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interesting aspects of their own lives;
and Ann loves teaching her children to
cook dishes she enjoyed while growing
up in Cuba.
But don't worry about giving your
children something to do every
moment, she advises. "There's a lot of
value to letting them entertain them-
selves, as we all did when we were
kids."
Children need planned activities, but
they shouldn't be shipped off to camp
for the entire summer, or scheduled in
classes every single moment of the day
because "too many kids are always so
programmed."
"I love to have my kids at home and
be with them in the summer," Ann
says. "Parents should enjoy every
moment of it. Soon enough they'll. all
be in college. Soon enough, they'll
have to leave."
BREAK THROUGH
Arts, Crafts And Nature
Elen and Rachel Peyshakov love arts
and crafts.
Lyubov and Peter Peyshakov love
their daughters.
So when the four are looking for a
fun weekend activity, they often head
off to Michael's. This arts-and-crafts
wonderland provides art activities, for
a mere $2 a child, from 10-12
7100 Orchard Lake Road, W. Bloomfield
Mon & Thur. til 9. Tues..Wed.. Fri. til 6
248-851-7200
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Saturday and Sunday mornings. Just
walk in, ask where the children's arts-
and-crafts projects are, and you're set
to go.
In addition to arts and crafts, the
Pyeshakov family, of Oak Park, loves
visiting the Cranbrook Science Center
in Bloomfield Hills and visiting differ-
ent parks. Lyubov Peyshakov likes
Inglenook Park in Southfield because,
in addition to playground equipment,
it features a large track where Elen, 8,
and Rachel, 5, can ride their bikes.
Children like just about any park,
but be sure to enjoy a variety, she
advises. How to find new places to
visit? "Just ask friends," Lyubov says.
Rose Newman of Southfield is the
mother of three sons and one daugh-
ter. In the summer, they love
Kensington Metro Park near Brighton
because there's something for every-
one: boating, two beaches, miniature
golf. Her boys also love riding bikes
and sports (especially baseball).
Parents looking for something dif-
ferent should check out the.nature
trail behind the Southfield Library, she
suggests. "It's always nice, but especial-
ly in the fall and the summer." ❑
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"Make It Detroit" 3D Si&screen Serigraph
usan Gartenberg is early
childhood administrator of
Congregation Beth Shalom,
which means she spends plenty of
time with little ones. She offers the
following ideas for quick summer
fun:
• Provide small children with
brushes and sponges dipped in noth-
ing but water and let them "paint"
wherever they want — driveways, the
house, the sidewalk, You also can use
washable chalk or tub crayons.
• Teach children about tzedakah by
having them host a car wash for
bicycles. Invite neighbors and friends
to bring their bikes to get a good
cleaning for a small charge. Donate
profits to the charity of your choice.
• Join a summer book club at your
local library. Other book ideas:
before taking a field trip to the zoo
or farm, borrow a book in the library
to learn about the animals. Follow-
up with your own "zoo" or "farm" at
home, using stuffed animals or pic-
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tures.
• Call the Berkley-based Yad Ezra
kosher food bank and ask when you
can come volunteer to stock items
and deliver food.
• Help children learn about weight
and measurements. Make your own
scale, with items such as a block and
a ruler, and provide children with
various containers (like film canis-
ters) and objects to weigh. Fill one
canister with marbles, another with
feathers.
• Have toddlers recite nursery
rhymes, like Jack and Jill, while act-
ing it out.
• Line hula hoops on the ground.
Younger children will enjoy jumping
in and out. Play music while the
child runs around the hula hoop.
When the music stops, the child
must be in the hoop.
• Fill a squeeze bottle with water,
then tape a happy face to a tree.
Have the child try to squirt the nose.