(Part 2) Reddit mentions: The best family activity books

My favorite book of the year has been The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman. I think they're even making it into a movie, which would be very cool!

Mmmmmm, books.


This is my most wanted book right now, but this would be the runner up if the first goes over $5 by May. Used books in any condition are just fine!

Just for future reference, there's a great book called "Out and About Seattle with Kids." My mom used to have us open the book to a random page and go do whatever was shown that day. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0961462698

It's been a long time since I've run groups, but I found this book to be helpful:

http://www.amazon.com/Team-Challenges-Activities-Cooperation-Communication/dp/1569762015/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1425643822&sr=8-2&keywords=group+activities+kids

We recently became parents and just found out how utterly tiring it is to care for a baby every day. We got a bunch of clothes and toys for our baby shower, but in retrospect what would have really helped was some kind of activity tracker (sleeping habits, feeding times, etc...). We recently got one from Amazon and that helped a lot to keep schedules every night.


In particular we have this one (this is in Large format but I think there's a smaller one but I couldn't find it). Anyway here it is: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1711965677

100% serious. I would also say that experience wasn't completely atypical in an evangelical Christian family in the 80s or early 90s. Luckily, we've chilled out a little since then.

The book

Sorry you are going through this. Is he on the autism scale at all?

I would be worried also, but I feel like if you just took him off it cold turkey he might end up just waiting until he is an adult and then pick it up again as an obsession.

Found this ebook for only $3.00. For $3.00 it looks worth a read:
http://www.amazon.com/YOUR-CHILDS-VIDEO-ADDICTION-ebook/dp/B00DE85G7M/

The Unofficial Guide folks have you covered.

My family have exchanged copies of this series with different grandparents etc: https://www.amazon.com/Dear-Dad-you-Journal-capturing/dp/1907048308/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?keywords=dear+dad+from+you+to+me&qid=1557977495&s=gateway&sprefix=dear+dad+from&sr=8-1

"I'm gonna write my memoirs."

http://www.amazon.com/Best-Hikes-With-Kids-Washington/dp/0898865662

http://www.wta.org/hiking-info/children

You labeling those pictures of a demon as "subliminal" is incorrect labelling. It's not subliminal, you can see it with the naked eye with no prompting. He could've worked for the Department of Witchcraft and Child Sacrifice - it doesn't change the fact that the images aren't subliminal.

>I truly don't understand people like you.

I used to be like you. Horror stories of secular music, "Turmoil in the Toybox" books, Hells Bells - anti-rock n roll videos, subliminal messaging, demons in children's toys and movies. Yeah, I've been there. People like me didn't make sense to me back then either.

She had good intentions in doing everything she did. Including taking inspiration from this wretched book and raising me to be a fundamentalist.

Doesn't change the fact that it was wrong and fucked up.

Someone probably has. I'd start with the work of Ione and Peter Opie who do a lot of this sort of thing. I suspect this would come under Children's Games In Street and Playground

It was "knock and run" where I grew up.

When I was younger, this book was given to my parents and needless to say it made my young life "un-fun"... People really do take that shit seriously.

> This led them to a book called Terror In the Toybox

Do you mean Turmoil in the Toybox, by Phil Phillips? Amusingly, the daft Mr. Phillips wrote a whole series declaring the satanic evils of pop culture, including Saturday Morning MInd Control, Halloween and Satanism, Dinosaurs: The Bible, Barney & Beyond, The Truth About Power Rangers and of course Turmoil in the Toybox II.

I remember when I was around 5 or so this arrogant prick named Phil Phillips came to our church to speak on the evils of toys. This guy was a traveling evangelist and a quack pseudo psychologist. He talked about how pretty much Care Bears, Smurfs, Barbie, Thundercats and every other 80's toy was a tool for the devil in Hollywood's secret cult agenda to convert kids into vessels for satan (I'm not exaggerating this shit).

Because of this motherfucker, my mom thre out EVERY LAST ONE on my Thundercats, Silverhawks, G.I. Joes, Super Powers action figures, and any other thing I may have had that was the devil.

To this day I hate that man with all the fire of a pissed off five year old watching the my toys go in the trash to be taken to the dump.

He also wrote a book called "Turmoil in the Toybox" it sells on Amazon now between a penny and five bucks I think. If anyone can stomach the amount of bullshit this dude shovels, its a good insight into the delusions of some Christians or the work of a smart marketing man attaching a fear to something and preaching about it to make money. Either way the fucker cost me Lion-O.

Here is the link to it on amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Turmoil-Toy-Box-Phil-Phillips/dp/0914984047/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1373900730&sr=1-1&keywords=turmoil+in+the+toy+box