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Modern families face increasing demands, from seemingly endless activities for kids to heavy requirements for working parents. More than ever, families need resources to strengthen their bonds with each other by creating and celebrating special memories. Complete with heartwarming vignettes from well-known Christian personalities, this charming book includes a wealth of creative memory-building activities. Its packed with potential for year-round fun!
Make these moments last!
Its the simple moments that knit you together as a family--shared experiences that keep you close over the years. But these special times wont just happen on their own, with todays kids and parents all going in separate directions.
Making Ordinary Days Extraordinary is packed with creative activities that will help your own family make meaningful, long-lasting memories. Youll find irresistible ideas such as film festivals, goofy golf, neighborhood circuses, instant parties, stealth love notes, ugly bug pageants, family websites, and pinata planets--along with fun twists on familiar pastimes. All you have to supply is a little of your time...and lots of love!
Story Behind the Book
Over 20 years ago, Lets Make a Memory was published in paperback and has become a classic now with over _ million copies sold. Now, Multnomah Publishers will repack and update this bestseller along with material from Hide it in Your Heart to create the Lets Make a Memory series. Making Ordinary Days Extraordinary will be the first book in this series with three additional titles to follow over the next two years. Gloria Gaither and Shirley Dobson share creative ways to spend time with families. This beautiful four-color book will give moms creative ideas and activities to share with their young ones especially during those summer months between school!
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To my children and their children, that they may together celebrate knowing that of all the places to be, home is the most joyful of all!
G LORIA G AITHER
This book is affectionately dedicated to my husband, Jim Dobson, and to our children, Danae and Ryan, with whom we are sharing a lifetime of priceless memories.
S HIRLEY D OBSON
Sunrise Celebration
Enjoy a special breakfast outing
Moonlight Magic
The heavens do declare Gods glory!
Hide-and-Shine!
Its hide-and-seek in the dark
Have Pink Mink, Will Travel
Car rides go faster with this word game
Frisbee Golf
Its all in the wrist!
Down Memory Lane
Keep a record of family vacations
Tuberrific Fun
Grab some inner tubes and find a spot for fun
A Glimpse of Purple Velvet
by Tori Taff
Catch-and-Release Chipmunks
Use fishing line and a cookie to reel in a furry friend
Field-Day Dreams
Plan a family day once a month
Hop Along the Penny Trail
Heads, turn right and tails, turn left Just Because
Box Party
Send a gift of love through the mail
Noteworthy Notions
Surprise someone with a love note
Marshmallow Meltdown
A sweet way to share what I like about you messages
Time to Light the T-n-T
Use your time and talents to do a good deed
In the Presence of Angels
Say welcome with Heartfelt Greetings
Popsicle Boats
by Russell Cronkhite
A-Hunting We Will Go
Set up a treasure hunt of love
Greasy Elbows Gather Round!
Plan a family project
Spider Web Races
Weave a web and make like a spider!
SLUMberin SLEEpin Bags
Its slumber party time! Family members only!
Fructiferous Fair
AKA a garage sale!
Cool Cook-Off!
Make a big mess, a yummy treat, and a great memory
Dont Be Late for a Dinner Date
Have a memorable dinner with your kids
Finger-liciously Good!
Ideas for a simple Sunday evening meal
Makin Mud Sundaes
Start with chocolate pudding and add
Our Weekly Footrace
by Russ Taff
This Is Your Life
Scrapbook an heirloom for a member of the family
Footprints in Time
Some plaster of paris makes for a lifetime memory
Macaroni Madness
A little pasta plus a rainy day equals fun!
Stained-Glass Beauty
Use waxed paper to preserve the colors of spring and fall
Socks That Rock
Sock puppets really can teach lije lessons
In a Pickle with Picasso
The perfect project for leftover photos
Theres a Rainbow in the Iron
just add crayon shavings and waxed paper
Dont Eat Your Veggies!
Make potato stamps to decorate
Piata Planets
Turn a science lesson into science fun!
Piata Pests
Go from piata to BUGS in a snap!
Sardines, Anyone??
Its hide-and-seek in reverse
Wildflower Treasure
by Melody Carlson
Movie? Book? TV Show? Or Song?
Yep! Its the classic game of Charades!
Hide-and-Go-Seek Freeze Tag
Enjoy the best of both games in one
The Bugs Are out Tonight!
Wholl get bitten in this game of hiding and running?
On Your Mark! Get Set!
Make anything a race!
Circus-mania
Clowns, jugglers, trapeze artistswhat hidden talents lurk in your family and neighborhood?
Goofy Golf
Design your own course (If Arnold Palmer can do it, so can you!)
Ugly Bug Pageant
Yep, its just what you think it is!
Sleepin Under the Stars
Go camping in your own backyard
Calling All Critters!
Decorate a Christmas tree for your furry friends
Dont Knock on Wood, Brush It!
Make a banner for any event
Video Virtuosos
Script and film your own movie
A Star Is Born
Sing a favorite songon video
Theres a Space Case in the Family!
Startor updateyour family website in space
Family Fun Film Festival
How many thumbs-up does that movie really deserve?
We Interrupt Your Program
Theres lots to do instead of turning on the tube!
Hi Ho, Hi Ho, Its off to Work We Go!
Do your kids know what you do all day long?
School-Day Surprise
Share the lunch hour with one of your favorite students
Ordinary Miracles
by Robin Jones Gunn
A Day in the Life Of
Load the camera and document a day
Gloria Gaither
Twenty years ago, Shirley Dobson and I created a book called Lets Make a Memory. We firmly believed that memories are the strandsbeautiful or uglythat create the fabric of our lives. We were convinced that great memories dont just happen, but are made on purpose.
We also held to the belief that most of us, especially parents, really want to make good memories, but sometimes dont know where to start or find ourselves too harried by the stuff of life to notice the moments slipping through our fingers. One of these days, we think, were going to take the kids to the zoo, visit the pumpkin patch, or spend a week at the ocean or in the mountains for a campout. We may even buy the membership, purchase the camping equipment, or look at travel folders.
But before we know it, our kids are grown and the memories we intended to make have been replaced by too much fast food, too much TV, and too many apologies for missed ballgames, missed recitals, and missed opening nights.
Shirley and I had a feeling twenty years ago that even single and part-time parents could make beautiful memories if they recognized the possibilities in a few simple supplies and just an hour or two of shared time. We knew that the best memories arent necessarily made of grand plans, big vacation budgets, or weekend-long outings. Indeed, the best memories are often made of delight in silly, simple things. And the most precious moments are just that, only moments: a hug, a tickling match, a pillow fight, a surprise stop for ice cream, or a detour from the ordinary to see the stars.
Looking back, Shirley and I cant believe that our collection of simple ideas was in print for over two decades. We are thrilled that families all over the world carried this collection in suitcases, smeared its cover with paint, clay, and glue, and dog-eared the pages with much use.
Now, more than ever, we believe in the power of magical moments made of everyday stuff. We are delighted to add to the common materials of an earlier generation those of a new millennium: digital cameras, e-mail, polymer clays, and acrylic paints. But the most important resource remains the doing itselfand the doing of a thing together. Its not how sophisticated the materials, but how loving and joyful the experience was that children (and grown-ups) remember. It doesnt take much to make an ordinary day extraordinary!
This collection of ideas is meant to be just thatideas. These starting places may make you think of even better ways to make a moment memorable. Just remember that any house, apartment, or cabin can be a castle if someone is made into a prince or a princess there. Any creation becomes an icon if it represents something unforgettable.
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