Don't wait for the weekend! Create small treasures and lasting memories with children in just minutes!
This book is for every time your child asks you to play, and you're tempted to say, "Not now. Maybe later." In the time it takes to check email, load the laundry or write a grocery list, you now have 115 fast, fabulous, fun things to do with your little one. This book turns five minutes together into a treasury of new experiences neither of you will ever forget.
This is not about keeping your child busy while you do something else. It's for anyone who wants to build strong bonds with their child...and have fun doing it! So the next time your child asks, "Will you play with me?" open this book and say "Sure!"
Professional Reviews
Midwest Book Review
The Five Minute Parent: Fun & Fast Activities For You And Your Little Ones by Deborah Shelton is a compilation of 115 quick, easy, and very enjoyable parent-child projects designed specifically for families running short on time. Simple black and white drawings by Frankie Gordon illustrate such activities as making colorful "button flowers" out of construction paper, buttons and pipe cleaner, hanging a pine cone bird feeder for feathered friends, handprint art, and a great deal more. A fun and lighthearted resource, The Five Minute Parent is ideal for rainy day activities, single parent visitations, family night plans, kid's parties, and any time there's a few extra minutes in the day for family bonding with the kids.
Ocean State Family Magazine
The Five Minute Parent will awaken your child's sense of creativity and invigorate his/her imagination. We highly recommend it.
Let this coming of age story of a boy named Bean take you back to a simple time. Set in a small southern town in the 1960's, encircled by a river and gleaming white cotton fields.