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Find My Heart: A Valentine Game
On a windy February day, Valentine Heart Cards have blown out of the Mail Truck and are littering the neighborhood! Can you help the Teddy Bear Mail Carrier collect the Valentine Heart Cards and return them to the Mail Truck? Develops fine motor control and fosters cooperation. Children learn to follow rules, practice counting skills, and more. Research shows that cooperative games help to prevent bullying. Book includes game board, game pieces, rules and instructions. Just cut out pieces, tape, and go! There are two ways to buy Find My Heart: A Valentine Game. As a book on this website or as an instant download through Etsy.com at HoutsHome. Click here for an instant download.
- Paperback: 8 pages
- Publisher: Houts & Home Publications LLC (2016)
- ISBN-13: 978-0985508449
- Product dimensions: 8.5 x 11-inches
- Price: $7.99 + .99 (99 CENT SHIPPING in the continental U.S.)
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Before the Blizzard! A Winter Holiday Game
Object
Four children and their parents are delivering important items on a snowy winter’s day near the winter holidays, but a blizzard is predicted! The snow has started, but it isn’t too deep—yet. Will the items be delivered in time? The object of the game is to help deliver the items before the snow is too deep to continue.
A Cooperative Game
Before the Blizzard! A Winter Holiday Game is a cooperative game, meaning all the players work together. Everyone wins (or loses) at the same time when all the deliveries are made before the snow is too deep to continue. Research shows that cooperative games foster friendships and help to prevent bullying.
Teaching Focus
Encourages empathy. Helps to develop critical thinking skills, fine motor control, and more. Includes instructions, game board, and game cards. Just cut out pieces and go! For 2 – 4 players ages 3 and up. $7.99 + .99
Four children and their parents are delivering important items on a snowy winter’s day near the winter holidays, but a blizzard is predicted! The snow has started, but it isn’t too deep—yet. Will the items be delivered in time? The object of the game is to help deliver the items before the snow is too deep to continue.
A Cooperative Game
Before the Blizzard! A Winter Holiday Game is a cooperative game, meaning all the players work together. Everyone wins (or loses) at the same time when all the deliveries are made before the snow is too deep to continue. Research shows that cooperative games foster friendships and help to prevent bullying.
Teaching Focus
Encourages empathy. Helps to develop critical thinking skills, fine motor control, and more. Includes instructions, game board, and game cards. Just cut out pieces and go! For 2 – 4 players ages 3 and up. $7.99 + .99
$
8.98
Going to Grandma's: A Thanksgiving Game
Object
The bear family is walking to Grandma’s house through the woods to share a big Thanksgiving dinner, but which way should they go? They have to cross the river, but sometimes the bridge is out! The object of the game is to help them arrive at Grandma’s before the roast turkey dinner is ready. Can you help?
A Cooperative Game
Going to Grandma’s is a cooperative game, meaning all the players work together. Everyone wins (or loses) at the same time when everyone has arrived at Grandma’s house in time for Thanksgiving dinner. Research shows that cooperative games foster friendships and help to prevent bullying.
Teaching Focus
Children learn to follow rules, practice color recognition, develop critical thinking skills, and more. Includes game board, instructions, and game pieces. Just cut out pieces, tape, and go! For 2 – 4 players ages 3 and up. $7.99 + .99
The bear family is walking to Grandma’s house through the woods to share a big Thanksgiving dinner, but which way should they go? They have to cross the river, but sometimes the bridge is out! The object of the game is to help them arrive at Grandma’s before the roast turkey dinner is ready. Can you help?
A Cooperative Game
Going to Grandma’s is a cooperative game, meaning all the players work together. Everyone wins (or loses) at the same time when everyone has arrived at Grandma’s house in time for Thanksgiving dinner. Research shows that cooperative games foster friendships and help to prevent bullying.
Teaching Focus
Children learn to follow rules, practice color recognition, develop critical thinking skills, and more. Includes game board, instructions, and game pieces. Just cut out pieces, tape, and go! For 2 – 4 players ages 3 and up. $7.99 + .99
$
8.98
Race to Recycle: An Earth Day Game
Object
After a big, outdoor festival at the park is over, the grounds need some cleaning up. Can you help? Recyclable items need to be placed in the Recycle Bin, but there’s not much time because the Recycle Truck is on its way! The object of the game is to help put the recyclable items in the bin before the Recycle Truck reaches it for pickup. But, uh-oh, a monkey is taking recyclable items and throwing them on the ground. Can you put them back in the Recycle Bin in time?
A Cooperative Game
Race to Recycle! is a cooperative game, meaning all the players work together. Everyone wins (or loses) at the same time when all the recyclable items are in the Recycle Bin. Research shows that cooperative games foster friendships and help to prevent bullying.
Teaching Focus
Children learn about recycling, practice counting skills, and develop fine motor control. Just cut out pieces, tape, and go! For 2 – 4 players ages 3 and up. $7.99 + .99 shipping
After a big, outdoor festival at the park is over, the grounds need some cleaning up. Can you help? Recyclable items need to be placed in the Recycle Bin, but there’s not much time because the Recycle Truck is on its way! The object of the game is to help put the recyclable items in the bin before the Recycle Truck reaches it for pickup. But, uh-oh, a monkey is taking recyclable items and throwing them on the ground. Can you put them back in the Recycle Bin in time?
