As a parent, I’ll be the first to admit, sometimes reading can be a little boring, especially when you’ve read the same book over and over and over again. But something I realized this week is it doesn’t have to always be like that. Reading can be tons of fun when you put your imagination to use and get the whole family in on the fun.
Family can bring books to life in some amazing ways. One idea is to act out a story giving everyone in the family a character part. Right now my daughter’s favorite character is Dora the Explorer. Just reading about Dora and her adventures in a paper book isn’t nearly as much fun as watching her story come to life in the VTech V.Reader. We recently got the new book, Dora and The Three Little Pigs.
To really make this story fun, after watching Dora and her friends help the Three Little Pigs, we went on an adventure of our own right in our backyard. Everyone had their part, my 3 year old Kaydee as Dora, baby sister Emma as her trusty sidekick Boots, my 9 yr old son the sneaky Swiper while my husband and I helped guide them through their backyard adventure.
Now I want you and your family to go on a reading adventure and have a family reading night of your own! Enter below to win a very nice reading prize pack courtesy of VTech!
Giveaway Prize
One lucky reader will win a VTech V.Reader and game cartridge to go with it! ($79.98 value)
Required Entry
I’d like to challenge you to a Family Reading Night. To enter, leave a comment telling us about your creative family reading night ideas, things that get the kids (and parents) excited about reading, the books you read together, etc.
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Giveaway Rules
See Official Rules. US only (no PO Box) Sweepstakes ends 07/16/10 at 11:59am CST. Winner(s) will be notified by email and listed on the Official Winner’s List.
Disclosure – I am a member of the VTech Voices community and I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour campaign by The Motherhood sponsored by VTech, and received a free VTech V.Reader, game cartridges and stipend to facilitate my review.
About Cat Davis
Cat,
We have a weekly night that we call book night where the children and I cuddle together, wrap ourselves up in blankets (on mommy and daddy’s bed – extra special), grab a bunch of books, and just read until we get tired and sleepy. A few of our favorites are The Bake Shop Ghost, Library Lion, Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters, and recently, The Girl Who Wore Too Much.
Cat,
I’m a public friend connect follower.
I have read all 7 of the LITTLE HOUSE books by Laura Ingalls Wilder to my children. It took several years to complete. I found the best time to read was during the long winter months. We’d snuggle up in blankets near the fire with the lights low and enjoy the adventure!
The V READER looks really fun!
Thanks,
Becky Jane
Raising kids can be a lot like weeding the rose bed…well worth it, but…OUCH!
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Cat,
I’m an E-mail subscriber.
my son is 3 so he still enjoys reading but everynight after bath the three of us climb into our bed and my son picks out some books and we read them together until bed time.
I wiould love to win this V reader for my little girl!
I am already a follower of you and now I have joined your email list and added vtech on my like list on FB. I am a friend and am following @3kidsandus and @VTechToys and did tweet this too. 
I also voted for you all to win the trampoline! 
Good luck!!
I forgot to tell you that reading is my daughters favorite thing to do, she has two older brothers. She is three. She would love to learn and grow with this! Thanks!! This would give her the opportunities to learn on her own as well as with me and her dad. I have a in home daycare center, she could even read to the babies
After bath we put a soft music (low volume)and read a book to our son and at the the end we ask him questions and reward himif he gives answer.
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We have 3 kids different ages so each one gets to pick the book for the night (or chapter to read) assuming appropriate. We have weekly trips to the library to search for new books to keep the kids excited.
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we make it interesting by going to the library to get fresh books
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I like to let the kids order books from Amazon. They read the descriptions and are excited when the books arrive in the mail and can’t wait to read them!
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I follow both on twitter and tweeted!
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My three year old loves for me to read to him and always has, but what I like to do now is get him excited about reading to his baby brother that just turned seven months. I read to them together and have my older son point out pictures and tell his brother what things are, count objects, etc. His baby brother seems to enjoy it even more when his big bro is involved.
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I follow both on Twitter and tweeted about the giveaway. @houseofbrodt
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