon for the pizza. Fantasizing and inventing non-existent events, children will learn to write stories (this skill will come in handy at school, and in life in general), while adults will train the imagination and find out who the most creative in family.

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"Do not miss your chance!", A series of developing games Erickson

The reaction rate and attentiveness - skills that can pump cool for the holidays. To help - cheerful and cheeky game of "Do not miss your chance!". Depending on the contents of the card, you need to slam on the table a few times, in front of or above the head. Whoever makes it the fastest, get the emeralds. Who has more jewelry, is the winner.

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"The Big Book of fantastic games," Anna Lang

Book-game for fans cartoon and fairy tales. Inside - already eight game options! Rules easy to learn and adults and children. Will only collect a cube (it included) and choose a character for whom you play. Among the heroes - Mowgli, Alice, Peter Pan, Aladdin and others. Choose any and make progress on the colorful turn of the book!

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Books to read

A good book to add impressions from holidays, even if you spend the day at home.

"Pirates of the Sea of ​​Ice", Frida Nilsson

This is a work of art, where the deeper meaning is intertwined with poetic language and rich storyline. The author - well-known writer Frida Nilsson. From the plot of "Pirates" does not come off: Siri girl goes in search of little sister, who was kidnapped by pirates. The book addresses important questions about courage, overcoming ourselves, friendship, family values.

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"Wild robot," Peter Brown

Another profound art book from the author of world-renowned Peter Brown. Bestseller according to The New York Times, the book of the year by Amazon - a long list of top-sheets can be read for a long time. The plot of the book unusual: a robot named Rose gets on a deserted island, and sea otters accidentally press the "play". Gradually, the robot learns to live among the inhabitants of the island. Rose even becomes a mother... a very touching story and novel!

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"365 penguins," Jean-Luc Fromental, Joëlle Jolivet and Asya Petrova

Imagine that you receive a package, and there - a penguin. A very real. Then comes another parcel. There is also a penguin! You will not believe, but in these 363 parcels will also be penguins. Funny story transmitted using rhyming text. This is a funny and useful book that picks up several themes: tolerance, love for friends, resourcefulness, the importance of mathematics in everyday life, and even ecological value.

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"Jean-Michel superhero. Santa Claus in desperation, "Magali le S.

At the center of events - Father Christmas himself! Fearless reindeer races help my grandfather to pack gifts, so as not to disrupt the New Year for children. The book is very funny and cute illustrations - perfect for those who want to support the belief in Santa Claus at children.

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Series "Hildafolk" Luke Pearson

Scandinavian world is full of mystery and charm, perhaps, is why it so loved by children all over the world. In a series of books about a girl Hilda has thousands of fans in different countries. On the first page the reader is immersed in the magical life of giants, trolls, sea spirits, elves... Every day Hilda fearlessly exploring the world, the whole truth Scandinavian of magic. But after meeting with a stone troll events take absolutely unexpected turn. Learn Scandinavia Hilda can be quite long, as in a series of five books.

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Series "Diary of Cherries", Joris Chambly and Aurélie Neuro

The series will appeal to all dreamer, as well as those who loves intricate stories. If you are not familiar with the heroine, let her imagine: Cherry - year-old girl who dreams of becoming writer. She likes to make sketches of events, record your thoughts and observe. In each book, she is investigating how a real detective. Obtained exciting and very creative stories.

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Books-Games

Book can not only read, you can play them! See for yourself.

"Hide and seek in the ocean" and "Where is my mother?", Laura Baker and Nadia Taylor

Books with tactile elements that will help the baby to develop fine motor skills, attention and language. The plot is simple and similar to small children. "Hide and seek in the ocean," talk about the turtle that plays hide and seek with your friends - in other inhabitants of the ocean. Have your child find all together. "Where is my mother?" Introduces the kid to forest-dwellers, and to play and learn it more interesting, the baby will help the squirrel to find my mother.

"Hide and seek in the ocean""Where is my mother?"

"What's inside me?" Aina Bestard

Included with the book there is a double-sided poster with boy and girl in full growth, as well as three "magic" magnifiers. Looking through colorful stoklyshki, the child sees what is hidden under the skin of the person. The book is designed for children from four years old, so there are no unnecessary details, the descriptions and illustrations made possible correctly.

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"Neighbors", Katerina Gorelik

This book - a cheerful bustling house inhabited by many wonderful neighbors. Rooster family and bats, foxes and rabbits, penguins and bears, moles and even dragons. How well do they live together? Let's check! Sheets "cut" so that it is possible hooked to each other, for example, kittens and singing formidable mice, rabbits and plump gourmet-foxes, fire-Dragonlings moles and firefighters. More than 200 variants of the script! It can be long and rowdy laugh.

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"Space Adventures of a hamster", Joachim Hecker and Sabine Krantz

This book - a collection of scientific experiments for children. The reader will not only help in repairing the spacecraft, but also to get acquainted with the aliens! And yet to turn the ball into the shower, vacuum cleaner - in the gun... and spend a lot of other exciting experiments.

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"Mystery Island", Helen and Ian Friel

Each book - it's a short trip, sometimes quite dangerous. Young reader to save the island and its inhabitants: anteater Margot Gorilla Grenville, Edward ostrich and other talking animals. The only hitch - notebook with notes, notes and newspaper clippings. All pages are jumbled and full of mysteries and puzzles, but the notebook - the only key to the salvation of the island.

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"Detective Pierre unravels the case", Hiro Kamigaki

Caution: in the book, you can get lost, because under cover - 15 dizzying mazes. There you will not see! Reversals of vimmelbuha Large format picture book, but without words, designed for viewing. - are masterpieces of detailed illustrations. Search for the right path has to among the hundreds of items. You can view the book for hours, and even play on mindfulness: to think your child any object, so he tried to find it.

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Something for parents

"Winter holidays" Rafael Kollovino

With this book holidays become creative and parents. Under the cover of the holiday - a lot of ideas crafts, recipes, and other amenities. Some tasks can be performed jointly with the kids - so get more fun.

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Let the 2019 th start for you with a good book! Happy New Year!