If you are a mom or dad that has your fundar on you will love the book Eat, Nap, and Play by Robyn Spizman and Evelyn Sacks. What is fundar? The authors define it as unexpected fun. They challenged the readers of this book to plan fun at times and be ready to enjoy it when it spontaneously comes up. The book is loaded with great ideas for all kinds of fun.
The chapters run the gambit from “Spend More Time and Less Money” to “Mommy I’m (Still!) Bored!” to “Swap, Shop, Barter Share”, and seven more really fun topics. Each has easy to put together activities and or tips.
The book is filled with ideas like the ones above. This review could go on and on. Eat, Nap, and Plays is an amazing resource. It is one to add to your parenting library. When you buy it or win it, please take a look at the Proud of You Plate. It is really wonderful idea.
Thanks to Lisa at TLC Book Tours, I have a copy of Eat, Nap, Play to giveaway.
*Leave a tip on a fun way you get your children to eat, nap, or play. ( 1 entry)
This giveaway begins April 27th and ends May 6th.
Julie says
Sounds like a great book! Does bribing count!? We have a nap chart and my daughter gets a frown on it if she acts out at naptime or doesn’t nap! Doesnt always work.
Combatbootmom says
My kids are not big eaters, but they love pancakes and bacon. Sometimes we have breakfast for dinner and they love it.
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Angie says
I read mine his favorite story to help him sleep, it seems to work everytime!
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Kristie says
We have a routine for naptime and bedtime to help the kids. Sometimes I make up songs to make the routine more exciting (like singing about putting toys away or brushing teeth.)
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skgaff says
I don’t have any trouble getting my child to eat or nap, but sometimes I have to prod her to play because she likes the tv a little too much. I get her to play by starting to play with her toys myself and acting like I’m just having soooo much fun without and then she gets really interested and comes over to play with me.
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Faith says
My son and my husband have a race to see who can eat whatever my son does not particularly want to eat the fastest… one bite at a time… works on almost everything.
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ilovepink1078 says
Amazing and very informative! thanks for sharing
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Monika says
We use music to help switch between activities. Slow music for bedtime and dancing music for play.
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Colin's Mom says
Sounds like a great book! To get my son (2 1/2 years old) to eat better, he helps me cook. He stands at the end of the counter and will basically eat anything I put on his plate as long as he’s “helping”.
Shannon says
we try to make meal time fun by making faces and such out of things the kids don’t care for.
Amanda says
I tell my three year old that he can have a choice 1. nap and story OR 2. nap and no stories.
Either way, he still has to nap so he chooses to listen to a book and a nap every time!
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Thanks for the comment and love your blog! Never seen it before, but see we follow a lot of the same blogs. I LOVE the fact that you write posts about great posts you’ve come across that week! Cool! 🙂 Thanks again, cat (iblogmoore.blogspot.com)
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Muthering Heights says
My favorite way to get my kids to play is to put some music on…it always gets them grooving!!
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Tiger eat, Panda eat, Mama eat, Narelle eat!
Jay says
We have fun by going on a spontaneous walk around the neighborhood to pet the doggies and kitties.
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Carolina Girl Mommy says
Naps are hardest for us. We make them better by singing soft songs!
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Jennifer says
To get them to play I set up a obstetrical coarse of their toys.. lasts forever
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Megan says
We always turn on music when we put our baby down for a nap.
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Sarah says
This blooks looks perfect for me. I’m going to check it out. 🙂
Anonymous says
To eat, we pit them against each other–he’s going to beat you! or she had more peas than you did!
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Priya says
I would love to win this book…to get my little one to sleep i got to keep saying ” you are a good girl” in a singsong voice …..
Ashley says
Sometimes children can be very picky eaters so you need to make meal time fun! What we do at our household is create creatures, cars, boats, etc with our food to make it more fun!
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Kasparbauer Family says
Lots of snuggling 🙂
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Stacy & Bryan says
I play a certain nap time music cd
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Tabathia says
We have a timer that we bought and I let my daughter set the timer to see if she can be done eating by the time it goes off…makes eating fun for her
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To get my kid to nap, I say that we are going upstairs to read books! shondaet@gmail.com
lil.blessing says
Stick to the same routine for naps…we always sing the same two songs just before laying them down so that they know that is what happens next.
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Anonymous says
The airplane hangar works to get the little ones to eat!
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Hotsnotty2 says
I cut food into fun shapes, my kids love it and they are more likely to eat them, thanks!
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Christine says
We have a routine for bedtime where first we read a story and then I sing three songs, hum the last one again, and then just rock back and forth. He usually goes right down after that.
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Diana D says
I am a grandmother now. I’m not real sure how my daughter-in-law gets our grandsons to eat. One is a great eater while the other is very picky. I remember it was a challenge to get them to eat the right foods for nutrition. Thanks for the wonderful giveaway.
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FDP 4 Life says
i get the kids to nap by getting them tired, we play outside and then take a nap!
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My kids luv to play baseball!!!
CarrieAnn13 says
I get my kids to eat by having them help make the food
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Miranda says
I get my kids to eat healthy things by disguising them!
Anonymous says
I sing a song as I starting feeding and then when she is done eating she falls asleep.
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lilyk says
introduce a wide variety of foods to spark their interest
lisamm says
I’m sorry I”m so late getting over here to comment, but thank you for this terrific review! We really appreciate you being on this tour. I love that coloring in one section idea for car trips.. very easy, and such a nice visual for kids!