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i-Spy Books
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26th Jun 2018 11:29pm
26th Jun 2018 11:29pm
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Who remembers the i-Spy books ? I've been trying to think of ideas to keep one of my grandchildren amused, other than video's after she has a major operation in September. Likely to be off school for a couple of months at least. This is the aftermath of meningitis when she was 10months old. Certain problems can manifest later in life, and she's now 8 yrs old but the bone in her arm is growing outwards now and it has to be dealt with. This will result in a cage being placed on her arm for a long time and obviously restricting many activities. So , trying to think of ideas made me remember these little books, which I thought were really fun as a kid. Now they have i-Spy' in the street,' shopping, airports, garden, creepy crawlies, loads of different ones. Excellent idea for youngsters to learn what is around them and go on searching adventures with mum and dad. I think she would like them and then even going shopping with mum can be fun ! (that's the expectation) http://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/series/Collins%20Michelin%20i-SPY%20Guides If anyone has any other ideas, I'd be more than happy for you to share them.
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Re: i-Spy Books
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27th Jun 2018 2:25am
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On the book front .... The old "First Aid in English" was a good book with some slightly quirky stuff in it, no idea what the new version is like. Pears Encyclopedia was along the same track. Both are maybe a little old for 8 years but I always found them an interesting read and stimulation for things to think about long before I could cope with all of the stuff in the books. Any of the sequential memory games are good, eg animals where both of you take turns to add another to the list to remember, make it harder (or easier) by allowing repeats. The electronic games with four colours/tones are similar. Also set a sequence up to remember for the next day, write it down and see who can reproduce it, can be any objects in the list, perhaps do two, one with objects, one with numbers. Then ask if they can remember the list from the day before that. Reversals, take a simple poem or sentence and try and say it backwards, same with numbers, remember sequence forwards then try and repeat it backwards. Backwards counting, backwards alphabet. Sequences, keep on adding two or three etc similar to multiplication tables but is thinking instead of remembering, or even alternating between adding one and two (1, 3, 4, 6, 7), let them write it down at first then challenge to do it in their heads. Fairly easy to make it easier or more difficult as required. Then teach her to moonwalk 
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Re: i-Spy Books
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27th Jun 2018 8:58pm
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Great ideas. DD. We do play memory games like 'I pack my bag and in it I put' Letters of the alphabet A-Z so the first is an apple, next person says apple and brush, next person apple, brush and a cat and so on. We usually play that in the car and it gets quite silly at times. They also have a 'Simon' . I like the 'sequence 'idea. Moonwalking ! Can you do it DD ? I wouldn't know where to start. ha !
Cools, she loves 'where's wally' and usually gets one for Christmas, so a new edition could easily keep her amused for quite a while. Thanks for your empathy and wishes, and yes, I would much prefer to take the pain for her.
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Re: i-Spy Books
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28th Jun 2018 3:50pm
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You could do a sort of seeking game whatever you want to call it -- find x number of articles on your walk and tick them off A twig exactly 6cm long (you have tape or short ruler with you obviously), a red leaf , a brown stone, a flowering grass stem, a woodlouse , a beetle , a blue flower, a piece of limestone, an empty plastic bottle etc etc -- the latter making me think if you had a grasper and empty bag, you could also go either beachcombing after high tide, or even plastic rubbish collecting . A walk to Hilbre would be nice too on a less hot day . Stick or leaf racing Pooh stick style along any stretch of water .Could give this a go too. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/sonorous-science-making-music-with-bottles/
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28th Jun 2018 11:49pm
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Thanks Venice. More good ideas. I'm not sure about 'beach combing' as we are looking at the winter months but on a nice day , yes we could , and get some fresh air into the lungs..
Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. ~Chief Seattle
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Re: i-Spy Books
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3rd Jul 2018 9:52am
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Hi Moonstar, thanks for you kind words..
I think jigsaws will be a great source of occupational therapy. A few with something to chat about and to make it interesting. Thanks for the pebble painting idea. She paints and writes with her left hand, but draws and colours with her right hand. Work that out. Quite handy (no pun intended) being ambidextrous .
Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. ~Chief Seattle
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3rd Jul 2018 9:50pm
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Good ideas Fish... yep, the fish pool at Larton; She has quite an interest in fish. It could be nice to spend some time there. She will only be with me some of the time at weekends , so I think a calendar of trips out will be quite a good idea for some days. I went to Brimstage last week and although a friend and myself spent a lovely couple of hours in the café garden (very relaxing) there's not much at Brimstage now, all the shops have changed. The Maze Maze will be opening next month until September (I think)or October, which is excellent for children, but not cheap.
Went to Chester Zoo last year, it cost £85 for 2 adults and 2 children (they were 6 six at the time) !
Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. ~Chief Seattle
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