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Fun or Gaming Element

Including a gaming element makes the learning into a fun challenge.
Cooking Matters
From Cooking Matters for Chefs and Kids
"Within this guide you will find a variety of resources to help you engage kids, including:
  • Tips and advice for planning fun activities
  • Materials lists and activity instructions
  • Appealing and interactive recipes for kids
  • Fun handouts that supplement the lessons of each activity"
Cool Culture
Cool Culture provides Tools for Family Engagement in the Cultural Liaison Handbook including:
  • Tips on creating a “Cool Culture Corner” and bulletin boards with pictures from different families' museum visits
  • How to promote Get Out & Go! flyers
  • Downloadable Hunt Cards to discover unique cultural objects from museums and to do related activities both at home and at museums 
  • Downloadable Activity Guides to prepare for visits
Family Place Libraries
From Family Place Long Island Evaluation Final Report (August 2012)
"Bringing these observations together, one parent said, “The library is always where I tell new families to go because it is so easy. And, if you are on a budget, it’s free and they’re quality things—talk about children development and support for parents and appropriate activities. And they are fun. A lot of fun.” One hundred percent of survey respondents reported that they would recommend the PCW to another parent." (page 15)
Raising A Reader
Through ‘graduation’ events, visits to local and school libraries and the distribution of  Raising A Reader’s blue library bags families utilize vital library resources, continue to borrow books and sustain reading routines they have established through the program.
Reach Out and Read Colorado
From Survey Report on ROR Colorado: Participant Perspectives on Reach Out and Read Colorado
"The vast majority of families (96 percent) reported that their toddler or child was happy to receive a book, that their toddler or child wanted to look at the book during the visit (86 percent), and that their child three years or older looks forward to getting a book (85 percent)."