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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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Crystal
I have two young kids who loved to be read to so it isn’t much of a challenge. I guess the only challenge is having the little one sit still without trying to turn the pages before we finish reading the page
Sheri
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Jessie C.
Weather is the biggest challenge. They love outdoor activities whenever possible. Swimming, camping for summer, skiing for winter.
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Jessica
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Jessica R.
My daughter loves reading, but sometimes it takes a little persuasion because she’d rather do something else. Reading together is always a winner ;)
Cindy
My biggest challenge with my 6 year old is that he won’t hush his mouth long enough to read! He reads aloud well, though, so it’s only a problem when I want quiet time. We read a lot here, so there’s no difficulty in getting him to read.
Cindy
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Cindy
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rachel
Luckily my preschooler LOVES to read, hoping to keep it that way for as long as we can!
Latoya
My only challenge is patience, my 5 year old loves to read, he just wants his 15 min. to go by so fast. lol
jen
I’m an RSS subscriber!
Judy
I never really had a problem getting my daughter to read. She just does it on her own and loves it.
jen
I’m now a member of the DSM forums!
Carolyn
The biggest challenge for me at the moment is finding time to read to my baby when I spend so much time reading already to my toddler. it’s hard to find time to read an equal amount to both, especially when my baby seems more interested in eating the book than reading it!
Carolyn
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I have your button
jen
I’m an auntie – and a challenge i have in getting kids to read is patience … both of the reader and the child. A variety of books helps!
tiffanie
getting my daughter to sit still long enough to read past the first two pages is challenging
jen
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julia
Biggest challenges to getting my preschooler to read is my baby climbing all over us!
Greg
biggest challenge is setting a good example and reading myself,
Whitney
Like everyone else is saying… it is definitely a patience issue. I have taken some great mental notes from the story-time readers at our local library though, and using the tone of your voice, facial expressions, and sounds really helps get the kids interested. They love being so animated.
colleen t.
My children love to read. They have trouble sitting still for long stories so we take turns reading each page. They make up a story by looking at the pictures and then I read the page to them.
Christy
During the school year, my son LOVES to read. This summer, my biggest challenge in getting him to read is his Nintendo DS and his new Pokemon game!
Christy
I’m already a forum member.