| Most parents will tell you that video games are a | | | | atmosphere of the country that they are working |
| favorite pastime of their children. They've even | | | | on but the catch is they must make the |
| gotten past the point now of sitting down to | | | | decorations. They also need to learn what some |
| watch television programs as their interaction | | | | of the entertainment that is found in that country |
| comes basically from the games. It's has almost | | | | because they're going to be doing that as well. |
| become an impossibility to get the kids to join in | | | | This is what learning parties are all about. |
| any other outside activity. There are some things | | | | You will be quite surprised at how enthusiastic kids |
| that you can do about this though and one of | | | | become about this once they get into it. It might |
| these is having learning parties. | | | | take a little bit of convincing to get them to start |
| How you go about this is you get your children | | | | but once they do and they have had a most |
| and their friends together and you plan the event | | | | successful weekend living in another country |
| for the following weekend and if possible it should | | | | you're going to find that they will want to |
| be an overnight event. What you need to do is | | | | participate in this sort of activity on several |
| get them to pick a theme such as perhaps taking | | | | occasions. |
| a look at another country and the lifestyles that | | | | The reason you want to start this week ahead |
| take place within that country. | | | | of time is because you want to give them time |
| So now that you've chosen the theme you get | | | | to prepare and you want it to be so that their |
| them to start doing the research about that | | | | friends can come over and participate as well. You |
| country from a viewpoint of kids their own age. | | | | will probably find that this is not as much exercise |
| Once you have got the research done then they | | | | as you would like them to have but a lease it |
| need to plan to put it into action. | | | | starts to break the pattern of sitting in front of |
| They need to be able to create the atmosphere | | | | the video games every free moment. This is one |
| from what country they are learning about and | | | | of the goals of the learning parties. |
| this includes the mealtimes as well so they will | | | | If you have more than one child chances are you |
| need to plan the menu. Allow the kids to plan the | | | | going to get some bickering over what country |
| menus because they are the ones that are going | | | | they're going to set the fantasy weekend for? If |
| to have to prepare it under your supervision of | | | | this is the case then have them pick from a jar |
| course. | | | | from where you have slips of paper with several |
| They need to be able to decorate to create the | | | | countries listed. |