A Cooperative Game
Race to Recycle! is a cooperative game, meaning all the players work together. Everyone wins (or loses) at the same time when all the recyclable items are in the Recycle Bin. Research shows that cooperative games foster friendships and help to prevent bullying.
Teaching Focus
Children learn about recycling, practice counting skills, and develop fine motor control. Just cut out pieces, tape, and go! For 2 – 4 players ages 3 and up. $7.99 + .99 shipping
$
8.98
Farm Animal Babies Hurry Home!
Object
Baby farm animals venture out on a sunny spring day, but a big rainstorm is brewing! The object of the game is to help the baby animals get back to their homes before the storm. Each babies' parent is waiting and watching!
A Cooperative Game
Farm Animal Babies Hurry Home! is a cooperative game, meaning all the players work together. Everyone wins (or loses) at the same time. Research shows that cooperative games foster friendships and help to prevent bullying.
Teaching Focus
Develops fine motor control and encourages cooperation. Children learn to follow rules, develop critical thinking skills, and more. Includes instructions, game board, and game cards. Just cut out pieces and go! For 2 – 4 players ages 3 and up. $7.99 + .99 shipping
Baby farm animals venture out on a sunny spring day, but a big rainstorm is brewing! The object of the game is to help the baby animals get back to their homes before the storm. Each babies' parent is waiting and watching!
A Cooperative Game
Farm Animal Babies Hurry Home! is a cooperative game, meaning all the players work together. Everyone wins (or loses) at the same time. Research shows that cooperative games foster friendships and help to prevent bullying.
Teaching Focus
Develops fine motor control and encourages cooperation. Children learn to follow rules, develop critical thinking skills, and more. Includes instructions, game board, and game cards. Just cut out pieces and go! For 2 – 4 players ages 3 and up. $7.99 + .99 shipping
$
8.98
What Do Moms Do?
In this picture book, charming illustrations by award-winning artist, Lisa Thiesing, tell the story of a newly-hatched duckling who asks her friends, "What do moms do?" Using humor in everyday situations, animals describe how mothers show their love. Perfect for bedtime or anytime a soothing story is desired. Available as an ebook through amazon.com for $2.99.
• Paperback: 36 pages
• Publisher: Houts & Home Publications LLC (2014)
• ISBN: 9780985508425
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 10.88 inches
• Price: $6.99 + .99 [99 CENT SHIPPING In the continental U.S.}
• Paperback: 36 pages
• Publisher: Houts & Home Publications LLC (2014)
• ISBN: 9780985508425
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 10.88 inches
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Mealtime Magic: Delicious Dinners in Half the Time
• Save $500/year • Spend fewer hours in the kitchen • Please picky eaters • A tried-and-true method
Use the recipes and strategies in this unique cookbook to help you save time and money. Over 200 pages of recipes with clear, detailed directions will help your cooking earn rave reviews even from picky eaters. Award-winning cookbook author Amy Houts shares her time-tested, proven method of intentional planning to provide delicious, home-cooked meals and spend fewer hours in the kitchen.
◦ Spiral-bound: 208 pages
◦ Publisher: Houts & Home Publications LLC (2013)
◦ ISBN: 9780985508401
◦ Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Price: $12.95 + .99 [99 CENT SHIPPING In the continental U.S.}
Use the recipes and strategies in this unique cookbook to help you save time and money. Over 200 pages of recipes with clear, detailed directions will help your cooking earn rave reviews even from picky eaters. Award-winning cookbook author Amy Houts shares her time-tested, proven method of intentional planning to provide delicious, home-cooked meals and spend fewer hours in the kitchen.
◦ Spiral-bound: 208 pages
◦ Publisher: Houts & Home Publications LLC (2013)
◦ ISBN: 9780985508401
◦ Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
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My New York: City Poems
Born in Brooklyn in the 1930s and now living in Manhattan, Betty Farber uses warmth and humor in writing poems that are love letters to New York City. Whether about a "Butterfly in the City," or "Everyday Bravery," or "Bagels and Romance," these poems voice a personal point-of-view in New York. Betty's poetry, articles, and stories have been published in magazines and journals. She received her B.A. in English and Elementary Education from Webster College in Webster Groves, Missouri, and her M.Ed. from Memphis State University in Tennessee. She is active at Quest, a community for lifelong learning, affiliated with the City University of New York.
• Paperback: 54 pages
• Publisher: Houts & Home Publications LLC (2015)
• ISBN-13: 9780985508432
• Product dimensions: 5.5 x 8.5 x 0.11 inches
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• Paperback: 54 pages
• Publisher: Houts & Home Publications LLC (2015)
• ISBN-13: 9780985508432
• Product dimensions: 5.5 x 8.5 x 0.11 inches
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Learning Through Cooking Activities
Teaches important concepts to children using food experiences. These include identifying shapes and colors, using sensory skills, and encouraging fine motor skills. Children learn about good nutrition while observing similarities and differences. Lessons help them use their imagination and encourage good manners. Each cooking experience lists its purpose, what is needed, and the procedure. Lead discussion questions and related activities to each concept are given. Geared toward children ages 2 – 6, this is a valuable resource for early childhood teachers, daycare providers, parents, and grandparents.
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Preschool Publications, Inc. (1993)
• ISBN: 1-881425-03-7
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5-inches
• Price: FREE with any order from the Houts & Home website (while supplies last)
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Preschool Publications, Inc. (1993)
• ISBN: 1-881425-03-7
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5-inches
• Price: FREE with any order from the Houts & Home website (while supplies last)
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