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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!
Andrea Watts
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Sarah
Though they’re both MUCH better about their willingness to read than last year… for my daughter the challenge is getting her to come inside & focus on a book and not her bike or playing w/friends. For my son, it’s finding books that capture him..he’s a tough one..loses interest quickly.
Nicole
I’m an email subscriber! :)
Sarah
I have your blog badge on my blog sidebar :)
Danielle E.
The biggest challenge is getting her to put down the computer and actually start the book. Once she starts it then things are fine.
Danielle E.
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Pat
Biggest challenge is their attention span.
Emily
My son loves books and will bring them over to me and sit in my lap to read them but sometimes he just flips through so fast. My challenge I guess is to get him to slow down, but he is only 2 so don’t think thats going to happen:)
Emily
I am already registered in the forum
Jessica
I already am an email subscriber. I love the DSM emails!
Sarah
My son loves to read once he actually sits down to read. It’s getting him to sit down that is a challenge.
Lisa
Luckily, I don’t have a problem getting my kids to read. I have a problem having enough reading material around for them!
Sarah
I’m an RSS subscriber.
Lisa
I also follow in my Reader :)
Emily
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Emily
I am already subscribed to your email feed also…love the deals!
Jessica
The challenges I face in getting my daughter to read are all the other distractions that kids have now like the computer, ipod, cell phone. However, when she finds a book she really loves she can’t seem to put it down! So I guess the biggest challenge is helping her find books to really hold her interest!
Jenn
I have not yet encountered any trouble getting my 9 year old son to read. He has grown up in a house full of books and readers! Reading has just been a part of his everyday life.
Marissa
Finding books that interest them. I have four boys and I seem to find tons of books for girls but not boys.
Heather Birkman
Finding material that they will be interested in enough to keep them in the book. They start to read and get bored.
Chrissy J
I think the hardest is getting them to listen to their mom.
Heather Birkman
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Tonya
It is hard finding age-appropriate books on topics that my son is interested in…
alex
I buy books from savers, good will or just go to the library. My son likes to read in front of people, s when the family gets together for Sunday brunch we have him choose a book to read infront of everyone. My daughter is a different story. It take her some time to read a book. At times when she starts to get bored she starts to guess at the words. I just back step and breath and help her out with sounding out the 1st letter and the rest of the book. They both have come a long way this past yr in school, 1st grade this coming fall. They where given a reading list for the summer. I was surpised how long it was. Gift card from Borders would be helpful in getting the hard to find books
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Tonya
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Karen
I subscribe to your e-mail.
Shelley
my daughter is usually pretty good at reading…although by the time we get to the very end of the book she starts to get distracted.
Shelley
i’m an email subscriber!
Felicia
My daughter loves to read! No challenges at all with her, but my stepson is a totally different story. I have trouble finding books to keep him engaged and challenged at the same time.