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Getting Back into the Yard

Posted by: Christina Elston at LA Parent

Getting Back Into the Yard
(Ran in LA Parent magazine’s online health blog and January print issue)

Remember Follow the Leader, Kick the Can, neighborhood baseball? These were the things we did as kids when the grown-ups sent us outdoors to play. And without such enticements as chat rooms, iPods
and Nintendo, these were the best game in town.

For children of the electronic age who might not have learned these neighborhood pastimes (and consequently spend lots more time sitting), there’s a new series of books called Project Play ($9.99-$14.99,

www.ProjectPlayBooks.com.

The series features hardcover rhyming books for new readers (around ages 5-7) and paperback chapter books for the big kids (ages 8-12).
Both sets of tales feature “Play it Again” Sam and his friends on the block as they play classic outdoor games. The narrative and illustrations are engaging enough to inspire your own kids to give these games a try – and the books oblige by including the rules. Hardcover books offer parents tips for getting the game going. The next edition, Ghosts In the Graveyard, comes out in March.

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