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As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, Borders is Double Dog Daring you with their Summer Reading Challenge. This summer, they want to encourage kids to read — and enjoy doing it — with a fun reading challenge/ Have your child under 12 years old sign up at the Borders store nearest you. All they have to do is read any 10 books this summer and they’ll receive a FREE book!
Harper Collins has this tip for helping kids enjoy reading:
Bring Your Book to Life!
A good book lets your child’s imagination run free to visit new worlds. After your child reads a book, help him or her to use other creative parts of their brain and build the world even more by acting out their favorite scene from the book. It’s a great way to have family fun on a summer night, or to bring together your child’s friends on a rainy afternoon. Even better, video the performance and you’ll have a great memory to revisit later!
Here are a few tips:
- Have your child imagine what the book would look like as a movie
- Let them design what the scenery would look like
- Encourage your child to choose their favorite character, and explain why
- And have fun!
Today, another lucky Deal Seeking Mom reader will win a $100 Borders Gift Card!
To enter, tell me what challenges you face in trying to encourage your kids to read more.
Every reader has four methods available to enter this contest. Choose one each of any combination of method one, two, three, or four for up to a total of 4 entries!!!
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Prize:
(1) $100 Borders Gift Card
This giveaway ends at 9 a.m. EST on Wednesday, 6/30 and is open to all U.S. residents 18 years or older. I’ll use Comment Contest to select the winning comment. Winner will be notified by email and listed on my Giveaway Winners page. Winners must respond within 48 hours of notification to claim their prize. Good luck!
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Carrie
I subscribe to your emails.
Carrie
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stacey
Son gets bored too easily. have to make it interesting.
Wendy
Usually, the weather is my biggest challenge to keeping my kids reading. Since they’ve gotten out of school this year, though, there’s been several rainy days so it hasn’t been too bad.
Wendy
I’m a member of the forums.
Wendy
I subscribe to the e-mails.
Kelly
Having an older child, I have to agree the electronics make it more difficult to entice him to read. I don’t want him to see reading as “punishment”. He has always loved reading, but it has definitely tapered off over the last year. I know this is a natural progression, as my 17-yr-old daughter was an avid reader until she started driving, which enabled her to “not be stuck at the house as much”. One day they will be gone and I will miss all this, right?
Melanie G
I subscribe to your emails :)
Melanie G
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Larena
My kids are too little to read yet but I read books to them every night before bed.
Tammy
I think weather in the summer is a big factor who doesn’t want to be outside in the good old sun? My kids are still very young LOVE to read, I have 3 girls 5 and under and their favorite time to read is in the evening right before bed.
Larena
I subscribe via google reader.
Mary
Watch out! Once you turn them into great readers, you’re going to need a lot of books. Plus, they’ll want to go to the movies of the books they read. And want to go to book themed camps. Happy kid challenges, though.
Julie Nguy
I’m fortunate that I don’t have big challenges. When my step kids are with us, they have a designated 2 hour slot that they know is set for reading time.
Eliza Klinger
I am an email subscriber!! i enjoy getting a heads up on all the great deals!
Alison
My little one is only 2 months, so no reading challenges for me yet, but I was an avid reader growing up and I plan to instill that in him as well. In between the times my husband is taking him outside to shoot something or build something. :)
Kristen
I don’t have any kids, but I would give them a reward for reading. Hopefully, my future kids we be like me and love reading.
Alison
I’m an RSS/feed subscriber.
lisa
my oldest son loves to read, but he has a wii that completely distracts him! So a good idea is to have your children EARN the video game time- I hate those things lol!
Kristy
My little one is too young to read on her own but we read every day together and have since she was born. She loves it and brings books over to me to read all the time!
Kristy
I subscribe via email.
Pam
My daughter is 2 so getting her to sit still is a challenge!
Pam
I am a subscriber
Mary F
My son is 11 and the biggest challenge is pulling him off video games and finding a book that captures his attention the way the games do.
Rachel
I subscribe!!!
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Chrystal
The problem is all the fun stuff that we do around here during the day so I make sure that they have time to read before bed.
Megan
My son is 8 months old so the only challenge I have is getting him to sit still while I read to him:)
Megan
I follow your blog via google reader.
Crystal
I am an email subscriber
Sheri
Most kids (esp boys) need to be active, and sitting down to read is just not something that always interests them.