Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Summer Reading Extravaganza!
Everyone knows that summer means summer reading programs at libraries, but there are other reading programs available that your kids may enjoy. Remember that you can double dip and earn prizes for the same books/time spent, creating a lucrative literary summer!
- I know you're not supposed to toot your own horn, but BEEP! Be sure to check out the Mensa Foundation's Excellence in Reading Award Program here.
- Half Price Books' program runs June 1st through July 31. If kids read 15 minutes a day, they can earn a $5 gift card. For more information, check out their website here. You can get the reading log here.
- PBS Kids Summer Reading Challenge: PBS/iVillage has a program that could keep you busy all summer long. There are several aspects to it, and you can find out more here. Each week there will be a special theme, and you can read more about that here.
- Borders has what they call the "Double Dog Dare Challenge." Kids who read 10 books and track them can get a free book. For more info, check out their website here.
- Chuck E. Cheese has a number of awards that they will grant 10 free tokens for, including reading (and no nose picking!). You can find them at the Chuck E. Cheese Web site here.
- Barnes & Noble will give kids a free book for every 8 books they read. They also have some parent information. Find out more here.
- Scholastic Book also has a summer program in which kids read and log in to win prizes. Details are available here.
- Book It! will give your child a "prize package" for reading. There are some fun things in it - check out their Web site for more info here. Be sure to check out the Pizza Hut school year Book It! program as well here.
- If you are on the east coast, TD Bank has a summer reading program. Read more here. Commerce Bank will deposit $10 in young savers' accounts when they read ten books.
- If you are in an area with H-E-B Grocery Store, they have a program as well. The instructions can be found here.
- It may sound crazy, but Pottery Barn has a summer reading program, along with other kids' events. Check it out here.
- Old Spaghetti Factory offers a free kids meal to every child who reads five books. Information is available here.
- Sylvan Learning Centers has a free reading incentive program for kids through grade 8 that runs all the time. You can register and find more information here.
- Kids 8 & up can be "reading warriors" with this special program built around Erin Hunter's Warrior series of books. Find more info here.
If you're feeling a little less cerebral or need some air conditioning, this Web site lists places with free summer movies: MOVIES.
In keeping with my last post on helping kids learn to serve, here is a video introduction to First Book, a literacy program that tries to get books into the hands of children in the United States who don't have books. Did you know that in low-income families, most homes don't have a single book? Watch!
- I know you're not supposed to toot your own horn, but BEEP! Be sure to check out the Mensa Foundation's Excellence in Reading Award Program here.
- Half Price Books' program runs June 1st through July 31. If kids read 15 minutes a day, they can earn a $5 gift card. For more information, check out their website here. You can get the reading log here.
- PBS Kids Summer Reading Challenge: PBS/iVillage has a program that could keep you busy all summer long. There are several aspects to it, and you can find out more here. Each week there will be a special theme, and you can read more about that here.
- Borders has what they call the "Double Dog Dare Challenge." Kids who read 10 books and track them can get a free book. For more info, check out their website here.
- Chuck E. Cheese has a number of awards that they will grant 10 free tokens for, including reading (and no nose picking!). You can find them at the Chuck E. Cheese Web site here.
- Barnes & Noble will give kids a free book for every 8 books they read. They also have some parent information. Find out more here.
- Scholastic Book also has a summer program in which kids read and log in to win prizes. Details are available here.
- Book It! will give your child a "prize package" for reading. There are some fun things in it - check out their Web site for more info here. Be sure to check out the Pizza Hut school year Book It! program as well here.
- If you are on the east coast, TD Bank has a summer reading program. Read more here. Commerce Bank will deposit $10 in young savers' accounts when they read ten books.
- If you are in an area with H-E-B Grocery Store, they have a program as well. The instructions can be found here.
- It may sound crazy, but Pottery Barn has a summer reading program, along with other kids' events. Check it out here.
- Old Spaghetti Factory offers a free kids meal to every child who reads five books. Information is available here.
- Sylvan Learning Centers has a free reading incentive program for kids through grade 8 that runs all the time. You can register and find more information here.
- Kids 8 & up can be "reading warriors" with this special program built around Erin Hunter's Warrior series of books. Find more info here.
If you're feeling a little less cerebral or need some air conditioning, this Web site lists places with free summer movies: MOVIES.
In keeping with my last post on helping kids learn to serve, here is a video introduction to First Book, a literacy program that tries to get books into the hands of children in the United States who don't have books. Did you know that in low-income families, most homes don't have a single book? Watch!
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