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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!
While you’re in a contest entering mood, don’t forget to check out the Giveaway Gathering for a variety of contests being hosted on Deal Seeking Mom readers’ blogs!
Tara Kuczykowski is a married mom of three boys and two girls, ages 4 to 10 years, living in Columbus, OH.
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My kids at 3 and 4 don't know how to read yet but we try.
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Both my kids like to read, but they do it mostly in bed before falling asleep. I'd like them to choose reading as a fun activity during daytime hours.
To get my teen daughter to read more is hard, I buy her books and often pick them up from the library, but with DVDs it is hard to encourage her to read it vs. watch it.
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My son actually loves to read with me - that's the key - he want my husband or I around.
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My daughter would still rather listen to us right now, so getting her to read is hard just because she doesn't want to make the effort.
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My kids have trouble sitting still so reading a book can be rather challenging sometimes!
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My challenge is trying to get them interested in non-fiction. A story can hold my childrens attention so well but the non-fiction seems boring to tham.
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They don't like having to stay inside when it's nice out.
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Just getting the to sit still long enough. They get into it once they're settled in!
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We love to read, but it's hard to convince them to come indoors from the beautiful summer weather to sit down with a book!
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My daughter is only 4 so the challenge is getting her to learn how to read!
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So far I don't have a problem getting my daughter to read. She love books and often asks me to read to her.
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I know these days it's difficult getting any child at any age to read when there's so many stimulating influences but you can always offer their fave for reading for a certain amount of time! My daughter loves to read so for me the only obstacle is getting her enough books to keep her indulged! so I would love to win the $100 gift card because times are tough & getting her more books is challenging!
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I have trouble reading things with my 6 year old daughter who is a beginning reader without boring my 4 year old daughter who wants things to move along quickly.
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Since my kids are little I have the challenge of having them sit while I read a book to them!
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My son loves to read! So no problems here :)
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Attention stealers like TV, internet and playstation/xbox make it difficult to get kids to read.
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My son loves to read even though he can't. LOL He's only 15 months old and brings books to me all day long.
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No Challenges, my daughter reads all the time. Keeping her with new library books is the challenge.
I AM ALREADY A DSM SUBSCRIBER. I WOULD LOVE TO WIN THIS FOR I COULD BUY BOOKS FOR MY CLASS. THIS IS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY.
I don't have kids of my own, but I teach special education. One of the biggest challenges I have in getting them to read is having books that they are interested in- and being able to buy them on an ever smaller school budget.
The challenges for my boys 7 and 8 are just stubborness. They like to read when they want to read. But when I try to do the recommended 20 mins a day all the time they get annoyed with me :-) I use reading as a way for them to get what they want, which is video game time.
My son doesn't have the same love of books I had *sigh*
In this age of multi-tasking, ever-changing visual stimulation - books just don't hold the same allure. It also doesn't help that he has a slight learning disability so reading has always been a chore for him.
I usually tell him to give any book 30 minutes, or one chapter (depending)... if it's something good that's usually enough to suck him in :)
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